Course Information
The internet has gone through two successful iterations: Web 1.0 during the 1990s and Web 2.0 during the early 2000s. Web 1.0 was a collection of decentralised static webpages where there were distributed computers directly communicating with each other. It was a “Read-only” era: you could read but could not easily add your own voice to other’s content.
In Web 2.0, internet was transformed from read-only content to content that allowed interactivity, social connectivity, and user-generated content. Web 3.0 promises to hand some ownership back to users by rewiring how the web works. Web 3.0 envisions to adopt some tenets of decentralisation seen in Web 1.0 together with the functionality of Web 2.0 that is community driven and self-governing. While all of this sounds great, it does not come without its own drawbacks.
Join this course to explore a brief history of Web 1.0 and 2.0. You will also learn about Web 3.0; the direction of Web 3.0 as it is being developed, and the core and the limitations of Web 3.0 from not only the technology perspective, but from an ownership perspective.
This programme is offered in partnership with Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and will be co-delivered by SFA and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Learning Outcomes
- The evolutions of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
- Be acquainted to:
- Machine learning, big data web application
- AI driven bots based on machine learning
- Augmented reality, metaverse virtual world
- Web 3.0 and the use of decentralised technologies such as blockchain and inter planetary filing system (IPFS).
- Web 3.0 and the rise of cryptocurrencies such Bitcoin and Ethereum. This would also include Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and even Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) which help groups of people organise and make decisions.
- Web 3.0 inefficiencies such as high energy consumption, scams, and scalability.
- Government policy with regards to treating ownership of your own data together with protecting privacy that are being developed as well.
Course
Schedule
Run 1
Course Date: 3 Oct 2023
Application Period: 4 Aug – 10 Sep 2023
Duration: 1 day
Time: 9am to 6pm
Delivery Mode: Classroom
Venue: 80RR, 80 Robinson Road
For future runs of this course, please refer to STEP
Ngee Ann Polytechnic reserves the right to reschedule / cancel any programme, modify the fees and amend information without prior notice.
Lesson Plan
Approximately 1 week before course starts: Asynchronous e-learning ~2 hours (materials will be emailed to participants for reading)
Trainer's Profile
Alvin is the Co-founder of and Executive Director at MerkleTrees overseeing technology and blockchain consultancy and project advisory and implementation.
With over two decades of experience in technology space and a blockchain user and implementor since its’ inception, Alvin is a much sought-after expert in the field with a demonstrated history in creating innovative products and applications in the blockchain space.
Alvin serves as a technical advisor to ACCESS Node, the for-profit arm of Association of Crypto Currency Enterprises and Start-ups Singapore (ACCESS), the country’s foremost Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association. He is also technology advisor at IDAXA Services, the services arm of the International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA).
Willey Tang graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Computer and Information Science) and holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Birmingham and a Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) from the Singapore Management University. Willey has been a full-time lecturer with the Polytechnic since 2007. He currently holds the portfolio of a Course Chair in the School of InfoComm Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He specialises in teaching software development and FinTech related modules.
Certification
A Certificate of Performance will be awarded to participants who achieve at least 75% attendance and pass all required assessment(s).
A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who meet the 75% attendance requirement but did not pass all required assessment(s).
Entry Requirements
Entry-level executives and officers in the banking and finance industry who wish to:
- Equip themselves with essential FinTech concepts
- Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and to know how these technologies will impact their work and the industry
- Discover ways to prepare themselves for digital transformation
Course Fees
Funding period for this course is from 13 Jan 2023 to 30 Sept 2024.
SkillsFuture Credit
All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory.
Note:
(Course fee is payable upon acceptance. It is inclusive of 8% GST and subject to review.)
Please note that the GST rate will be revised to 8% with effect from 1 Jan 2023, as such any payable course fees will be subjected to the new GST rate adjustments in 2023.
Please refer to our FAQs for more information.
| Applicants / Eligibility | Fees |
|---|---|
| Full course fee | $604.80 |
| Singaporeans aged below 40 qualified for SkillsFuture Funding | $179.76 |
| Singaporeans aged 40 & above qualified for SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy | $67.76 |
| Singaporeans qualified for Enhanced Training Support for SMEs | $67.76 |
| Singapore Permanent Residents & **LTVP+ qualified for SkillsFuture Funding | $181.44 |
| Singapore Permanent Residents & ##LTVP+ qualified for Enhanced Training Support for SMEs | $69.44 |
| Others (and Repeat Students) | $604.80 |