CIT 280 - Introduction to Blockchain Concepts

Credits: 3

Description
An introduction to blockchain technology, which is a type of distributed ledger technology: what blockchain is, how blockchain was developed, how blockchain works, and the primary issues, challenges, and opportunities blockchain faces. Students engage in hands-on work, such as contextualized code exercises, to lay a strong foundation for blockchain development.

Student Learning Outcomes

Compare and contrast fundamental data structures and their uses.
Describe, discuss, and use readily available online tools to explore the concepts and applications of hashing.
Describe the basic components that comprise a blockchain.
Discuss how the components of a blockchain operate together to form a system.
Discuss distributed, immutable, and consensus as pillars to distributed ledger technology.

Prerequisite: MATH 124 or MATH 124E or higher
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade