Course Detail()

This session is delivered via live webinar (zoom platform).

Programme Objective

This workshop is an interactive exploration of the building blocks of blockchain technology and a discussion on its practical uses. Through multiple hands-on activities, we explore and highlight the many concepts that make blockchain technology possible. The course has multiple real world examples and contrasts between specific blockchain implementations, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stellar, with the goal of demystifying the concept of blockchain technology and providing a relevant, applicable understanding.

This course is relevant to working professionals in domains such as finance, education and logistics, for whom blockchain technology is already threatening to disrupt their industries. Participants will be well-positioned to debate the pros and cons of different blockchain implementations and contribute to any blockchain-related projects and discussions.

Programme Outline

Blockchain Basics
- Public Distribution, Decentralisation, Immutability
- Hash Functions & Digital Signatures
- Consensus Protocols
- Bitcoin’s Consensus Protocol: Proof of Work

Improving on the Original
- Ethereum’s Consensus Protocol: Proof of Stake
- Smart Contracts / Decentralised Apps / DeFi
- Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
- Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)
- Stellar’s Consensus Protocol: FBA
- Privacy on Public Blockchains: Zero Knowledge Proofs
- Scalability of Blockchains
- Updating Blockchains
- Intel’s Consensus Protocol: Proof of Elapsed Time

Blockchain: Moving Forward
- Amara’s Law
- When NOT to use Blockchain
- Requirements for Adoption
- Blockchain Applications

Pre-requisites

Please take note of the following admission requirements:

Trainings will be conducted on Zoom platform, thus video camera and microphone are compulsory
Mandatory for video camera to be turned on throughout the course
Display your official name (as per NRIC) in Zoom, to facilitate attendance taking

Training Methodology

Participants are required to be equipped with a laptop so that relevant sites can be accessed during the course.

Our curriculum is designed by trained MOE teachers with classroom teaching experience, who are also programmers with experience developing apps for startups and MNCs. We aim to adapt the best teaching materials available from all over the world, while supplementing them with best practices from our industry experience, to create the most effective courses for learners of all levels. For these courses, it helps that our teachers possess a wealth of experience teaching, and many more hours of experience coding.

In our classes, learners will be carefully guided through the basic concepts, before being challenged to apply these concepts to create applications they can be proud of and learn from.

Closing Date for Registration

1 Week before Programme or Until Full Enrolment

Intended For

This course assumes no prior knowledge, and would be ideal for anyone who is interested or passionate about blockchain technology but has yet to establish a good foundational understanding. It will particular be relevant to: working professionals in domains where blockchain technology may soon have impact, individuals interested in exploring the possible applications of blockchain technology, anyone who would like be able to debate the pros and cons of different blockchain implementations.

Schedule & Fees

Testimonial

Past Participant

Funding

1] SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Funding Period: Until 31 Dec 2024
Course Reference Number: TGS-2020502490

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500 from the government. You may wish to use your SFC to pay for partial/full ISCA course fees.

On 1 Oct 2020, the Government provided a one-off SkillsFuture Credit Top-up of $500 for all eligible Singaporeans aged 25 or above by 31 Dec 2020. Singaporeans aged 40 to 60 by 31 Dec 2020 will also receive an Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500 which can be used for courses under: (i) SGUnited Skills Programme, (ii) SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – Company Training, and (iii) Career Transition Programmes. This additional SFC (Mid-Career Support) is NOT applicable for use on ISCA courses. (For more information on the SFC scheme, please visit http://www.skillsfuture.sg/credit)

If you wish to enrol for the course with SFC Funding, please proceed with the following steps:

Step 1: You will need to ensure that you have sufficient SkillsFuture Credits in your SkillsFuture Credit account in order to make a successful claim. Please check your SFC account balance here.
Step 2: Register for the course online via ISCA Portal.
Step 3: Upon adding to cart, the system will prompt a question “Do you wish to apply for SkillsFuture Credit?”, click “Yes” and input all required information.
Step 4: At the Cart page, please ensure that SFC funding is applied before clicking “Checkout”.
Step 5:Upon receiving an email that the programme status is confirmed, please proceed to submit SFC claim on SkillsFuture Portal within 60 days before the course start date and obtain the necessary approval. Please submit SFC claim via SFC portal (http://www.skillsfuture.sg/credit).

Failure to submit claim application and obtain necessary approval before the course start date will result in topping up of the SFC indicated for use. Please note that there will be an administrative fee of $43.20 for any revision of invoice.

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