Applied Blockchain in Modern Corporate Architecture

2022/2023

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Business Informatics

Course type:

Elective course

When:

1 year, 3, 4 module

Instructor

Yash, Madhwal

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Blockchain technology is often associated with Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies. However, it is a high-end technology that incorporates the advances of cryptography and information systems architecture. In a modern world of growing amounts of data, information privacy and security became a center of attention. This program is focused on the business applications of blockchain technology. It covers the scope of knowledge from fundamental properties of the technology itself to innovative business models based on it. During this course, students will learn how to identify the possibilities and limitations of blockchain in different business contexts. We will discuss different methods, which businesses can use to bring their data management on a new level.

Learning Objectives

• The course is aimed at acquiring the basic level of knowledge about the blockchain technology and its business applications. Students will study how blockchain facilitates enterprises in different areas: funding, management, value creation and monetization, supply chains.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Ability to identify and assess perspectives of enterprise blockchain applications
• Acquaintance with white papers of different blockchain-based projects
• Experience in analysis of practical cases of blockchain application
• Theoretical knowledge of the main concepts and properties of blockchain technologies

Course Contents

• An introduction to blockchain technology
• Decentralization, transparency, and privacy
• Cryptocurrencies
• Blockchain for enterprise
• Tokens and tokenomics
• New business models
• Future of the technology

Assessment Elements

• In-lecture assignments
  Each lecture material includes an assignment (that can be split into parts), that measures students' engagement. Forms: quiz, open questions, modeling in Miro
• Home assignments
  5 assignments on the Parts 2-6. Each one is graded up to 10 points. The average score is included in the final grade for the course
• Written exam: case solution
  Students prepare a case study on the blockchain applications. For a chosen company, they present a paper with the case solution and oral presentation (5-7 min). Criteria for presentation: key points are covered; the presentation is complete and comprehensive.
• Group Project
  The students have to work on topic of blockchain (self initialed or provided) and provide report

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 4th module
  0.3 * Written exam: case solution + 0.3 * Group Project + 0.1 * In-lecture assignments + 0.3 * Home assignments

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Don Tapscott. (2020). Supply Chain Revolution : How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Global Flow of Assets. Barlow Publishing.
• Harvard Business Review, Don Tapscott, Marco Iansiti, Karim R. Lakhani, & Catherine Tucker. (2019). Blockchain : The Insights You Need From Harvard Business Review. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2003693
• Lee, D., & Deng, R. H. (2018). Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion : Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, Regulation, ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledger. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1348391
• Luh Putu Mahyuni, Richard Adrian, Gede Sri Darma, Ngakan Nyoman Kutha Krisnawijaya, I Gusti Ayu Agung Pradnya Dewi, & Gusi Putu Lestara Permana. (2020). Mapping the potentials of blockchain in improving supply chain performance. Cogent Business & Management, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1788329
• Mougayar, W. (2016). The Business Blockchain : Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1228241
• Saksonova, S., & Kuzmina-Merlino, I. (2019). Cryptocurrency as an Investment Instrument in a Modern Financial Market. St. Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, 35(2), 269–282. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2019.205
• Santos, J. A., Inácio, P. R. M., & Silva, B. M. (2019). Towards the Uses of Blockchain in Mobile Health Services and Applications: A Survey. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsarx&AN=edsarx.1909.11013
• Saravanan Krishnan, Valentina E. Balas, Julie Golden, Y. Harold Robinson, S. Balaji, & Raghvendra Kumar. (2020). Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology. Academic Press.
• Sebastian Kummer, David M. Herold, Mario Dobrovnik, Jasmin Mikl, & Nicole Schäfer. (2020). A Systematic Review of Blockchain Literature in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Identifying Research Questions and Future Directions. Future Internet, 12(3), 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi12030060

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Abderahman Rejeb, & Karim Rejeb. (2020). Blockchain and Supply Chain Sustainability. LogForum, 16(3), 363–372. https://doi.org/10.17270/J.LOG.2020.467
• BASHIR, I. (2018). Mastering Blockchain : Distributed Ledger Technology, Decentralization, and Smart Contracts Explained, 2nd Edition. Packt Publishing.
• Mukhopadhyay, M. (2018). Ethereum Smart Contract Development : Build Blockchain-based Decentralized Applications Using Solidity. Packt Publishing.
• Yaga, D., Mell, P., Roby, N., & Scarfone, K. (2019). Blockchain Technology Overview. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8202
• Zetzsche, D. A., Buckley, R. P., & Arner, D. W. (2018). The Distributed Liability of Distributed Ledgers: Legal Risks of Blockchain. University of Illinois Law Review, 2018(4), 1361–1407. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=132703073