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MIS41220

Academic Year 2024/2025

The Ethereum Ecosystem (MIS41220)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Paul Dylan-Ennis
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is concerned with the Ethereum blockchain. We will first gain a foundational understanding of how Ethereum works. We will encounter its underlying blockchain technology and the exciting smart contract technology running on top of it. We then turn to how Ethereum’s technology is expressed as an economy and a culture. Toward the end, we begin to explore the Ethereum ecosystem, including Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), Decentralised Finance (DeFi), and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Throughout we will ask what problems and prospects this fresh digital innovation will face as it enters the mainstream.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On finishing this module, you will be able to:

(1) Understand and explain the fundamental technology underlying Ethereum.
(2) Grasp the motivations behind the Ethereum project and situate it within the right amount of cultural and economic context expected in the industry.
(3) Be capable of independently assessing the various technologies built on top of the Ethereum blockchain, including Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), Decentralised Finance protocols (DeFi), and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).

Indicative Module Content:

The topics we cover are dynamic and evolve quickly. The topics will be settled quite close to the start of the module to ensure it is up-to-date. However, we will certainly cover the fundamentals of Ethereum, e.g. smart contracts and then dApps such as DAOs, DeFi and NFTs.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

176
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Traditional lecture structure for the most part and then discussion afterwards.

This is a qualitative module and focuses on writing and research skills. It is not a financial, technical or coding module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Practical Skills Assessment: To be decided. Week 6 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30

 Yes
Reflective Assignment: To be decided. Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

70

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

I provide feedback along with the publication of the assessment grade.

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