This is a new unit for introduction 2021, forming part of the core electives for C6002 Master of Cybersecurity.

8/10/2019: Admin - MonAtar profile created for FIT5224. Unit is expected to commence teaching in 2021; so in anticipation, a unit 'placeholder' is required for the 2020 Handbook. This in-turn requires back-end profiles for publishing purposes.

30/10/2019: Updating on behalf of CE. Director Education Quality met with CE to revise and improve wording of Learning Outcomes, along with minor enhancement updates to synopsis and unit name.

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

1. Explain the concepts of smart contracts
2. Assess how smart contracts are executed and the limitations of smart contracts
3. Investigate the security and privacy issues of smart contracts
4. Demonstrate the application of smart contracts in different disciplines

A smart contract is a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller being directly written into lines of code. The code and the agreements contained therein exist across a distributed, decentralised blockchain network. The code controls the execution, and transactions are trackable and irreversible. This unit is for students to develop basic knowledge of smart contracts. Learning activities will focus on understanding the basic concept of smart contracts, a broad landscape of supervised and unsupervised learning methods with a focus on the state-of-the-art knowledge for different smart contract platforms and the application of smart contracts into different industries.

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

A minimum of 8 hours per week of personal study for completing lab/tutorial activities, assignments, private study and revision

FIT9131 or FIT9133 or FIT9136