Summary
In this course, the learner will be walked through setting up the design of the store, adding products, configuring shipping and taxes and integrating with Payment Gateways. The learner will also be able to sell different types of products, from normal physical products such as handbags and boutique sets, to digital products such as e-books, audio and video. We will also explore eCommerce-specific web design principles, best practices and explore the necessity of having good site structure and navigation. At the end, the student should have a beyond primary understanding of what an eCommerce platform is, how to build one, and how best to manage it.
Subject Matter Expert
MUSA DHLAMINI | Author
Musa Dhlamini is a serial Internet Entrepreneur with a number of online establishments ranging from eCommerce stores to creative agencies dabbling in Design and Web Development. He has over 10 years of experience in Design, Digital Marketing and Web Development. His design agency, Lion Creative, has done work for the Government, and prime time’s shows and celebrities like Skeem Saam and Donald, (the Singer). He’s also the sole founder and managing director of a niche and WordPress specific web development agency called WhizzPress, where he oversees local and international WordPress and WooCommerce projects. Prior to his current interests, he co-founded a Digital Marketing firm called Paybook, which led to his interest in eCommerce and how innovative Digital Marketing solutions could help accelerate online sales.He’s a self-taught and dynamic full-stack Web Developer with an insatiable desire to explore, learn and create. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) degree from University of Cape Town, completing a double-major in Mathematical Statistics and Economics. When Musa is not coding, designing or marketing, he spends his time binge-watching documentaries, reading and dreaming of the next big thing!
Tutor Support
Each course is assigned its own Online Academic Tutor, who is ready and waiting to guide and assist their learners throughout their learning experience.
The Online Academic Tutor who is assigned to your course, is trained to build each student up to reach their fullest potential. Students can expect their Online Academic Tutor to answer questions, offering advice and provide further clarification on any academic aspects.
Course and Technical Requirements
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
To successfully access and complete this course, you will be required to have a registered email account, access to a computer/laptop/tablet and stable internet connection. You will be required to be familiar with using a computer as you may need to be able to read and download documents in Adobe PDF Reader, view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and read and create documents in Microsoft Word.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Our online short learning programmes may require additional software applications. These additional software applications requirements will be communicated to you in this information pack and/or on the website course page. Damelin Online does not provide any additional software applications required for online short learning programmes.
Please note: Google, YouTube and Vimeo may be used in our online course delivery. If any of these services are blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have difficult in accessing our course content.
How You Will Learn
Our online short learning programmes are broken into self-paced manageable modules, designed to assist you throughout your learning process through diverse learning activities:
- Learn through all your interactive course notes
- Review case studies and supplementary resources
- Apply and evaluate what you have learned in each module with the self-grading quizzes and assignment submissions.
- View a range of course video lectures presented our Subject Matter Experts
- Network, collaborate and interact with your fellow participants and Online Course Facilitator via the discussion forum and Zoom webinars.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this online short learning programme, you will be awarded with a Damelin Certificate of Competence.
