Intro¶

EVALUATION SYSTEM¶

Participation: (class & updates) 10%
Lab Exercises: 5 @ 3% each >> total of 15%
Lab Tests: 5 @ 3% each >> total of 15%
Assignment: (groups of 2, 3 up to 4): 30%
Final Exam: 30%
Important to attend all classes as big chunk of your mark is the assignment and the final exam, which we work on and prepare each class.
4-week course consists of six 4-hour sessions (last two classes reserved for your assignment presentation and final exam).

With COVID-19 our course has moved online;
This course is the foundation for the rest of your courses;
The content of the course is related to your assignment and thus important to attend all classes, labs, test, follow links, etc.
Students will pick a real life problem (in any industry) and the course will help you develop a solution incorporating blockchain technology;
Students are encourage to research on topic covered in class as much as possible.
10,000 feet vs. 10 feet

Programmers | Engineers | Human Resources | Criminology | Teachers | Computer Scientists | Government employees | Banking and Financial Industry | Architects | Construction | Entrepreneurs | +more
From: Canada | USA | Russia | United Kingdom | France | Italy | Germany | China | Japan | South Korea | Brazil | Ukraine | Serbia | Singapore | Saudi Arabia | Pakistan | Turkey | Iran | Palestine | India | Mexico | Ecuador | Trinidad and Tobago | Philippines | Bangladesh | Zambia | Barbados | Armenia | Croatia | +more
Point to be made – blockchain will impact every profession everywhere around the world, thus people that take this course come from diverse professional and cultural background. Getting ready to what is to come!

Pick on of the real world problems and design a solution for it using blockchain technology.
Evaluate the requirements and challenges of the business network and participating entities that your solution will integrate with, and show the platform and consensus algorithm that are best suited to fit the overall architecture of your design.
All of the use cases provided are legitimate problems that people are looking to solve as we speak, so this assignment can potentially be the starting point for a larger project that you continue to build on and refine as part of your assignment for the courses that a follow – and could even be something to carry on and develop as a personal project beyond the scope of the course should you feel passionate about it.
There won’t be any development involved in this stage of the project, you’ll simply be thinking about the components parts of the overall solution, engaging in some creative problem solving, and design a very high-level architectural outline.
You can think of this as a non-technical hackathon of sorts, and structure your project as though it was a startup.
Your assignment should include a name for your platform, a brief write-up detailing the problem that you’re attempting to solve and why you chose to tackle this particular issue, and a wireframe diagram and description of the component parts and how they interact.

• Presenting /Pitching your solution to the rest of the class on the final day!

Be prepared to answer following questions:

➢Where were you in 2009… when did you first time hear about it and by whom?

➢Past life >> Educational and Professional experience…

➢Current life >> Why am I involved now with blockchain?