Decentralized Finance - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau
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| module properties Decentralized Finance in degree program Master Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen 2024 | |
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| module number | 201361 |
| examination number | 2500670 |
| department | Department of Economic Sciences and Media |
| ID of group | 2528 (Finance) |
| module leader | Prof. Dr. Gerrit Köchling |
| term | winter term only |
| language | Englisch |
| credit points | 5 |
| on-campus program (h) | 45 |
| self-study (h) | 105 |
| obligation | elective module |
| exam | written examination performance, 60 minutes |
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| link to Moodle course | |
| teacher | JP Dr. Gerrit Köchling |
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| previous knowledge and experience | Financing & Investment (basic knowledge of financing instruments and investment calculation methods) |
| learning outcome | By the end of the course, students have a comprehensive understanding of the principles, technologies, and economic mechanisms underpinning decentralized finance (DeFi). They are able to develop the ability to critically analyze DeFi protocols and applications, exploring their implications for financial markets and traditional intermediaries. By the end of the course, students understand how decentralized systems enable lending, borrowing, trading, and asset management without centralized control, as well as the risks and opportunities associated with smart contracts, token economics, and blockchain governance. By this foundation, developed through the combination of lectures and exercises, students accept suggestions from the lecturers and their fellow students and are able to support their point of view argumentatively (increase in subject, method and social competence) |
| content | - Blockchain fundamentals and smart contracts - Tokenization and digital assets - Decentralized exchanges - Lending and borrowing protocols - Stablecoins - Decentralized governance - Security, risks, and regulation in DeFi - Comparisons with traditional financial systems |
| media of instruction and technical requirements for education and examination in case of online participation | Slides, Literature, Python Moodle-Course Decentralized Finance |
| literature / references | Harvey, C. R., Ramachandran, A., & Santoro, J. (2021). DeFi and the Future of Finance. John Wiley & Sons. Gong, H. (2024). The Web3 revolution: Building the future of blockchain, DeFi, and the metaverse. Di Maggio, M. (2024). Blockchain, Crypto and DeFi: Bridging Finance and Technology. John Wiley & Sons. |
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