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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study, Virtual Classroom | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain are often in the news, leaving business tycoons wondering if these are just hyped or hold the power of industry transformation. The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype, the course addresses this topic head-first and imparts key insights to help you break through this mystery.
The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype, programme covers vital topics to teach you how cryptocurrencies operate and how underlying Blockchain tech can affect your industry and organisation. The curriculum is taught by Columbia Business School’s faculty and uses live sessions, peer learning, simulations, real-world applications, and detailed modules to build your proficiency in Blockchain essentials.
Moreover, the Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype training uses real-world examples of companies like IBM, Prysm Group, and Yugen Partners to explain the opportunities and obstacles behind cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. You will also receive premium insights from the inventors of Blockchain and IBM’s faculty, who are this course’s guest speakers.
Lastly, you can attend this course through a mobile learning app to study comfortably. Upon training completion, Columbia Business School Executive Education will present you with the Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype certificate.
The Highlights
- Mobile learning app
- Guest speakers: IBM’s faculty, Blockchain inventors
- The online program of 6 weeks
- Real-world applications
- 4-6 hours needed every week
- Columbia Business School Executive Education’s certification
- E-certificate awarded
- Application exercises
- Peer learning
- Evaluation and grading
- Simulations
- Peer feedback
- Dedicated program support team
- Bite-sized learning
- Live faculty teaching sessions
Programme Offerings
- Prestigious guest speakers
- Columbia Business School’s faculty
- Completion certificate awarded
- Bite-sized Learning
- Mobile app available
- simulations
- peer feedback
- live sessions
- Real-world applications
- Grading and Evaluation
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Columbia Business School, New York |
- The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype, the training fee can be paid upfront.
- You can also pay via flexible EMI plans.
Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype course fee structure
Course payment type | Fees in USD |
Upfront payment | $1,950 |
2-part instalments | $1,034 + $955 |
3-part instalments | $737 + $655 + $656 |
Eligibility Criteria
You will receive the Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype programme certificate after completing the full course.
What you will learn
Near the conclusion of the Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype certification syllabus, you will be an expert in: -
- Determining and describing Blockchain technology’s vital components
- Determining if cryptocurrencies count as money and acting on that knowledge
- Critically evaluating Blockchain governance structures to see that every stakeholder is represented correctly for partaking in Blockchains, whether permissioned or permissionless
- Explaining how governance operates across numerous Blockchain applications
- Listing Blockchain technology’s possible future applications
- Applying business use case outcomes to your organisation to determine if it’s ready for Blockchain
Who it is for
The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype online course is well-suited for: -
- Risk officers and corporate attorneys
- C-suite executives and professionals in traditional companies
- Business, development, research, and marketing consultants
- Innovation enablers
- Representative job titles like CEO, COO, Founder, Vice President, Director, Manager, In-House Counsel, Attorney, Risk Officer, Compliance Officer, Strategy Consultant, Marketing Manager, Director of Research, Director of Marketing, Director of R&D
Admission Details
- Reach the Blockchain Business (Online): Beyond the Hype training portal here - https://online1.gsb.columbia.edu/blockchain-in-business.
- Scroll down to find the ‘Apply Now’ icon and click it.
- Sign in with your pre-registered credentials or provide the required information to start a new account.
- Confirm the curriculum start date and tap on ‘Start Application’.
- An on-screen application will appear. Fill it up and hit ‘Next’.
- Pay the curriculum fee to confirm admission.
Application Details
The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype programme application will require your contact number, full name, residential address, postal/zip code, country of residence, city name, region/province/state name, and gender. You must confirm your citizenship and mention your nationality too.
Before submitting the form, also provide your work experience details, i.e., recent compensation in USD, number of years, industry, job title, job function, and company name.
The Syllabus
- Foundations of blockchain, including distributed systems, hash functions, and cryptography
- Learning the origin story of the blockchain and building a blockchain with its inventors.
- A historical view of money, exploring its traditional place in society
- How conventional markets and bitcoin compare.
- Conceptual precursors to blockchain
- How “mining” works, along with identifying the vulnerabilities in Bitcoin’s blockchain
- The programmable Ethereum ledger system, smart contracts, tokens, decentralized applications, and trustless computing.
- The complex issues that surround governance with blockchains including an examination of IBM’s work in permissioned enterprise blockchains.
- A “big picture” perspective of blockchain tailored for the executive decision-maker
- Gain insights from Scott W. Stornetta on where blockchain will be in five to ten years.
Instructors
Columbia Business School, New York Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Cathay Barrera (Partner and Founding Economist, Prysm Group, and Ph.D.), Scott W. Stornetta (Chief Scientist, Yugen Partners, and known as the first Blockchain’s co-creator), and Stuart Haber (President, Stuart Haber Crypto, also regarded as the first Blockchain’s co-creator) are the programme’s guest speakers.
No. Columbia Business School Executive Education only provides an e-certificate for the Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype course.
No, as you can pay via EMIs as well.
Yes. The Blockchain in Business (Online): Beyond the Hype, the training syllabus comprises 6 modules.
Anywhere between 4 to 6 hours per week is sufficient to complete this course.