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.
Securing Digital Democracy
Securing Digital Democracy
Instructor: J. Alex Halderman
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1 week at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Understand the security risks of electronic and internet voting.
Gain knowledge of the past, present, and future of election technologies.
Skills you'll gain
- Security Awareness
- Human Computer Interaction
- Public Policies
- Policy Analysis
- Cybersecurity
- Usability
- Information Systems Security
- Threat Modeling
- Software Testing
- Security Engineering
- Cyber Security Policies
- Human Factors
- Political Sciences
- Vulnerability Assessments
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Taught in English
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There are 5 modules in this course
Approaching voting problems with the security mindset
What's included
8 videos5 readings1 assignment
Voting enters the computing age
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7 videos1 reading1 assignment
Methods for ensuring the security of democracy
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9 videos1 reading1 assignment
Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting
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8 videos1 reading1 assignment
Lessons learned
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7 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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CA
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2017
A great course Prof. Halderman explains the concept of Digital Democracy from the past to the current events in our society.
DD
Reviewed on Aug 7, 2024
Nice course. Plenty of learnings. Clear discussions
TS
Reviewed on Mar 5, 2016
Taught very well. Assessments can be frustrating (i.e. "select all that apply" questions) but it adds to the learning process.
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