University of Engineering and Management

Institute of Engineering & Management, Salt Lake Campus

Institute of Engineering & Management, New Town Campus
University of Engineering & Management, Jaipur

Syllabus for B.Tech Admission Batch 2022

Subject Name: BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTOCURRENCY & NFT Credit: 3 Lecture Hours: 32
Subject Code: PECCS602A

Course Objective:
Obj 1: The objective of this course is to provide conceptual understanding of how block chain technology
Obj 2: How blockchain can be used to innovate and improve business processes

Prerequisites: Computer Network, Cryptography basics

Study Material Coursera NPTEL Linkedin Learning Infosys Springboard

Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand block chain technology.
CO2: Develop block chain based solutions and write smart contract using Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum frameworks.
CO3: Build and deploy block chain application for on premise and cloud based architecture.
CO4: Integrate ideas from various domains and implement them using block chain technology in different perspectives.

Mapping with Industry and

Module number Topic Sub-topics Lecture Hours Corresponding Lab Assignment Book Chapter Mapping
International Academia
Overview of Block chain, Public Ledgers, International Academia
Install and understand Docker container,
Bitcoin, Smart Contracts, Block in a Block https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-
Node.js, Java and Hyperledger Fabric,
chain, Transactions, Distributed Consensus, blockchain-and-money-fall-
Ethereum and perform necessary
Public vs Private Block chain, Understanding 2018/pages/syllabus/
software installation on local
Crypto currency to Block chain, Permissioned AICTE- prescribed Syllabus 1. Chandramoli - Chapter 1, 2
machine/create instance on Cloud to
1 Introduction Model of Block chain, Overview of Security chrome- 6 2. Saurabh - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 6
run.
aspects of Block chain Basic Crypto Primitives: extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglcl 3. Choudhari - Chapter 1, 2
https://github.com/hyperledger/
Cryptographic Hash Function, Properties of a efindmkaj/https://www.aicte-
https://docs.docker.com/get-
hash function, Hash pointer and Merkle tree, india.org/sites/default/files/UG_Emer
started/https://console.ng.bluemix.net/
Digital Signature, Public Key Cryptography, A ging.pdf
docs/services/block chain/index.html
basic cryptocurrency
Bitcoin and Block chain: Creation of coins, International Academia
Payments and double spending, Bitcoin Scripts, https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-
Bitcoin P2P Network, Transaction in Bitcoin blockchain-and-money-fall- Create and deploy a block chain network
Network, Block Mining, Block propagation and 2018/pages/syllabus/ using Hyperledger Fabric SDK for Java
block relay. Working with Consensus in Bitcoin: AICTE- prescribed Syllabus Set up and initialize the channel, install
Understanding chrome- and instantiate chaincode, and perform 1. Chandramoli - Chapter 2, 3, 4
Distributed consensus in open environments,
2 Block chain with extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglcl 10 invoke and query on your block chain 2. Saurabh - Chapter 4, 8
Consensus in a Bitcoin network, Proof of Work
Crypto currency efindmkaj/https://www.aicte- network 3. Choudhari - Chapter 2, 3
(PoW) – basic introduction, Hashcash PoW, (https://developer.ibm.com/patterns/cre
india.org/sites/default/files/UG_Emer
Bitcoin PoW, Attacks on PoW and the monopoly ging.pdf ate-and-deploy-block chain-network-
problem, Proof of Stake, Proof of Burn and Proof using-fabric-sdk-java/)
of Elapsed Time, The life of a Bitcoin Miner,
Mining Difficulty, Mining Pool.
 International Academia
Permissioned Block chain: Permissioned model
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-
and use cases, Design issues for Permissioned
blockchain-and-money-fall-
block chains, Execute contracts, State
2018/pages/syllabus/
machine replication, Overview of Consensus
AICTE- prescribed Syllabus
models for permissioned block chain-
chrome-
Distributed consensus in closed environment, Interact with a block chain network.
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglcl
Paxos, RAFT Consensus, Byzantine general Execute transactions and requests
Understanding efindmkaj/https://www.aicte- 1. Chandramoli - Chapter 2, 3, 6, 10
problem, Byzantine fault tolerant system, against a block chain network by creating
3 Block chain for india.org/sites/default/files/UG_Emer 10 2. Saurabh - Chapter 4, 10
Lamport-Shostak-Pease BFT Algorithm, BFT an app to test the network and its rules
Enterprises ging.pdf 3. Choudhari - Chapter 4, 7
over Asynchronous systems. Enterprise (https://developer.ibm.com/patterns/int
application of Block chain: Cross border eracting-with-a-block chain-network/)
payments, Know Your Customer (KYC), Food
Security, Mortgage over Block chain, Block
chain enabled Trade, We Trade – Trade Finance
Network, Supply Chain Financing, Identity on
Block chain
Ethereum - Ethereum Virtual Machine, (EVM) - International Academia
Wallets for Ethereum - Solidity - Smart https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-
Contracts blockchain-and-money-fall-
2018/pages/syllabus/ Deploy an asset-transfer app using block
AICTE- prescribed Syllabus chain. Learn app development within a
ETHEREUM AND 1. Chandramoli - Chapter 4, 5
chrome- Hyperledger Fabric network
4 BLOCKCHAIN 6 2. Saurabh - Chapter 5, 7
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglcl (https://developer.ibm.com/patterns/de
APPLICATIONS 3. Choudhari - Chapter 5
efindmkaj/https://www.aicte- ploy-an-asset-transfer-app-using-block
india.org/sites/default/files/UG_Emer chain/)
ging.pdf
Industry Mapping
SOLIDITY
. Total Hr: 32

Text book:
T1: S. Chandramouli, Asha A George, Abhilash K A, Meena Karthikeyan, "Blockchain Technology", Universities Press
T2: Kumar Saurabh, Ashutosh Saxena, "Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Applications", Wiley
T3: Ambadas Tulajadas Choudhari, Arshad Sarfarz Ariff, Sham M R, "Blockchain for Enterprise Application Developers", Wiley

Reference Books:
R1: Melanie Swan, “Block Chain: Blueprint for a New Economy”, O’Reilly, 2015
R2: Josh Thompsons, “Block Chain: The Block Chain for Beginners- Guide to Block chain Technology and Leveraging Block Chain Programming”
R3: Daniel Drescher, “Block Chain Basics”, Apress; 1stedition, 2017
R4: Anshul Kaushik, “Block Chain and Crypto Currencies”, Khanna Publishing House, Delhi.