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❖ Cardano Science on Networks

$8,900.00 Requested
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Addresses Challenge
Feasibility
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ソリューション

Promote Cardano and the Cardano protocol through a comprehensive online course about Network Theory and Blockchain Technology.

Problem:

ブラジルのSTEM学部生やテクノロジー愛好家の間で、どのようにカルダノを普及させればよいのでしょうか。

Yes Votes:
₳ 23,667,238
No Votes:
₳ 13,969,145
Votes Cast:
74

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[IMPACT]

Introduce to the Brazilian audience, composed of university students and professors, professionals, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs, to key concepts of the Cardano blockchain technology under the framework of network science.

Syllabus

  • What is the blockchain technology?
  • Modern blockchain culture
  • Social networks & technological networks
  • Cardano, Bitcoin and Ethereum mechanics
  • Fundamentals of network theory
  • Proof-of-stake (PoS) vs Proof-of-work (PoW)
  • Cardano and Mass Adoption

This proposal consists of a key idea that focus on a problem that is not covered by any other Challenge in Fund 8.

We aim to offer valuable information to the community on how Cardano poses itself as a spearhead technology designed to include everyone and improve blockchain mechanics. We plan to offer a scientific course entitled "Cardano Science on Networks" that will be exhibited in Brazilian Portuguese by the proposer, Dr. Andre Vilela, Physics Ph. D. and researcher, on a 30 h online course over a three months project.

This activity is similar to other courses lectured by the proposer in his university/institution. We do not identify relevant risks in delivering this solution to the community.

[FEASIBILITY]

<u>Month 1 KPIs - Design</u>

  1. Cardano Fund 8 engagement: CA's and community
  2. A literature review of Blockchain technology
  3. Course Design and Cardano Science on Networks website setup

<u>Month 2 KPIs - Engagement</u>

  1. Communication and course engagement: Telegram and Instagram posts
  2. Online lessons sign-up phase
  3. Course Start / Welcome Class

<u>Month 3 KPIs - Action</u>

  1. Online lessons
  2. Course ending and certification
  3. Input and feedback
  4. Final Report

<u>Fund 8 schedule</u>

Project Kickoff 2225 USD

Month 1 2225 USD

Month 2 2225 USD

Month 3 2225 USD

Investment 8900 USD

This is a solo proposal with staff support and sponsorship from the Materials Physics undergrad program of the University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

[AUDITABILITY]

Incremental Milestones for each phase:

Design (Month 1) + Engagement (Month 2) + Action (Month 3)

A broad and inclusive participation of students and professors, professionals, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs that yields future proposals in the Cardano Ideascale by the participants.

This proposal consists of an entirely new one.

SDG Rating

SDG goals:

Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG subgoals:

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

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コミュニティ・アドバイザー・レビュー (3)

Addresses Challenge

4 / 5
3 レビュー

Does the proposal effectively addresses the challenge?

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This proposal seeks funding for the development of a comprehensive online course with which Cardano to be introduced to a target group of STEM undergrads and technology enthusiasts in Brazil. The scientific course entitled "Cardano Science on Networks" for which the proposal seeks funding is with a length of 30 hours, so this is a serious in depth course. The target group that this course will address is a very important group for the growth of Cardano. I strongly agree that there are no other suitable challenges where this project could fit.

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Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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It sounds great to promote Cardano and engage students to yield future proposals to the Cardano Ideascale, but it doesn’t seem to contribute that much more to the community if the students wont engage after the course is done. So I assume that the proposal doesn’t have the ability to scale future and address future challenges. If this proposal would apply for other Catalyst challenges in future funds, it would be a good fit for example “Grow Brazil, Grow Cardano”.

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The proposal is aiming to educate the academic community in Brazil about Cardano through a comprehensive online course. Students are our future rock stars, by introducing them to Cardano early on we can gain broader and more natural adoption. The online course presented is ambitious and includes relevant subjects. This proposal is submitted in the Miscellaneous Challenge and it does align with the campaign brief. It could be questioned if the proposal should be placed in the "New member onboarding" category but it focuses more on the Project Catalyst, which is not the aim of this proposal. As a result, the proposal is considered impactful. This proposal aims to equip students with the right tools early on to be introduced to blockchain theory and Cardano. That is indeed impactful and the proposal will receive a score of 5 stars in this section.

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Feasibility

4.3 / 5
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Given experience and plan presented is likely that this proposal will be implemented successfully?

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The time plan could be expanded more in detail with resources etc. Some more references and links of the team could be provided. The budget seems fairly accurate but could be adjusted to be better distributed for each month were there would certainly be more expenses.

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The proposal has a not very detailed plan with a monthly time benchmarks. The syllabus for the project is outlined and the material will be taught in Brazilian Portuguese by the proposer who holds a Physics Ph. D. A website will be created to host the course, so the course supposedly will be available for other interested parties after the initial class, although this is not explicitly stated. The budget is nicely divided in 4 segments in order to facilitate gradual funding. However the budget is not broken down in detail and with remuneration per hour. The proposer states that the project is with sponsorship and staff support from the University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil. The proposer has provided a link to his personal webpage, where we can find further links to his CV, but the linkedin link does not work, fortunately there are other links to other platforms where a CV could be found. I strongly agree that it is highly likely that this proposal will be implemented successfully.

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Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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The proposer is well educated and familiar with the academic environment, their claims of experience can be further verified through their personal website. The proposer is considered credible and their provided plan is detailed and sufficient given the scope of the project. The budget is reasonable for the work and time required to take the project from start to finish. As previously mentioned, given the scope and risks of the project, there is not much to address that should be altered in the proposal. The score given in terms of feasibility will be 5 stars.

Assessment Quality Assurance

Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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Auditability

2.7 / 5
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Does the proposal provides sufficient information to assess and audit progress and completion?

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The roadmap with millstones is extremely simplified and could be worked out some more. There is not mentioned how the community would follow up the progress of the proposal. It’s not that clear if the course will continue if there isn’t a success for the students.

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Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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The proposer suggests that the progress of the project could be done on a monthly basis in line with the incremental milestones provided in the roadmap. Presumably the results will be seen on the website created to host the course, but that is not explicitly stated. The proposer does not attach any specific numbers against which the progress could be compared, number of website visits, number of students following the course, etc. The success measures for the project are also ambiguous, without concrete numbers and will be difficult for the auditor to define. I disagree that this proposal provides me with sufficient information to assess the progress in attaining its stated goals.

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Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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The description of progress is laid out quiet sparsely in the proposal with no real definition of how a phase is considered done or achieved. The milestones are split up into three months and it would be interesting to have a more clear definition of done in each stage in order for the community to audit the project. The definition of success is also quiet general and hard to measure, it could be argued that it is straight up subjective. A suggestion is to include a clear goal that is measurable and easy to follow up. A few examples could be 50 potential candidates, 30 enrolled students, 20 students completed the course, 15 students achieved a great score (if applicable). With the above mentioned points in mind, the score will be neutral in terms of auditability. Score: 3-stars.

Assessment Quality Assurance

Assessment Quality Assurance is an offered role to veteran in the Cardano Project Catalyst Community. The purpose is to review PA assessments of proposals, providing a second layer of Quality Assurance.

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