University of Maryland, College Park

Usable Security

Jennifer Golbeck

Instructor: Jennifer Golbeck

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(3,295 reviews)

11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
95%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 7 modules in this course

Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction: users, usability, tasks, and cognitive models

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6 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review

Design: design methodology, prototyping, cybersecurity case study

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

Evaluation: usability studies, A/B testing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, cybersecurity case study

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6 videos1 reading1 assignment

Strategies for Secure Interaction Design: authority, guidelines for interface design

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

Usable Authentication: authentication mechanisms, biometrics, two-factor authentication

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6 videos1 reading1 assignment

Usable Privacy: privacy settings, personal data sharing, data inference

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

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1 assignment

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4.8 (575 ratings)
Jennifer Golbeck
University of Maryland, College Park
2 Courses109,114 learners

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