| CODE | ICT3009 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Blockchain and Smart Contracts | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of 福利在线免费 and Communication Technology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will be exposed to issues of blockchain technologies and its applications in real life. This study-unit will cover smart contract programming and an introduction to blockchain, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, their consensus algorithms, and other relevant technologies. The study-unit will expose the students to the underlying algorithms required for blockchain technologies, with particular emphasis on consensus algorithms, digital signatures and blockchain itself. In addition, this unit will cover distributed consensus algorithms (including Byzantine consensus, proof-of-work, proof of stake, finality gadgets, and others), smart contracts, FeFi, and decentralised applications (dApps). Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to provide students with a detailed understanding underlying blockchain technology, with particular emphasis on programmable blockchains and smart contracts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Given a distributed ledger architecture, develop systems over such an architecture in a secure and dependable manner; - Choose between different blockchain solutions ideal for a particular use case; - Define smart contracts and analyse them to ensure the correctness and appropriateness for the problem domain. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss and critically analyse different blockchain techniques and the trade-offs inherent in them; - Identify scenarios where the different types of techniques are best suited; - Develop their own blockchain applications. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Supplementary Readings: - Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy ISBN-13: 978-1491920497. - The End of Money: The story of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution ISBN-13: 978-1473629530. - Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and DApps. ISBN-13: 978-1491971949. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Project and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Neville Grech |
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