SIT728 - Blockchain Technologies and Real-World Applications
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | SIT774. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 2 x 1 hour online lectures per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning including 2 x 1 hour online lectures per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week. |
Content
Blockchain is regarded as the ongoing revolution of the Internet by enabling us to build trust into software solutions without any central authority. At its core, the distributed ledger structure preserves all changes to the data, thereby greatly improving the transparency and trustworthiness of its operations. Moreover, there have been recent developments to improve efficiency and scalability. The effectiveness of blockchain is not only limited to its well-known cryptocurrency applications such as Bitcoin but can also be extended to various interdisciplinary sectors ranging from digital voting, medical record-keeping, energy trading for Internet-of-Things (IoT) to traceability and provenance in supply-chain management. This unit focuses on developing basic knowledge of blockchain technologies and learning how they can be used in real-world scenarios. Students will gain understanding of blockchain concepts, Ethereum, state-of-the-art techniques and a broad landscape in evaluating blockchain-based solutions in terms of consensus, security vulnerabilities, and smart contracts. This unit also explores emerging technical issues with blockchain such as transaction speed, throughput, and scalability.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Unit Fee Information
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