FIS 6815:Blockchain for Business

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Full admission to the Digital Financial Technologies, M.S.
In this course, students will discover token economics, experiment decentralized trust, modify an application and create tamper-proof transactions without intermediary, use secured and transparent triple entry accounting, and present a point of view to stakeholders. Students conduct and publish research in the emerging technology space of token economics and distributed ledger technologies. Students learn the underlying technology for trustless transaction platform - Blockchain. The course engages the learner in applying triple entry accounting with secured and transparent ledger. Students earn IBM certified Blockchain badge as part of this course and will be mentored on conducting academic research. Students will also engage in hands-on blockchain use-cases including token economics, financial services (FinTech), supply chain, healthcare, education, governance, Internet of Things (IoT), and transportation-airline.