A Basic Understanding of Blockchain in Business MOOC (OPEN UNI)

2 ECTS credits, Academic Year 2025-2026, AY00AQ17

This course reveals to the participant how blockchains operate. The course leads the student to understand the very basics of blockchain technology and the applications we have now and will have potentially in the future around the technology.

This course is run at DigiCampus. There is no need to enroll for the course in advance, so you can start studying immediately after 1.8.2025 at DigiCampus (the link will be added later). Once you have studied the materials and passed all the required assignments, you will receive instructions on how to register in Peppi and apply for a transcript of records.

Education information

Implementation date

-

Enrollment period

01.08.2025 - 31.07.2026

Field of education

Business, administration and law

Subject

Economics and Business Administration

Mode of delivery

Web-Based Studies

Price

0 €

Education description

The course objective is to provide participants with foundational knowledge of blockchain technology and its potential applications in promoting sustainable business practices. The course takes a dive into what actually is a blockchain and how they operate in different situations. This course will teach you how security, exchange and data controlling is linked to blockchains and how trust between parties works in blockchain technologies. In the course student will also learn about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins, and how they shape the monetary world as a decentralized ways of payment and exchange.