Course Details
Course Description:
The Blockchain Overview: Business Foundations course is a 1-day course that is designed to provide students a general overview of the Blockchain technology in simple English without using technical jargon. The course is specifically designed to answer the following questions:
- What is Blockchain? (What exactly is it?)
- Non-Technical Technology Overview (How does it work?)
- The Benefits of Blockchain (Why should anyone consider this?)
- Use Cases (Where and for what apps is it appropriate?)
- Adoption (Who is using it and for what?)
- Implementation (How do I get started?)
- Future of Blockchain (What is its future?)
Topics covered in the course include:
After completing this course, you will be able to make informed decisions about leveraging Blockchain technology in your business.?
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Target Student:
This course is designed for Business and Technical Leaders who make decisions about leveraging Blockchain.?
Prerequisites:
No prerequisites are required for this course.
Course Outline
What is Blockchain?
- Technology overview
- History of Blockchain
- Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin) and Blockchain
Non-Technical Technology Overview
- Cryptography for executives
- Key concepts
- Public ledgers
- Hashes and block hashes
- Distributed and peer-to-peer technologies
- Digital tokens
- Smart contracts
- Bitcoin mining
- Authorization and authentication
- Security
Benefits of Blockchain – Myths and Facts
- Benefits of Blockchain and myths and facts
- Value of Blockchain
- Value of smart contracts
- Role and value of digital tokens
- Common misconceptions about Blockchain
- Limitations
Use Cases
- When is it appropriate or not appropriate to use Blockchain
- Digital wallets and payment systems
- Money transfers
- Transaction tracking and management
- Record keeping
- Asset management
- Financial settlements
- Securities transactions
- Contracts
Industry Adoption
- Who is using it and for what?
- Financial Services
- Banking
- Securities and Trading
- Real Estate
- Education
- Technology
- Legal
- Insurance
- Healthcare
- Supply Chain
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Governments
Implementation
- How do I get started?
- Requirements definition and business use case
- Proof of concept development
- Tools and technology infrastructure
Deployment strategy
- Costs What does it cost to use this technology?
Future of Blockchain
- What is its future?
- Industry outlooks
Please check the course description to find prerequisite information.
Virtual Live Instructor
Free Training Materials
Convenient Scheduling
Testimonials
This was the class I needed.
The instructor Jeff took his time and made sure we understood each topic before moving to the next. He answered all of our questions, and I don't know about the rest of the students, but was very pleased with this experience.
I finally understand how to use Excel.
-Amanda T (Yale New Haven Hospital).
Great class!
We were able to cover a lot of information in one day without getting overwhelmed.
-Maria R (Microsoft).
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