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.
Approaching voting problems with the security mindset
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8 videos5 readings1 assignment
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8 videos•Total 101 minutes
Welcome•9 minutes
The Security Mindset•14 minutes
Security Requirements for Voting•13 minutes
The Living Voice•9 minutes
Early Paper Ballots•19 minutes
The Australian Ballot•13 minutes
Mechanical Voting Machines•12 minutes
Punched Card Voting•13 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
Syllabus and Logistics•10 minutes
Staff•10 minutes
Companion Reading and Resources•10 minutes
Help us learn more about you!•10 minutes
Reading List•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Voting as a Security Problem•30 minutes
Computers at the Polls
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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Voting enters the computing age
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7 videos1 reading1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 101 minutes
Computers at the Polls•7 minutes
Optical Scan Voting•19 minutes
DRE Voting Machines•20 minutes
Inside the Black Box•12 minutes
Paper as a Defense•10 minutes
Diebold•23 minutes
More Goes Wrong•11 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Reading List•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Computers at the Polls•30 minutes
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
Module 3•3 hours to complete
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Methods for ensuring the security of democracy
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9 videos1 reading1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 130 minutes
Voter Registration•20 minutes
Voter Authentication•11 minutes
Guarding Against Tampering•19 minutes
Field Testing•13 minutes
Case Studies•14 minutes
India's EVMs•16 minutes
Tamperproof?•14 minutes
India's Response•11 minutes
Bonus: Deport on Arrival•13 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Reading List•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World•30 minutes
Human Factors and Internet Voting
Module 4•3 hours to complete
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Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting
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8 videos1 reading1 assignment
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8 videos•Total 113 minutes
Usability•17 minutes
Usable Paper Ballots•11 minutes
Accessibility•10 minutes
Absentee Voting•13 minutes
A Bad Idea•7 minutes
Client-side Threats•15 minutes
Server-side Threats•14 minutes
Washington, D.C.•26 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Reading List•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Human Factors and Internet Voting•30 minutes
New Technology and Policy
Module 5•3 hours to complete
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Lessons learned
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7 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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7 videos•Total 79 minutes
Criteria•6 minutes
Post-Election Auditing•17 minutes
End-to-End Verifiable Voting•13 minutes
Verifying an E2E Result•11 minutes
Election Policy in the U.S.•17 minutes
Testing and Certification•6 minutes
Recommendations•10 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Reading List•10 minutes
Post-course Survey•10 minutes
Keep Learning with Michigan Online!•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
New Technology and Policy•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Final Writing Assignment•60 minutes
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