UBC a place of mind THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2020W1 Course Number & Title: EECE571C Blockchain Graduate Pro-Seminar Instructor: Mohammad M. Jalalzai Class Hours: Fridays 9:00-11:50am Classroom Number: Online E-mail Address: m.jalalzai@ubc.ca Office Hours: Thursdays 11am-noon Office Hour Room Number: Through Zoom or Skype call. 1. COURSE FORMAT Seminar-style discussions; primarily student-led. 2. COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students in the blockchain pathway will explore key advances in blockchain research from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will each select a key advance in blockchain from their discipline and lead a multidisciplinary discussion on it. In addition, students will work, with the guidance of their course instructor and peer feedback, to develop the design of their own unique research projects to be undertaken with Blockchain@UBC industry and/or community partners. Through selected presentations from guest speakers, students will receive training on writing grant proposals and on aspects of managing research projects in professional settings, such as project management and working as part of multidisciplinary teams. 3. BACKGROUND ASSUMPTION Students are expected to have very basic knowledge of blockchain technology, which it is expected will deepen throughout the term as they progress in their other required blockchain graduate pathway courses. 4. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS Not applicable 5. TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE AND TOPICS WEEK 1 DATE Sept. 11 CONTENT Introduction · Introduction to the course · Introduction to the assignments DELIVERABLES Release of all assignments Page 1 of 3
2 Sept. 18 3 Sept. 25 4 Oct. 2 5 Oct. 9 6 Oct. 16 7 Oct. 23 In-class student-led presentations on research project 8 Oct. 30 In-class student-led presentations on research project 9 Nov. 6 10 Nov. 13 11 Nov. 20 12 Nov. 27 13 Dec.4 · Setting the schedule of in-class presentations for assignment #2 Mitacs for the Accelerate Proposal Development session In-class student-led presentations on selected paper In-class student-led presentations on selected paper In-class student-led presentations on selected paper Discussion/workshop on translating Industry partners objectives into research questions + In-class student- led presentations on selected paper In-class student-led presentations on research project In-class student-led presentations on research project In-class student-led presentations on research project In-class student-led presentations on research project In-class student-led presentations on research project & course wrap up All final deliverables are due 6. GRADING CRITERIA Task Assignment 1: Critical Analysis of Paper Assignment 2: In- class Presentation on Paper & Discussion Leadership Assignment 3: Preparation of Week 1 Research Proposal Assignment 4: In- class Presentation on Research Proposal Participation and Peer Feedback Throughout Time to Release Time to Due Weight Week 1 Variable 20% Variable Variable 20% Week 6 30% Week 1 Week 6 and thereafter 20% Throughout 10% 7. ACADEMIC INTEGRATY The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of this enterprise, all students are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of conduct regarding academic integrity. At the most basic level, this means submitting only original work done by you and