UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 2022. It needs ITO5163.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Other periods
Monash Online

This is the 2022 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 2022 handbook.

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 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 2Monash OnlineOnline
Teaching period 6Monash OnlineOnline

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Evaluate the basic structure of a blockchain system, what is involved in designing such systems and strategy to maintain them.

  2. 2

    Assess what consensus protocol is, what makes consensus work, and the limitation of each consensus protocol.

  3. 3

    Investigate methods to preserve privacy for user and data in a blockchain system

  4. 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 144 hours over the 6 week teaching period should be used to complete assignments, participating in discussions, private study and revision.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Jiangshan Yu

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ITO5214?

You need ITO5163 before you enrol.

When is ITO5214 offered?

ITO5214 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027