Desarrollo de un repositorio de certificación basado en Blockchain para la evaluación de una asignatura de grado

  1. Pedro A. Castillo 1
  2. Pablo García Sánchez 2
  3. M. Carmen Aguilar Luzón 1
  4. Julia García Cabello 1
  5. Enrique Herrera Viedma 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

  2. 2 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04mxxkb11

Journal:
Enseñanza y aprendizaje de ingeniería de computadores: Revista de Experiencias Docentes en Ingeniería de Computadores

ISSN: 2173-8688

Year of publication: 2019

Issue: 9

Pages: 75-86

Type: Article

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Abstract

Blockchain is a distributed database, with no central control, spread across many computers that could transform governance, the economy, the functioning of organisations, and of course education. Information is stored in form of blocks, protected by complex algorithms that are hard to hack and cannot be manipulated. Due to the opportunities it offers in the digital world, several pilot applications have emerged in order to use this technology in education. For example, using blockchain, several projects have been created to provide students with digital diplomas and certificates of studies. The idea is to implement a distributed registry in which information about the career and path that a student has been doing (subjects, competencies, achievements, courses, grades, stays) is incorporated. By using blockchain technology we ensure transparency and trust, thus making it easier for trainers and employers in the future, in an open and certified way, to see what objectives each student has met. The management of these digital titles would allow to link them with the complete register of competences and abilities surpassed by each student in any institution.

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