Course

Syllabus

Unit 1

Blockchain Data Structure – Hash Chain – Distributed Database – Blockchain Architecture – Terminologies in Blockchain: Hashes – Transactions – Addresses – Wallet – Private Key Storage – Ledgers – Blocks – Chaining Blocks; Consensus and multiparty agreements: Proof of Work (PoW) – Proof of Stake (PoS)

Unit 2

Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) – Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET) – Proof of Importance – Reputation-based mechanisms – Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT); Blockchain Platforms: Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum) -Hyperledger – Ethereum;

Unit 3

Blockchain implementation; Smart Contract – Web3.js – MetaMask; Forking; Soft Fork – Hard Fork – Cryptographic Changes and Forks; Blockchain as a Service – IPFS and Blockchain – Challenges in Blockchain; Concurrency, Scalability and Privacy.

Unit 1

Tenses – Modal auxiliaries – Reported speech – Active and Passive Voice – Phrasal Verbs – Linkers/ Discourse Markers – Question Tags

Unit 2

Pre-writing techniques – Paragraph writing Cohesion Development types: definition, comparison, classification, contrast, cause and effect – Essay writing: Descriptive and Narrative – Introduction to the use of Gen AI in writing (AI tools, Dos and Donts while using AI, how to write prompts, etc.)

Unit 3

Listening comprehension (3 pieces Do Schools kill creativity? By Sir Ken Robinson, Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address, India Questions Dr Abdul Kalam- Aired August 2007) – Reading Comprehension Skimming and Scanning- Inference and Deduction Reading different kinds of material Speaking: Narration of incidents / stories/ anecdotes.

Prerequisite(s): Nil Course

Course Objectives  

• To provide an understanding of Decentralized blockchain-based systems, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and its position in the present technological landscape.
• To understand the impact and role of Blockchain Technology in financial, information, and other infrastructures.
• To cover the technical aspects of public distributed ledgers, blockchain systems, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts.

Course Outcome  

• CO1: Understand the basic principles of Distributed Ledger Technology
• CO2: Able to demonstrate the cryptographic primitives in Blockchain technology
• CO3: Understand and Evaluate various consensus protocols
• CO4: Analyze a real-world use case and provide how blockchain could be used to address the challenges

CO-PO Mapping 

Text Book(s)  

1. Imran Bashir, Mastering Blockchain: Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3; Packt Publisher, 4^th edition, 2023.
2. Asharaf S, N. Sivadas, A. S, and J. Franklin, Blockchain Technology: Algorithms and Applications, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2023. 
3. Kumar and A. Saxena, Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Applications, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., 2023. 

Reference(s) 

1. Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin – Programming the Open Blockchain, O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 2017
2. Draft NISTIR 8202, Blockchain Technology Overview – NIST CSRC; 2018.