Modulcode:	infBRPA-01a
Englische Bezeichnung:	Blockchain and Robotic Process Automation
Modulverantwortliche(r):	Prof. Dr. Agnes Koschmider
Turnus:	unregelmäßig (WS19/20 WS20/21 WS21/22)
Präsenzzeiten:	2V 2PÜ
ECTS:	6
Workload:	30 h lectures, 30 h exercises, 120 h self studies
Dauer:	ein Semester
Modulkategorien:	BSc-Inf-WP (BSc Inf (21)) WI (BSc Inf (15)) MSc-Inf-WP (MSc Inf (21)) 2F-MEd-Inf-WP (MEd-Hdl Inf (21)) 2F-MA-Inf-WP (2F-MA Inf (21)) MSc-WInf-WP-WInf (MSc WInf (21)) WI (MSc Inf (15)) WWi (MSc WInf (15))
Lehrsprache:	Englisch
Voraussetzungen:

Kurzfassung:

Blockchain is a decentralized, peer to peer network, which makes use of cryptography to securely host applications and store data, "where non-trusting members can interact with each other without a trusted intermediary in a verifiable manner" [Dann17]. The Blockchain technology has been already applied in various domains and plenty of add-ons have been suggested and integrated into Blockchain products aiming to comply with differing requirements. One possible related domain for Blockchain is Business Process Management, which is a central theme of this lecture. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) relies on software tools that partially or fully automate human activities that are manual, rule-based, and repetitive. RPA is an emerging form of business process automation, which also is a central theme of this lecture.

Lernziele:

The students

• understand application areas of Blockchain
• capture the complementarity of Blockchain and Business Process Management
• can relate distributed ledger technology with Robotic Process Automation
• know application areas of Robotic Process Automation
• capture Robotic Process Automation with Business Process Management

Lehrinhalte:

• Blockchain, Smart Contracts
• Ledger Technology
• Process Mining
• Decision Model and Notation
• Blockchain Technologies
• Collaborative Business Process Management
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• RPA Lifecycle

Weitere Voraussetzungen:

Distributed Systems, Business Process Management

Prüfungsleistung:

Written exam. To participate in the exam requires to complete practical exercises (homeworks).

Lehr- und Lernmethoden:

Leading scientists and business experts give insights into the use of the Blockchain technology and Robotic Process Automation. The final programme of this lecture is available at: https://deich.pa.informatik.uni-kiel.de/vorlesungBlockchain/

To strengthen the knowledge acquired at each lecture there are practical exercises the students are supposed to complete outside the lecture.

Verwendbarkeit:

Literatur:

1. X. Xu, I. Weber, M. Staples: Architecture for Blockchain Applications. Springer 2019
2. Dannen, C.: Introducing Ethereum and Solidity: Foundations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Programming for Beginners, Berkely, CA, USA (2017)

Further literature will be annonunce in every lecture.

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