BDI 411

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

A Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed, public ledger that contains transactions grouped together into blocks that are chained together by using cryptography. Since the introduction of Bitcoin, blockchain technology has continued to evolve, leading to an explosion of applications in areas as diverse as accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, and supply chains. As a result, blockchains are profoundly impacting business and governments around the world. This course introduces blockchain technologies including new constructs such as digital currencies, distributed ledgers, smart contracts, tokens, and decentralized autonomous organizations, and explores their application in business and society. This course has no pre-requisites and is open to students from any college.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.