University of Michigan

Securing Digital Democracy

Taught in English

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J. Alex Halderman

Instructor: J. Alex Halderman

4.8

(162 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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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.

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There are 5 modules in this course

Approaching voting problems with the security mindset

What's included

8 videos5 readings1 quiz

Voting enters the computing age

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7 videos1 reading1 quiz

Methods for ensuring the security of democracy

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9 videos1 reading1 quiz

Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting

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8 videos1 reading1 quiz

Lessons learned

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7 videos3 readings1 quiz1 peer review

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4.9 (21 ratings)
J. Alex Halderman
University of Michigan
2 Courses14,829 learners

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