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BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES:

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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ONLINE SHORT COURSE

BUSINESS INNOVATION AND APPLICATION

6 weeks, excluding orientation

Weekly modules, flexible learning

5-8 hours per week, entirely online

YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH:

An economic framework for identifying blockchain-based solutions to challenges within your own context, guided by the knowledge of cryptoeconomics expert Christian Catalini

A deeper understanding of blockchain technology and its long-term implications for business, coupled with knowledge of its relationship to other emerging technologies such as AI and IoT

Recognition of your newfound blockchain knowledge in the form of a certificate of completionfrom the MIT Sloan School of Management — one of the world’s leading business schools

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COURSE CURRICULUM 

Orientation Module:
Welcome to Your Online Campus
Module 1:
An introduction to blockchain technology

Module 2:
Bitcoin and the curse of the double-spending problem

Module 3: 
Costless verification: Blockchain technology and the last mile problem

Module 4: 
Bootstrapping network effects through blockchain technology and cryptoeconomics

Module 5: 
Using tokens to design new types of digital platforms

Module 6:
The future of blockchain technology, AI, and digital privacy

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