COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN AND NFT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMS 3331 INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN AND NFT ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Film Design and Screenwriting

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURTAZA TALHA ALTINKAYA

Offered to

Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Art of Calligraphy
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students with awareness about Blockchain and NFT and to learn how to create business ideas and create their own projects through these technologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The relationship between blockchain technology and decentralization
2   Creating an NFT as a digital artifact
3   Contemporary art and the NFTs
4   NFT creation, storage and security measures
5   Using of NFT marketplaces

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Meeting and Course Plan
2 Before NFTs: On the Importance of Blockchain and Decentralization
3 Historically, the relationship between blockchain, nft and art
4 Blockchains: Ethereum, Avalanche and others
5 Token Types and NFTs: How to create an NFT
6 Using Crypto Wallets, Different Token Types, and Blockchain Browsers
7 NFT Standards: ERC721 - ERC2981 and NFT standards in Other Blockchains
8 Midterm exam / Project
9 Creating NFTs on Different NFT Platforms
10 NFT Marketplaces and Usage on Different Blockchains
11 Blockchain, NFT and Wallet Security
12 Uses and possible business areas of NFTs
13 Symbolic Value: Metaverse and NFTs
14 On Case Studies and the Future of Blockchain

Recomended or Required Reading

- Saifedean Ammous - Bitcoin Standardı: Merkez Bankacılığına Adem-i Merkeziyetçi Alternatif, Liber Plus Yayınları
- Vedat Güven, Erkin Şahinöz Blokzincir Kripto Paralar Bitcoin: Satoshi Dünyayı Değiştiriyor, Kronik Kitap
- George Gilder Google Sonrası Yaşam: Büyük Verilerin Düşüşü ve Blokzincir Ekonomisinin Yükselişi, A7 Kitap
- Anthony Lewis Bitcoin ve Blokzincirin Temelleri: Kripto Paralara ve Kripto Paraları Güçlendiren TEknoljiye Giriş, Scala Yayıncılık
- Qin Wang, Rujia Li, Qi Wang, Shiping Chen - Non-Fungible Token (NFT): Overview, Evaluation, Opportunities and Challenges (Article https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2105.07447
- Ante, Lennart, The non-fungible token (NFT) market and its relationship with Bitcoin and Ethereum (June 6, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3861106 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3861106

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

-

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

-

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor M. Talha ALTINKAYA
talhaaltinkaya@gmail.com

Office Hours

After the class.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Project Assignment 2 8 16
Project Final Presentation 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.1
LO.2
LO.31
LO.4
LO.51