Public Blockchains

IS 556 for Master students (M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. WiPäd, M.Sc. VWL, M.Sc. Wirt. Inf., MMDS)

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Markus Strohmaier, Dr. Stefano Balietti
Course Format	Lecture
Offering	FSS
Credit Points	6 ECTS
Language	English
Grading	Written exam
Exam Date	To be announced
Information for Students	Please register in time via Portal2.

For administrative questions, please contact office.strohmaiermail-uni-mannheim.de.

Chair for Data Science in the Economic and Social Sciences

University of Mannheim
Business School
L 15, 1–6
3rd floor
68161 Mannheim

E-mail: markus.strohmaieruni-mannheim.de
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5485-5720

Credit: Katrin Glückler

Academic Staff Member

University of Mannheim
L 15, 1–6
3rd floor – Room 324
68161 Mannheim

E-mail: stefano.baliettiuni-mannheim.de
Web: Personal website
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6056-6765

Course Description
This introductory course gives an overview of blockchain technology and applications. It covers basic cryptographic principles and socio-economic structures. Decentralized principles and applications are discussed. Emphasis will be put on user interfaces and system architectures. Token standards such as ERC 721 or ERC20 are covered and exemplary applications are presented.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students
are able to understand the basic functional mechanisms behind public blockchains
are able to analyze given public blockchains and their structure
will have acquired knowledge about standards and decentralized applications on blockchains