Interdisciplinary Blockchain Education: Utilizing Blockchain Technology From Various Perspectives

Boris Düdder, Vladislav Fomin, Tan Gürpinar, Michael Henke, Mubashar Iqbal, Viktorija Janavičienė, Raimundas Matulevičius, Natalia Straub, Haiqin Wu

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Abstract

The early development of blockchain technology (BCT) has already demonstrated the technology's potential to serve the needs of different industries. BCT has also become established as a popular research topic in different scientific disciplines. This paper aims at introducing how several relevant scientific disciplines—supply chain management; management, economics and finance; computer science; security engineering—see the research and education perspectives for BCT. A field review is conducted to present challenges and opportunities of BCT, as well as suggestions for future research and education on the topic as seen from the selected different perspectives. The paper also presents methods for combining relevant disciplines in a modular online course to address the stated challenges and promote interdisciplinary blockchain education.

Original languageEnglish
Article number578022
JournalFrontiers in Blockchain
Volume3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BlockNet
  • blockchain technology
  • distributed ledger technologies
  • education
  • interdiscipinarity

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