Course Overview
Unleash the Potential of Blockchain Technology is an SMU Academy course, taught by Tinkercademy, on how blockchains work and where they're used. You'll take apart the building blocks (cryptography, signatures, and consensus), compare real implementations such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Stellar, and build a simple decentralised app on Stellar. Enrolment is through the SMU Academy course page.
This module is only offered to participants taking SMU Academy’s Industry Practice Master of Digital Economy. Enquiries and registration are handled directly by SMU Academy; refer to its course page for current intakes, fees and eligibility.
Lesson Outcomes
Understand what is a blockchain, how and why it works
Explain relevant concepts such as cryptography and signatures that make blockchain relevant
Details
Topic/Structure
Appreciate mathematical underpinnings of the blockchain
Create a simple decentralised app on the Blockchain with Stellar
Discuss meaningfully applications of blockchain in various industries
Assessment
Project presentations
Group assignments