Subject

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

Course Title

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Blockchains and cryptocurrencies

Code

F23L3W121

Study Programme

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Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First Cycle

Academic year / semester

7 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Ivan Kitanovski, Panche Ribarski

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Algorithms and Data Structures or Applied Algorithms and Data Structures

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Objectives of the course programme (competences)

The goal of this course is to enable students to understand how cryptocurrencies work, and the ideas, technologies, and organizations that support them or arise from them.

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Course content

Lectures:
1. Introduction to Blockchains
2. Use Cases
3. Blockchain Mechanisms - Ledger
4. Blockchain Mechanisms - Characteristics
5. Functions of Blockchain - Smart Contracts
6. Functions of Blockchain Networks - Public and Private Networks
7. Blockchain Functions - Transaction
8. Blockchain Functions - Consensus
9. Identity and Anonymity of Blockchain Chains
10. Problems Solved by Blockchain
11. Project Research
12. Individual projects

Practical Classes:
1. Solidity IDE
2. Appearance of a Solidity file
3. Hello World
4. Control Structures
5. Smart contracts
6. Smart Contracts 2
7. OpenZeppelin with HardHat
8. ERC20 standard
9. NFT standard
10. NFT infrastructure
11. Project Research
12. Individual projects

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Learning methods

Lectures, exercises, independent work, project assignments, seminar papers

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Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

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Distribution of available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

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Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	45 hours

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Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

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Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	10 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	70 points

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Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

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Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

Activities carried out

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Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

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Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

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Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Narayanan, Bonneau, Felten, Miller, Goldfeder \| Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies \| Princeton \| 2015 2. Antonopoulos \| Mastering Bitcoin \| O'reilly \| 2012 3. EdX \| Blockchain: Understanding Its Uses and Implications \| EdX \| 2020
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year