BAN5700
BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY
- Department
- Business Analytics
- Terms offered
- 4
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
This course presents some fundamental concepts and hands-on experiences for learning blockchain technology. The hands-on experiences focus on design and development of blockchain through programming, then business applications of blockchain. The business applications include development of blockchain, coins, and NFTs. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to, hash functions, cryptocurrency, transactions, marketing, trading, cryptocurrency creation, and NFTs. The major blockchain and cryptocurrency programming will be through Python. This course is only available to MSBA and MBA students. MSF students may be granted with professor permission.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2022–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2030 Summer: 19% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 summer terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 23% per year. Department faculty is about 55% below its recent average. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2029 Summer: 21% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 summer terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 17% per year. Department faculty is about 54% below its recent average. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2028 Summer: 22% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 summer terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 11% per year. Department faculty is about 52% below its recent average. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: not enough history to forecast. | 2027 Summer: 24% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 summer terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 11% per year. Department faculty is about 52% below its recent average. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Wed, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 2026
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara | Lecture | 1 | 32 of 30 enrolled | 34606 |
| Summer 2024 | Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 30 enrolled | 11409 |
| Summer 2023 | Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 30 enrolled | 11409 |
| Summer 2022 | Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 30 enrolled | 11409 |