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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Fabian Schär (f.schaer@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this seminar, students get an opportunity to delve deep into decentralized Blockchain applications and analyze financial protocols. Topics may include but are not limited to: Decentralized Exchanges, Stablecoin Protocols, Lending Protocols, Flash Loans, Smart Contract-based Asset Management Protocols, Token Economics, Decentralized Insurance Protocols, Systemic Risk Assessment, Self Sovereign Identities, Decentralized Derivatives, Blockchain-based Gaming Infrastructure. The students are expected to write a seminar paper and present their findings in the seminar. |
| Learning objectives | • You will get an understanding of Blockchain technology and smart contract platforms • You will analyze innovative (financial) protocols and decentralized infrastructure • You will learn how to obtain and analyze Blockchain data or how to perform a theoretical analysis • You will be able to read smart contracts-based protocols |
| Bibliography | • Antonopoulos, Andreas M., and Gavin Wood (2018). Mastering ethereum: building smart contracts and dapps. O'Reilly Media. • Schär, F. (2020). Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain-and Smart Contract-based Financial Markets. Available at SSRN 3571335. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Completed Bachelor in Business and Economics. The specific allocation criterion are: The course 52354 Smart Contracts and Decentralized Blockchain Applications (Master) must have been taken. Notes on requirements for scientific software: LaTeX is required for all work. R and Solidity programming skills (taught in the Smart Contracts and Decentralized Blockchain Applications course) are a plus and essential for certain topics. The other generally applicable allocation criteria can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master/masterseminare/ |
| Course application | The application for this seminar is done centrally and online until January 9, 2023 with the Studiendekanat. The link to the online application form and more information can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master/masterseminare/ The registration is binding. In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. For a break up after recieving a subject and title, there will be a "1.0" recorded. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.02.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Individuelle Kick Off - Meetings mit den Teilnehmern |
| Thursday 27.04.2023 | 09.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Friday 28.04.2023 | 10.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Modules |
Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Business and Technology (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Finance and Money (Master's Studies: Finance and Money) Module: Research Design in Business and Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Research Design in Finance, Controlling, Banking (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Research Design in Monetary Economics and Financial Markets (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Seminar Papers (Master's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Specialization Module: Areas of Specialization in International and/or Monetary Economics (Master's Studies: International and Monetary Economics) |
| Assessment format | seminar credit |
| Assessment details | Grade based on presentation, discussion and final paper. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |