BAFI3255 Cryptofinance (T4-23)
Curio Group, Australia

About Curio Faculty

Curio, a leading education consulting and learning experience company, works with universities, vocational education providers, schools and companies to drive change through learning.

We have led the online learning transformation of many of our clients and partners through a focus on the creation of exceptional learning experiences, through course design and online facilitation.

Curio Faculty provides quality education services to universities, vocational education providers, other higher education providers, and corporate partners and not for profits.

We are passionate educators who believe in the power of expert content development and online facilitation to deliver exceptional learner outcomes.

Objectives of this role:

Online Facilitators (also referred to as Academic Tutors) provide online teaching delivery of client/partner online programs and courses in vocational education and higher education.

The role of the Online Facilitator/Academic Tutor is to deliver courses in accordance with the course design and requirements and client/partner policies and procedures. Online facilitators are not required to establish curriculum, develop course content and assessments, or develop marking schemes.

The role is responsible for engaging and supporting learners/students to ensure quality student learning experiences.

All Online Facilitators/Academic Tutors are required to maintain Teaching Pulse Student Satisfaction

=gt;4 and end of teaching period evaluation standards set by the client/partner.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Planning, scheduling and delivery of live and/or recorded webinar sessions and activities in accordance with course design or as directed by the Course Coordinator.
• Delivery of planned academic content in accordance with course design.
• Facilitating learning activities in accordance with course content and design, including discussion forum and assessment tasks (including e-moderation, assessment, and feedback)
• Deliver assessment marking and feedback for approximately three assessments per teaching period.
• Engage with and attend assessment moderation processes and submit assessment results as directed by the Course Coordinator.
• Attend course administration meetings, typically three per teaching period.
• Provide prompt communication responses with students via relevant and endorsed communication channels.
• Be accessible to students seeking individual assistance with their studies, at a level consistent with the learning needs of the student cohort, and in adherence to the academic support and intervention services provided by client.
• Participate in coaching and peer learning sessions

Course Description

This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of cryptocurrency, cryptoassets and cryptofinance as an application of distributed ledger technology. You will be introduced to the taxonomy and application of cryptoassets including cryptocurrency, tokens and other cryptoassets and to the the technical and financial ecosystems they operate in. You will also understand the challenges to application of mainstream financial theory and practice presented by cryptofinance and explore the implications of cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology for the banking, taxation and financial regulatory system.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Characterise blockchain technology fundamentals in a financial context.
• Analyse the blockchain ecosystem from a financial perspective, and how it relates to the functions of the financial and payments systems.
• Explain the functions of the financial and payments systems and the emergence of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets in those systems.
• Explain the challenges to mainstream finance theory and practice presented by cryptocurrencies, tokens and other cryptoassets.
• Explore regulatory, governance, and taxation challenges generated by cryptocurrency and cryptoasset adoption.

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications:

Online Facilitators/Academic Tutors must have:

• A Master’s degree and/or Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline (in line with TEQSA AQF+1 requirements), and/or
• Substantial work or practice-based experience, and significant industry experience in the related subject matter
• Demonstratable currency in skills and contemporary teaching and learning experience relevant to the discipline they are teaching and facilitating, online is highly regarded
• Academic profile reflecting the teaching capacity required to lead students in intellectual inquiry suited to the nature and

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