COIT12211 - Introduction to Blockchain Technologies

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Blockchain is a decentralised digital ledger with a growing list of records called blocks, which contain timestamp data, cryptographic information and transaction details. Blockchain is considered a disruptive and emerging technology, with a wide range of potential applications despite being mainly associated with cryptocurrency. The use of blockchain technologies has grown exponentially over the years in many industries including retail, service and finance. While there is a huge potential for blockchain technologies in many industries, there currently exists a blockchain skills shortage. This unit will introduce you to the blockchain concepts, business applications and security concerns. In addition, the unit complements this knowledge with opportunities to design and develop your own blockchain applications.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite COIT11238

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Presentation 25%
3. Group Work 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Video recordings explaining assessment requirements helped students and teaching staff across all campuses gain the same understanding.
Recommendation
Continue to provide video recordings detailing assessment requirements on the Moodle unit website.
Action Taken
Video recordings outlining assessment requirements were posted on the unit website under the assessment tab.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Lecture and tutorial contents need updating.
Recommendation
Review lecture slides and lab/tutorial activities, and update these with recent cases and technical content to provide students an opportunity to develop Blockchain-based applications.
Action Taken
Revised the weekly study schedule and introduced new topics.
Source: In-class student feedback
Feedback
The recommended digital portfolio tool 'Portfolium' offers limited functionality.
Recommendation
Explore online portfolio tools and provide a digital portfolio tool that allows students to showcase their work in the best presentable manner.
Action Taken
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the fundamentals of blockchain technologies
  2. Examine the application of blockchain technologies in various industries
  3. Prepare a business case for blockchain technologies adoption
  4. Design an enterprise blockchain application
  5. Implement an enterprise blockchain application
  6. Report relevant critical success factors and best practices in blockchain technologies adoption.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.

This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 7 (the SFIA code is included):

Business Process Improvement (BPRE)

Innovation (INOV)

Information Security (SCTY)

IT Management (ITMG)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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