ITO5214 Blockchain
Faculty of Information Technology
ITO5214 Blockchain is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs ITO5163, ITO5136 and ITO5047.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITO5214
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ITO5214
No unit lists ITO5214 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Online
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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 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ITO5214.
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
- Teaching approachOnline learning
A minimum of 122 hours over the 6 week teaching period should be used to complete assignments, participating in discussions, private study and revision.