In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting. We'll take a look at the past, present, and future of election technologies and explore the various spaces intersected by voting, including computer security, human factors, public policy, and more.
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Securing Digital Democracy
University of Michigan
About this Course
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Software TestingCybersecurityUsabilityOperating System
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English
Subtitles: English
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
13 hours to complete
Voting as a Security Problem
Approaching voting problems with the security mindset
8 videos (Total 101 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
8 videos
Welcome8m
The Security Mindset13m
Security Requirements for Voting12m
The Living Voice8m
Early Paper Ballots19m
The Australian Ballot13m
Mechanical Voting Machines11m
Punched Card Voting12m
5 readings
Syllabus and Logistics10m
Staff10m
Companion Reading and Resources10m
Help us learn more about you!10m
Reading List10m
1 practice exercise
Voting as a Security Problem20m
Week
22 hours to complete
Computers at the Polls
Voting enters the computing age
7 videos (Total 101 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
7 videos
Optical Scan Voting19m
DRE Voting Machines19m
Inside the Black Box11m
Paper as a Defense9m
Diebold22m
More Goes Wrong10m
1 reading
Reading List10m
1 practice exercise
Computers at the Polls20m
Week
33 hours to complete
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
Methods for ensuring the security of democracy
9 videos (Total 130 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
9 videos
Voter Authentication11m
Guarding Against Tampering18m
Field Testing12m
Case Studies13m
India's EVMs15m
Tamperproof?13m
India's Response11m
Bonus: Deport on Arrival13m
1 reading
Reading List10m
1 practice exercise
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World20m
Week
42 hours to complete
Human Factors and Internet Voting
Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting
8 videos (Total 113 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
8 videos
Usability17m
Usable Paper Ballots10m
Accessibility9m
Absentee Voting12m
A Bad Idea7m
Client-side Threats14m
Server-side Threats13m
Washington, D.C.26m
1 reading
Reading List10m
1 practice exercise
Human Factors and Internet Voting20m
4.8
32 ReviewsTop reviews from Securing Digital Democracy
An amazing, insightful and practical course that finds immediate application at any stage of an electoral process. Very highly recommend!!!
Taught very well. Assessments can be frustrating (i.e. "select all that apply" questions) but it adds to the learning process.
Instructor
J. Alex Halderman
Associate ProfessorElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
About University of Michigan
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