Overview

The course prepares for an international certificate. The Certified Blockchain Business Foundations (CBBF) exam is an elite way to demonstrate exam taker’s knowledge and skills in this emerging field. Exams are conducted at selected exam centers worldwide. The CBBF exam is a 70 questions multiple-choice exam that lasts 1.5 hours and is a performance-based evaluation of basic Blockchain skills and knowledge.

Audience

This exam is designed for non-technical business professionals who require basic knowledge about Blockchain and how it will be executed within an organization. The exam preparation course is also an entry level blockchain program for technology professionals who will then be seeking to gain deeper understanding of Blockchain technology implementation or programming. Target Course Audience Include

• IT Leadership
• Key Business Managers
• CEO/CTO/CIO
• Network Operations
• Business Analysts
• IT Consultants
• Project Managers
• Systems Integrators
• Help Desk / Service Desk
• Managed Service Providers
• Solution Providers
• Sales Staff
• Government Officials

Course Learning Objectives

• Understand what blockchain is.

Topics

Blockchain technology is changing how business is executed. It’s important to understand why blockchain is different and how it works in comparison with technologies of the past. The first segment covers all the main concepts of what blockchain is. It discusses how it began as a triple ledger system first introduced for the administration of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, and how it is now applied to all aspects of business including government, banking, supply chains, and a host of other industries. It also analyzes the concept of transparent ledgers, both public and permissioned, and focuses on using cryptography to achieve consensus, immutability, and governance of transactions. This is all part of blockchain’s ability to provide “trusted data from untrusted sources”, disrupting traditional accounting methodologies and international trade. The course then dives into the various methods of blockchain governance that currently exist in the marketplace as well as how consensus fits into governance. It explores how to reach consensus through proof-of-work or proof-of-stake. Other aspects of the course include examining the very specific features of blockchain that solve problems that have been difficult to overcome in the past with more centralized architectures. The final part of the course takes a deep dive into the various use cases of blockchain, complete with analyzing real examples of how different industries are executing the technology and improving their business. Examining a problem, and then depicting a blockchain use case that solves the problem, will help gain an understanding of how blockchain is applied to real world situations.

Course Outline

Session One: What is Blockchain?

• Technology Overview
• History of Blockchain
• Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin) & Blockchain