Designing Blockchain Solutions

Australia is currently facing a blockchain skills shortage. "From financial services and oil and gas, to mining and government, the potential is huge, and we are already seeing the real-world applications for blockchain across many industries.  However, to move the technology forward and get to the next stage, we need the talent." John Harris, Managing Director Financial Services Technology Consulting, Accenture.

Designing Blockchain Solutions is an industry-approved short course, developed in partnership with Accenture and Stone & Chalk. This course aims to enhance your technical comprehension of blockchain technology, empowering you to evaluate various platforms and construct your very own blockchain solution architecture, all without the need for coding expertise. You'll study real-world cast studies and evaluate platforms including - Ethereum, Sawtooth, Fabric and Composer - to deliver your own blockchain design solution. 

Our Designing Blockchain Solutions course is ideal for: 

• Managers, Entrepreneurs, Tech enthusiasts, Consultants and advisors who want to understand the impacts of Blockchain at a more intermediate level 
• Technical leaders who need to develop their Blockchain skills in order to make decisions about architecture, and environment and develop platforms 

Throughout this course, you will learn: 

• Blockchain best practice
• Solution design – building blocks, cryptography, nodes and transactions
• Blockchain components - smart contracts, network types, consensus mechanisms, on-chain and off-chain data storage
• Hyperledger (Sawtooth, Fabric), Ethereum; platform and vendor assessment network

You’ll study real world case studies and evaluate platforms including - Ethereum, Sawtooth, Fabric and Composer. During the course you will learn how to approach a real blockchain design challenge and understand the implementation of smart contracts and how to manage them. By the end of the course you will have completed your very own end-to-end blockchain design solution.

At RMIT Online, we're committed to supporting your lifelong learning journey. Our flexible learning pathways can be tailored to align with your individual educational goals. When taken in combination with other specific Future Skills short courses, this course is eligible for credit into certain RMIT degree programs, subject to entry requirements. Click here for more information.