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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is aimed at acquiring the basic level of knowledge about the blockchain technology and its business applications. Students will study how blockchain facilitates enterprises in different areas: funding, management, value creation and monetization, supply chains. In this course student will learn what blockchain is and how it can create value by tokenization in cryptocurrencies and in many other practical applications. The applications include: stablecoins, machine to machine payments, identity protection, supply chain management, secure voting, distributed exchanges, decentralized finance, property transfers, central bank fiat crypto, dispensing prescription drugs, private records, intellectual property, financial reporting, and media and advertising, to name a few.
The goals of the course are to:
- provide an advanced understanding of the various blockchain technologies;
- determine the specific business situations where blockchain technology can be deployed to solve important problems;
- select the specific blockchain technology that has the best chance of success for a particular problem; and
- detail the risks presented by this new technology.
2. COURSE CONTENT
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays,
Assignments, Teamwork
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar
1
Course introduction
Chapter 1 What is the Blockchain?
2
1
1
6
1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11
2
Chapter 1 What is the Blockchain? (con’t)
3
1
1
4.5
1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11
3
Chapter 2 How Blockchain Trust Infiltrates
3
1
1
4.5
2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
4
Chapter 2 How Blockchain Trust Infiltrates (con’t)
3
2
1
4.5
3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
5
Chapter 3 Obstacles, Challenges, & Mental Blocks
2
2
1
6
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
6
Chapter 3 Obstacles, Challenges, & Mental Blocks (con’t)
2
1
1
4.5
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
7
Midterm
0
0
3
6
8
Chapter 4 Blockchain in Financial Services
2
1
1
4.5
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
9
Chapter 4 Blockchain in Financial Services (con’t)
2
1
1
4.5
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
10
Chapter 5 Implementing Blockchain Technology
2
1
1
4.5
4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
11
Chapter 5 Implementing Blockchain Technology (con’t)
2
2
1
6
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
12
Chapter 6 Decentralization as the Way Forward
2
1
1
7.5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
13
Chapter 6 Decentralization as the Way Forward (con’t)
2
1
2
6.5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
14
Presentation & discussions
0
0
4.5
6.5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
15
Review for final exam
3
0
2
6.5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Total
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Formative
Attendance
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
14
10%
10%
10%
Mid-term Assignment 1: Quiz
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
Quick test, 30 minutes
1, 2, 3, 4
15%
15%
Mid-term Assignment 1: Report
Individual Case Report
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
15%
15%
Mid-term Assignment 2
Group presentation
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
15%
15%
Summative
Final test
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
MCQ + writing (60 - 90 mins)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
60%
60%
MCQ + writing (60 - 90 mins) online
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
60%
Total:
100%
100%
100%