CSC (0145) 425 - Blockchain Engineering

Credits: 3.00

Students will study the architecture, design, and implementation of blockchains and of blockchain-based applications. In this course, students will develop their own blockchain implementation, and also use commercially available platforms to design and build blockchain-based applications.

Prerequisite 1: CSC 273
Course Learning Goals: After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

define blockchain
elaborate on the relationship between blockchain and cryptocurrency
have meaningful discussions regarding the use of blockchains in software engineering
explain and participate in meaningful discussions of the inner workings of blockchains
design blockchain-based applications
implement blockchains from scratch
use commercially available blockchain platforms to design and develop cloud-based applications
analyze consensus mechanisms and select appropriate mechanisms given a scenario