Continuing Education

CCTB211 - Introduction to Blockchain for Financial Services

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Course Overview

Disruptive blockchain-based systems are rapidly becoming an integrated part of global financial services, with applications across diverse industries and a growing ecosystem of innovative products. Blockchain’s digital, decentralized, and immutable ledger is revolutionizing many areas of finance, from transaction automation with smart contracts to the creation of new digital value through cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Growing mainstream adoption is creating new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for individuals with strong expertise in this sector.

Graduates of this course will have the ability to discuss the application and relevance of blockchain technology to financial services, apply transferable knowledge about blockchain to varied business sectors, and explore potential career paths in the blockchain industry. With the skills gained in this course, you will be able to articulate the technical fundamentals of blockchain technology, identify key regulatory and adoption considerations, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of blockchain’s leading financial applications such as cryptocurrencies, digital assets, smart contracts, and payments solutions. Using detailed case studies, you will be able to apply this foundational knowledge to identify and analyze the technology’s commercial viability, business value, and growth opportunities.

Please note that this course involves blended delivery, requiring 10 hours of self-paced online work plus two 2-hour instructor-led virtual classes.

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Blockchain for Financial Services


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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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