Blockchain and Virtual Currencies(EC 563)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC 563 | Blockchain and Virtual Currencies | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Muhammed ULUDAĞ muhammed.uludag@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | In this course we’ll address the important questions about Bitcoin. How does Bitcoin work? What makes it different? How secure are your bitcoins? How anonymous are Bitcoin users? What applications can we build using Bitcoin as a platform? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? If we were designing a new cryptocurrency today, what would we change? What might the future hold? |
| Content | Underlying technologies of cryptocurrencies |
| Course Learning Outcomes | To master the notions such as hash functions, digital signatures, cryptography, distributed systems, DAOs, etc. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | We will follow together online lectures by world experts in the field and comment on themi |
| References | https://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to cryptocurrencies |
| 2 | Decentralization |
| 3 | Mechanism of bitcoin |
| 4 | Storage and usage |
| 5 | Mining |
| 6 | Anonymity |
| 7 | Alternative mining puzzles |
| 8 | MT exam |
| 9 | Altcoins as Platforms |
| 10 | Altcoins |
| 11 | The future of bitcoin |
| 12 | DAOs |
| 13 | History of digital currencies |
| 14 | Applications |
Practice Topics
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||