WORKSHOP SERIES - Mastering Blockchain Technology & Building on Cardano:From Fundamentals to Practical Applications- University of Kelaniya
Workshop Series - University of Kelaniya - Organized by UOK Center for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence - Hosted by CoinCeylon
Topic: Mastering Blockchain Technology and Building on Cardano: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications
Workshop Structure
Duration: 4 workshops held two weeks apart, with each session building upon the previous one. Students will gain fundamental and technical expertise, practical experience, and certification/internship opportunities.
(Completed on 04/03/2025)
Workshop 1: Principles of Blockchain Technology and the Cardano Ecosystem
Duration: 3 hours Objective: To build a strong foundation in blockchain concepts and introduce the unique Cardano ecosystem.
Topics Covered:
Blockchain fundamentals: Decentralized ledgers, nodes, and consensus mechanisms
Introduction to Proof of Work and Proof of Stake (with deeper analysis in Workshop 2)
Overview of the Cardano ecosystem:
Cardano's creative philosophy: Scalability, interoperability, and sustainability
Cardano layers: Settlement Layer (CSL) and Computation Layer (CCL)
Governance and community role
Practical blockchain applications: Case studies related to identity, supply chain, and Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Practical activities: Observing and analyzing live blockchain transactions
Outcome: Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of blockchain, the Cardano ecosystem structure, and its practical applications.
මාතෘකාව: Blockchain තාක්ෂණය ප්රගුණ කිරීම සහ මත ගොඩනැගීම: මූලික කරුණු සිට යථාර්ථවාදී යෙදුම් දක්වා
වැඩමුළුව 1: Blockchain තාක්ෂණයේ මූලධර්ම සහ Cardano පද්ධතිය
කාලසීමාව: පැය 3
අරමුණ: Blockchain සංකල්ප සඳහා ශක්තිමත් පදනමක් ගොඩනැගීම සහ Cardano හි අනන්ය පද්ධතිය හඳුන්වා දීම.
ආවරණය කරන මාතෘකා:
1.Blockchain මූලික කරුණු: විමධ්යගත ලෙජර්, නෝඩ්ස්, සහ එකඟතා යාන්ත්රණයන්.Proof of Work සහ Proof of Stake හැඳින්වීම (වැඩමුළුව 2 හි ගැඹුරු විශ්ලේෂණයක්).
2.Cardano පද්ධතිය පිළිබඳ දළ විශ්ලේෂණය:
Cardano හි නිර්මාණාත්මක දර්ශනය: පරිමාණීයතාව, අන්තර්ක්රියාකාරීත්වය, සහ තිරසාරභාවය.
Cardano ස්ථර: පියවීමේ ස්ථරය (CSL) සහ ගණනය කිරීමේ ස්ථරය (CCL).
පාලනය සහ ප්රජා කාර්යභාරය.
3.යථාර්ථවාදී Blockchain යෙදුම්: අනන්යතාව, සැපයුම් දාමය, සහ විමධ්යගත මූල්ය (DeFi) සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධි අධ්යයනය.
ප්රායෝගික ක්රියාකාරකම්:
සජීවී blockchain ගනුදෙනු නැරඹීම සහ විශ්ලේෂණය කිරීම.
ප්රතිඵලය
සිසුන්ට blockchain හි න්යායාත්මක සහ ප්රායෝගික අංශ, Cardano පද්ධති ව්යුහය, සහ එහි යථාර්ථවාදී යෙදුම් පිළිබඳව අවබෝධයක් ලැබෙනු ඇත.
blockchain තාක්ෂණය සමඟ අනාගතය විවෘත කිරීමට මෙම අවස්ථාව අතපසු නොකරන්න.
Workshop 2: Blockchain Technical Fundamentals - UTXO Model and Smart Contracts
Duration: 3 hours Objective: To introduce students to technical models, wallets, and basic smart contract principles.
Topics Covered:
Blockchain technical principles:
Public and private keys
UTXO and eUTXO models
Cryptographic hashing
Comparison with Ethereum's account-based model
Decentralized wallets:
Blockchain wallets: Definition and use cases
Seed keys, custodial and non-custodial wallets
Using wallets to interact with Web3 platforms
Staying secure: Risks and best practices
Practical activities:
Creating wallets and transferring assets
Interacting with a Web3 application
Demonstrating security risks and how to protect assets
Outcome: Students will understand wallet operations, secure asset management, and practical wallet uses beyond transactions.
වැඩමුළුව 2: Blockchain තාක්ෂණික මූලික කරුණු - UTXO ආකෘතිය සහ Smart Contracts
කාලසීමාව: පැය 3
අරමුණ: සිසුන්ට තාක්ෂණික ආකෘති, පසුම්බි, සහ මූලික smart contract මූලධර්ම හඳුන්වා දීම.
ආවරණය කරන මාතෘකා:
Blockchain තාක්ෂණික මූලධර්ම:
පොදු සහ පෞද්ගලික යතුරු.
UTXO සහ eUTXO ආකෘති.
ක්රිප්ටෝග්රැෆික හැෂින්.
Ethereum හි ගිණුම් පාදක ආකෘතිය සමඟ සංසන්දනය.
විමධ්යගත පසුම්බි:
Blockchain පසුම්බි: නිර්වචනය සහ භාවිත අවස්ථා.
බීජ යතුරු, භාරකාර සහ භාරකාර නොවන පසුම්බි.
Web3 වේදිකා සමඟ අන්තර්ක්රියා කිරීමට පසුම්බි භාවිතය.
ආරක්ෂිතව සිටීම: අවදානම් සහ හොඳම භාවිතයන්.
ප්රායෝගික ක්රියාකාරකම්:
පසුම්බි නිර්මාණය කිරීම සහ වත්කම් මාරු කිරීම.
Web3 යෙදුමක් සමඟ අන්තර්ක්රියා කිරීම.
ආරක්ෂක අවදානම් සහ වත්කම් ආරක්ෂා කරන ආකාරය පෙන්වීම.
ප්රතිඵලය: සිසුන්ටපසුම්බිමෙහෙයුම්, ආරක්ෂිතවත්කම්කළමනාකරණය, සහගනුදෙනුවලටඑහාගියප්රායෝගික පසුම්බි භාවිතයන්පිළිබඳව අවබෝධය ක්ලැබෙනු ඇත.
(Completed)
Workshop 3: Building Applications on Blockchain
Duration: 3 hours Objective: To introduce students to blockchain application development using basic Web2 concepts.
Topics Covered:
Developing blockchain applications:
Using Cardano CLI to create an NFT on the Testnet
Introduction to IPFS for decentralized data storage
Setting up and understanding the operation of a Cardano node
Building applications using familiar tools:
Connecting Web2 concepts with blockchain development
Practical activities:
Creating an NFT on the Cardano testnet using CLI
Storing and retrieving data through IPFS
Setting up and exploring a Cardano node
Outcome: Students will gain practical experience using tools to build simple blockchain applications, preparing them for advanced projects.
(Completed)
Workshop 4: Governance and Building Practical Blockchain Applications (On 20/05/2025)
Duration: 3 hours Objective: To provide an understanding of Cardano governance, practical applications, and smart contract development.
Topics Covered:
Practical blockchain use cases:
Applications in supply chain, healthcare, and financial sectors
Introduction to Smart Contracts:
Tools and steps for creating and deploying a basic smart contract on the Cardano testnet
Cardano's governance system:
The role of Decentralized Representatives (DReps) and the On-Chain Constitution
Proposing and voting on governance funding proposals
Certificate preparation and final projects:
Review of workshop content and preparation for certification exams
Presentations of any project (dApp, smart contract, or governance proposal) by participants
Practical activities:
Simulating a proposal and voting process
Building and deploying a basic smart contract
Outcome: Students will gain an understanding of Cardano's governance mechanisms and demonstrate their learning by building and presenting practical blockchain solutions.
Certification Path and Internship Opportunities
Certification Exam:
Students will qualify for a Blockchain Associate Certification, verifying their knowledge and skills.
Certificate Award:
A participation recognition certificate will also be provided by Coin Ceylon.
Participants will also be shown the pathway into achieving a free Verified certification by Cardano Academy, this certificate enhances students' qualifications in the blockchain ecosystem.
Coin Ceylon Internship Opportunities:
Talent Selection: Students with the best results will be offered paid internship opportunities with Coin Ceylon.
Internship Roles:
Working on practical Cardano projects
Gaining practical experience in blockchain development, governance, and community building
Learning from blockchain professionals and world-class leaders in technology
Additional Benefits for Participants:
Skills Development: Detailed knowledge of blockchain and Cardano-specific tools
Professional Development: Certifications and internship opportunities enhance job qualifications
Network Expansion: Collaborating with blockchain experts and connecting with global Cardano initiatives
More Details - www.coinceylon.com/WSKelaniyaUniversity
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