Course Overview: A self-paced course designed for scientists and researchers with no prior programming experience. Participants will learn blockchain basics, Cardano fundamentals, and Marlowe smart contracts, while also exploring advanced tools. The course equips participants to address challenges in research funding, collaboration, data management, and privacy through decentralized solutions.

General and Specific Course Objectives

🎯 General Objective:

This course is designed to introduce scientists and academics with no prior blockchain experience to the Decentralized Science (DeSci) ecosystem through Cardano. By providing a structured and accessible introduction to blockchain fundamentals and Marlowe smart contracts, participants will gain the knowledge and tools to apply decentralized solutions in research and innovation.

Additionally, this course serves as a bridge between blockchain developers and the scientific community, fostering collaboration for the development of decentralized applications that address key challenges such as funding transparency, research collaboration, data management, and intellectual property protection.