Blockchains and crypto currencies

Course title

Code

F23L3W121

Study programme

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

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First cycle

Academic year / semester

7 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Алгоритми и податочни структури или Примена на алгоритми и податочни структури

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Course objectives (competences)

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

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Course content

Lectures:
1. Introduction to Blockchains
2. User cases
3. Mechanisms of block chains - ledger
4. Blockchain mechanisms - properties
5. Functions of blockchains - smart contracts
6. Functions of blockchains - public and private networks
7. Functions of block chains - transaction
8. Functions of blockchains - consensus
9. Identity and anonymity of blockchains
10. Problems solved by blockchains
11. Research projects
12. Individual projects

Exercises:
1. Solidity IDE
2. Appearance of 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. Research projects
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 the available time

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

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Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures – theoretical teaching	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work	45 hours

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Other forms of activities

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

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Grading

17.1.	Tests	10 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activity and participation	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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Requirements for signature and taking the final exam

Activities carried out

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Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

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Method of monitoring teaching quality

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