Fundamentals of Blockchain

Courses Syllabus

Objectives:

• Define Blockchain Technology.
• Understand how Blockchain could potentially impact your business and industry.
• Write a thought leadership piece regarding use cases and industry potential of Blockchain technology.
• Explain Blockchain Technology to your clients, friends, and business colleagues.
• Set a strategy to prepare your business or your clients for the emerging Decentralized Economy
• Join a community of economists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and technologists that are shaping this technology as we speak.
• Identify which aspects of Blockchain Technology seem most important and relevant to you.
• Walk away with a strong foundation in where blockchain is going, what it does, and how to prepare for it.

The Contents:

• What is a Blockchain?
• What is a block? 
• What is a registry of transactions? 
• Understanding a peer-to-peer network
• Recap of the definition of Blockchain 
• What are some traits of a Blockchain?
• The Economics of Blockchain
• A flashback to the 1990s 
• Blockchain and trade
• Lowering our dependence on institutions 
• The new firm, and the promise of Blockchain
• The Technology of Blockchain
• The origin of Bitcoin and Blockchain 
• What is the Ethereum network? 
• The technology stack of Blockchain 
• How is the technology evolving? 
• The Business of Blockchain
• Imagining new business ideas of blockchain
• How identity will change with blockchain 
• Beyond blockchain for people 
• The changing world of supply chains 
• Understanding Blockchain for supply chains
• Business of Blockchain