Chapter 8: Network Security and Encryption Technology(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the challenges of financial technology development in terms of network security
and data privacy, as well as the multi-faceted application of secure encryption technology. And how these applications
have changed the security and privacy of traditional financial services. In the process of learning, we intend to join the
case of financial technology as a supplementary learning.
Mid-term evaluation course
Before this assessment, we plan to divide the participants into groups and publish the assessment topics so that the
teams can complete the project report in the form of a group. Peer review will be conducted between the groups in the
assessment class, and the judging score will be included as part of the total score of the course, accounting for 30%.
Chapter 9: Smart Investment and Asset Management(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the impact of financial technology on the Chinese asset management industry.
And in the context of financial technology, smart investment as an important direction of the combination of financial and
artificial intelligence, the development of its industrial chain. We will analyse the advantages and disadvantages of smart
investment compared with traditional investment, and at the same time sort out the development of smart investment
industry at home and abroad, and then reveal the possible risks of China's development of smart investment. We intend
to include course-related development cases in this chapter as a supplementary learning.
Chapter 10: P2P Finance and Online Finance(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the concepts of P2P finance and online financing, and the current status and
prospects of both in the context of financial technology. At the same time, we will use a large number of existing P2P
financial cases in China to analyse and describe the development history and related concepts of online financing and
P2P finance to help learners understand these two emerging financial concepts.
Chapter 11: The Science and Technicalization of Personal Finance and Retail Insurance(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the technological changes that financial technology brings to personal finance
and retail insurance, as well as the connection between this change and our daily lives. We intend to add online
discussion questions to interact with learners in this chapter.
Chapter 12: IPO Process and ICO Process(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the concepts of IPO processes and ICO processes, as well as the differences
between the two. In this chapter, we plan to design a quiz and conduct an objective, automated online assessment of the
test results. And learners will conduct simulation exercises related to ICO and IPO processes in small groups.
Chapter 13: Smart Contracts and Corporate Governance(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the concept of smart contracts, the relationship between smart contracts and
blockchain technology, and the impact of smart contract applications on corporate governance structures. We intend to
include course-related development cases in this chapter as a supplementary learning.
Chapter 14: Banking Role under the Development of Smart Contracts(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the role of banking intermediation under the development of smart contracts.
And how financial technology has changed the role of banking intermediation and promoted the support of banks for the
real economy. We intend to include course-related development cases in this chapter as a supplementary learning.
Chapter 15: AI and Quantitative Trading(3 Hours)
In this chapter, learners will learn about the concept of quantitative trading and quantify the trend of artificial intelligence
in trading, as well as the basic concepts of automatic learning (AI) and how AI is combined with quantitative trading. We
plan to design a quiz and conduct an objective, automated online assessment of the test results.
Final evaluation course(3 Hours)
We will use the form of group work to enable learners to design a project combining financial technology and financial
services based on the existing financial technology knowledge. At the end of the period, each group needs to defend the
principle, operation mechanism and future market benefits of this project. We will score this item in the form of a group
scoring and combine this score with the mid-term test score as the final score of the course.