IS 2475 - Introductory Blockchain for Business

This course provides an overview of the concepts, technology, and industry impacts of blockchain. The course is designed to be multi-level, multidisciplinary, and critical, with a focus on providing students a basic understanding of how blockchains work, where they are used, their limitations, and how they affect organizations and society. Our objective is to cut through the confusion from the hype and ambiguity of blockchain and help students understand and learn to make informed analyses and decisions regarding its use, particularly in governance, compliance, intellectual property protection, among other benefits. This class is an initiative to expose new generations of students at the University of Utah to learning Digital Literacy so as to arm them with strong skills for future employment. The primary purpose is to supplement the student’s core major in making it relevant for today’s competitive and technology-dependent job market.