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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7COMP421INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY3+0+04514.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course will provide introduction to blockchain technology and its applications in the real life.
Course Content This course will cover the fundamentals cryptographic primitives, Nakamoto consensus, public ledger, peer-to-peer system, scaling, proof-of-work, proof-of-stake, rollups, Bitcoin system, Bitcoin safety, side blockchains, smart contracts, privacy preserving applications of blockchain.
Course Methods and Techniques Theory in class and it will supported by midterm, final homework, quizzes, and course project.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor Dr. Cavidan Yakupoğlu Karaağaç cavidan.yakupoglu@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Instructor Dr. Cavidan Yakupoğlu Karaağaç cavidan.yakupoglu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources o Cryptographic Primitives in Blockchain Technology: A mathematical introduction by Andreas Bolfing o Applied Cryptography Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C A book by Bruce Schneier o Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, A. Narayanan, J. Bonneau, E. Felten, A. Miller and S. Goldfeder, Princeton University Press. Henceforth termed as PUP (Princeton university press) o https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-blockchain-and-money-fall-2018/pages/readings/ o Mastering Blockchain - Fourth Edition: Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3 4th ed. o The Foundations of Cryptography - a two-volume book Oded Goldreich https://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~oded/foc-book.html
Course Notes Cryptographic Primitives in Blockchain Technology: A mathematical introduction by Andreas Bolfing

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %20
Engineering %30
Engineering Design %30
Field %20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 25
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 2 % 10
Ödev 3 % 15
Proje/Çizim 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 30
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 1 10 10
Grup Sunumu 1 10 10
Ev Ödevi 3 5 15
Proje 1 36 36
Kısa Sınav 2 5 10
Okuma 12 1 12
Takım/Grup Çalışması 1 5 5
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understand the basic principles and practices in cryptographic primitives used in blockchain system and their mathematical background
2 Describe the main components of blockchain system and their functionalities
3 Explain Bitcoin system and security
4 Understand the roles of blockchain components and their security analysis
5 Analyze construction of blockchain applications and their real-life usages and advantages/disadvantages

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to blockchain-1
2 Basics of cryptography Hash functions, Merkle trees.
3 Public key cryptography, digital signatures
4 Nakamoto consensus
5 P2P network
6 Bitcoin system and its security
7 Bitcoin system and its scalability
8 Elliptic curve cryptography
9 Spring/fall break
10 Midterm and active learning week
12 Proof-of-stake, Proof-of-work
13 Ethereum and smart contracts
14 Other blockchain applications

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
All 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 2
C1 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1
C2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 4
C3 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 3 5 5 1
C4 2 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 4 1 4 3 5 5 1
C5 5 4 4 5 3 1 5 4 1 3 5 2 5 5 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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