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Page 1 of 3 CIS8504 Assignment 1 (S1 2021) Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Word limit Due date Assignment 1 100 35 Approx. 2500 26 APRIL 2021 SHORT ESSAY TOPICS Write an essay which demonstrates your understanding of attributes associated with Blockchains. You are required to address ONLY 5 attributes from the list below. If your SURNAME starts with the letters: A to G address attributes 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 H to N address attributes 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 O to U address attributes 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9 V to X address attributes 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 1. Decentralization 2. Transparency 3. Immutability 4. Provenance 5. Consensus 6. Accessibility (e.g. private, permissioned, open) 7. Trust 8. Security (e.g. cryptography) 9. Efficiency (e.g. costs, processing time) 10. Privacy (e.g. anonymity, confidentiality) For each attribute (20 MARKS) you must: (a) Define the attribute in the context of blockchains, and explain in detail how this attribute is technically and practically achieved within blockchain’s architectural design mechanisms, (10 MARKS) and (b) Identify and critically discuss the challenges that this attribute poses (for example, technical limitations, implementation, adoption, regulatory requirements) (10 MARKS) Page 2 of 3 SEE MARKING RUBRIC FOR ALLOCATION OF MARKS NOTES: 1. Word count: Restrict your discussion to around 600 words per attribute (not including diagrams and figures). 2. Sources: You must include AT LEAST ONE academic reference (book, journal, or conference paper) and citation in each attribute under discussion. 3. Essay structure, presentation and writing style: The essay must be professionally structured and presented with appropriate headings, tables, diagrams etc. and the writing style must be clear and succinct, grammatically correct and free from spelling mistakes. 4. Referencing: An appropriate level of in text referencing acknowledging original sources of ideas presented in the essay must be provided together with a reference list which provides complete details for all references cited in the essays using the Harvard referencing style. a. Harvard referencing resources i. Install a bibliography referencing tool – Endnote which integrates with your word processor. 1. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/endnote-bibliographic- software ii. USQ Library how to reference correctly using the Harvard referencing system 1. https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing- guide https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide Page 3 of 3 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION The file naming guidelines are as follows: 1. It is important that you use this convention to ensure that assignments can be tracked: Familyname_studentnumber_CIS8504_A1 a. Replace ‘familyname’ with your family or surname b. Replace ‘studentnumber’ with your student number (which starts with ‘00’) 2. Submit your assignment using the Online Assignment Submission link on the Study Desk Late submission of assignment work: Late assignments will be penalised unless permission has been granted by the course leader BEFORE the assignment due date. Late assignments may be penalised according the USQ policy. Your assignment will be sent automatically to the plagiarism checking website Turnitin when you submit your assignment. CIS8504 Assignment 1 Marking Rubric S1 2021.xlsx Student Name Student Number FINAL MARK (out of 100) 100 CRITERIA 0‐1 marks 2‐4 marks 5 marks 6‐8 marks 9‐10 marks MARK Attribute 1: definition and explanation Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts and generalizations Displays an adequate understanding of the important concepts and generalizations and has some notable misconceptions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts or generalizations Displays a thorough understanding of the important concepts or generalizations and provides analysis and new insights into some aspect of that information 10 Attribute 1: critical analysis of challenges Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe understanding and misconceptions about the challenges and little to no critical examination is evidenced Displays an adequate understanding of the challenges and has some notable omissions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the challenges and critically examined accordingly Displays a thorough understanding of the challenges and provides critical analysis and new insights into some aspect of the challenges 10 Attribute 2: definition and explanation Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts and generalizations Displays an adequate understanding of the important concepts and generalizations and has some notable misconceptions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts or generalizations Displays a thorough understanding of the important concepts or generalizations and provides analysis and new insights into some aspect of that information 10 Attribute 2: critical analysis of challenges Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe understanding and misconceptions about the challenges and little to no critical examination is evidenced Displays an adequate understanding of the challenges and has some notable omissions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the challenges and critically examined accordingly Displays a thorough understanding of the challenges and provides critical analysis and new insights into some aspect of the challenges 10 Attribute 3: definition and explanation Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts and generalizations Displays an adequate understanding of the important concepts and generalizations and has some notable misconceptions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts or generalizations Displays a thorough understanding of the important concepts or generalizations and provides analysis and new insights into some aspect of that information 10 Attribute 3: critical analysis of challenges Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe understanding and misconceptions about the challenges and little to no critical examination is evidenced Displays an adequate understanding of the challenges and has some notable omissions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the challenges and critically examined accordingly Displays a thorough understanding of the challenges and provides critical analysis and new insights into some aspect of the challenges 10 Attribute 4: definition and explanation Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts and generalizations Displays an adequate understanding of the important concepts and generalizations and has some notable misconceptions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts or generalizations Displays a thorough understanding of the important concepts or generalizations and provides analysis and new insights into some aspect of that information 10 Attribute 4: critical analysis of challenges Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe understanding and misconceptions about the challenges and little to no critical examination is evidenced Displays an adequate understanding of the challenges and has some notable omissions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the challenges and critically examined accordingly Displays a thorough understanding of the challenges and provides critical analysis and new insights into some aspect of the challenges 10 Attribute 5: definition and explanation Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts and generalizations Displays an adequate understanding of the important concepts and generalizations and has some notable misconceptions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts or generalizations Displays a thorough understanding of the important concepts or generalizations and provides analysis and new insights into some aspect of that information 10 Attribute 5: critical analysis of challenges Fails to meet minimum standards Demonstrates severe understanding and misconceptions about the challenges and little to no critical examination is evidenced Displays an adequate understanding of the challenges and has some notable omissions Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the challenges and critically examined accordingly Displays a thorough understanding of the challenges and provides critical analysis and new insights into some aspect of the challenges 10 minus 10 marks minus 7 marks minus 5 marks minus 2 marks minus 0 marks enter minus number Presentation, referencing Fails to meet minimum standards Rarely uses proper sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, citation style, or spelling Mostly adequate but some problems in sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, citation style, or spelling Sentence structure and grammar, generally strong, with only occasional lapses in punctuation, citation style or spelling Sentence structure and grammar, correct use of punctuation and citation style and no spelling errors 0 CIS8504 – BLOCKCHAIN FUNDAMENTALS ASSIGNMENT 1 MARKING RUBRIC Page 1 of 3 CIS8504 Assignment 1 (S1 2021) Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Word limit Due date Assignment 1 100 35 Approx. 2500 26 APRIL 2021 SHORT ESSAY TOPICS Write an essay which demonstrates your understanding of attributes associated with Blockchains. You are required to address ONLY 5 attributes from the list below. If your SURNAME starts with the letters: A to G address attributes 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 H to N address attributes 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 O to U address attributes 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9 V to X address attributes 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 1. Decentralization 2. Transparency 3. Immutability 4. Provenance 5. Consensus 6. Accessibility (e.g. private, permissioned, open) 7. Trust 8. Security (e.g. cryptography) 9. Efficiency (e.g. costs, processing time) 10. Privacy (e.g. anonymity, confidentiality) For each attribute (20 MARKS) you must: (a) Define the attribute in the context of blockchains, and explain in detail how this attribute is technically and practically achieved within blockchain’s architectural design mechanisms, (10 MARKS) and (b) Identify and critically discuss the challenges that this attribute poses (for example, technical limitations, implementation, adoption, regulatory requirements) (10 MARKS) Page 2 of 3 SEE MARKING RUBRIC FOR ALLOCATION OF MARKS NOTES: 1. Word count: Restrict your discussion to around 600 words per attribute (not including diagrams and figures). 2. Sources: You must include AT LEAST ONE academic reference (book, journal, or conference paper) and citation in each attribute under discussion. 3. Essay structure, presentation and writing style: The essay must be professionally structured and presented with appropriate headings, tables, diagrams etc. and the writing style must be clear and succinct, grammatically correct and free from spelling mistakes. 4. Referencing: An appropriate level of in text referencing acknowledging original sources of ideas presented in the essay must be provided together with a reference list which provides complete details for all references cited in the essays using the Harvard referencing style. a. Harvard referencing resources i. Install a bibliography referencing tool – Endnote which integrates with your word processor. 1. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/endnote-bibliographic- software ii. USQ Library how to reference correctly using the Harvard referencing system 1. https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing- guide https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide Page 3 of 3 ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION The file naming guidelines are as follows: 1. It is important that you use this convention to ensure that assignments can be tracked: Familyname_studentnumber_CIS8504_A1 a. Replace ‘familyname’ with your family or surname b. Replace ‘studentnumber’ with your student number (which starts with ‘00’) 2. Submit your assignment using the Online Assignment Submission link on the Study Desk Late submission of assignment work: Late assignments will be penalised unless permission has been granted by the course leader BEFORE the assignment due date. Late assignments may be penalised according the USQ policy. Your assignment will be sent automatically to the plagiarism checking website Turnitin when you submit your assignment.