ITEC-678 Blockchain Applications (3)

This course provides students with a clear understanding, through experiential learning, of blockchain, combined with other emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.), applications, and implementations in the global digital ecosystem. The course explores the implications of this technology for different types of organizations such as governments, multinationals, international development organizations, and other institutions. It also delves into use cases in the social impact arena such as identity, land titling, and combatting fraud in aid distribution, amongst many others. It does all of this by combining the study of what blockchain is and what it can do with experiential learning. Topics include blockchain fundamentals, the value proposition to different stakeholders, barriers to implementation, and the impact of blockchain on existing business processes, as well as myriad societal processes. Crosslist: ITEC-478, MGMT-478, and MGMT-678.