Introduction to Blockchain, Smart Contracts & NFT's

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The goal of this course is to introduce students to blockchain, smart contracts and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to understand their functionality, benefits and challenges. Blockchain is an immutable distributed/shared ledger technology that is radically transforming a range of business models. Understanding blockchain fundamentals and designing solutions using it along with supporting technologies will be vital for both technical and business professionals. Through lectures, lab sessions, and projects, this course will help students understand how to use blockchain to make business decisions and will develop solutions using blockchain and the Ethereum platform. Prerequisite: CIS 205 or BUAN 205 or CMPT 342 or CMPT 102 .