FIT5214 Blockchain
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5214 Blockchain is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs FIT5163.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for FIT5214. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before FIT5214
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT5214
No unit lists FIT5214 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: For students enrolled in E3001, E3002, E3005, E3010, E3011, E3007 completing the Software Engineering specialisation: FIT4165
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Blockchain is regarded as the next revolution of Internet. Applications are not just limited to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but also extended to different interdisciplinary sectors. This unit is for students to develop basic knowledge of blockchain technology and how they can be used in real-world scenarios such as payment systems or supply-chain management. Learning activities will focus on understanding different blockchain systems, a broad landscape of supervised and unsupervised learning methods with a focus on the state-of-the-art knowledge for blockchain technologies including consensus, privacy-preserving protocols and smart contract which are rapidly used in different industries.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for FIT5214.
Assessment
- Assignment 1AssignmentThreshold hurdle20%
- Assignment 2ReportThreshold hurdle30%
- Scheduled final assessment (2 hours and 10 minutes)ExamThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate the basic structure of a blockchain system, what is involved in designing such systems and strategy to maintain them.
- 2
Assess what consensus protocol is, what makes consensus work, and the limitation of each consensus protocol.
- 3
Investigate methods to preserve privacy for user and data in a blockchain system.
- 4
Demonstrate how blockchain systems can be applied into different disciplines such as healthcare, supply-chain.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Laboratories22 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
Labs start from week 2.
Where it fits
FIT5214 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Rafael Dowsley
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jiangshan Yu
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5214?
You need FIT5163 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is FIT5214 offered?
FIT5214 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is FIT5214?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5214 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
Which majors and minors include FIT5214?
FIT5214 is part of Computational science and Software engineering.