1. INTRODUCTION IN BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATION (5 ECTS)

Blockchain has the potential to disrupt multiple industries by making transactions and processes more democratic, secure, transparent, and efficient. Building on this vision, You will explore how the capabilities and the underlying mechanism of blockchain can be applied to generate economic and social value. This course highlights the central topics of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. It is designed to familiarize you with the foundations of blockchain technology and its key application areas. Practical case studies are presented by external industry stakeholders.

Intended learning outcomes:

By the end of the course, You should be able to:

1.      Identify and explain the foundations, architecture, concepts, principles, and technologies that were presented in the course, including their key terminology, underlying assumptions, and how they relate to one another.

2.      Compare the principal characteristics of blockchain platforms.

3.      Demonstrate how the theories, concepts, and Blockchain technologies that were presented in the course were applied in the different topics of IT security, Business, Supply Chain Management, and Computer Science.

Student workload:

 This course is offered as part of the BlockNet (“BlockChain Network Online Education for Interdisciplinary European Competence Transfer”) Project funded by the European Commission in the context of the Erasmus + program “KA2-Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices. Strategic Partnerships for higher education ”(grant no. 2018-1-LT01-KA203-047044).