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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Offered by the University of Michigan, the Internet History, Technology, and Security programme by Coursera will lay an emphasis in the life of candidates who want to make a career in the field of networks and Internet. Understanding the key importance of the web and the Internet, candidates will start taking this area seriously. They will gain knowledge as to how the web and internet can be used to create something massive, innovative and lastly helping the society in progressing.

The programme has been conceptualised keeping future trends into consideration. The candidates will hold expertise in this field and gain immense learning in Internet Protocol, Internet Security, Internet and Internet Architecture.

This is a 15-hour course and candidates will receive a certification after they submit all the assignments and meet the requirements. Candidates who are willing to enrol in the programme but are facing financial difficulties can apply for financial aid as well.

The Highlights

Approx. 15 hours of course duration
Certificate can be shared
Offered by University of Michigan

Programme Offerings

videos
Readings
Exercises
online
assignments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2418	yes	Coursera

The Internet History, Technology, and Security certification can be pursued in audit as well as purchase mode
The audit mode is free but will not provide a certificate
The purchase mode will cost Rs. 2,418

Internet History, Technology, and Security Fees Details

Fees	Amount in Rs.
	With certification	Without certification
Course Fee	Rs. 2,418	Free

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Candidates are awarded a certificate of completion for this programme if they successfully complete it and submit all the requirements from the academy.

What you will learn

Technology skills

Participants will be able to explore several areas that fall under this programme.

Candidates will be able to experience and master different skills namely, Internet Protocol (IP) Suite, Internet Security, Internet and Internet Architecture
After learning the contents, the participants will start taking the Web and the Internet for serious. The technological impacts that are caused due to the web and internet will be known to the candidate.
They will learn to use this innovation in a right manner rather than misusing it
This will make candidates an informed, wise and learned network citizen.

Who it is for

System Security AnalystIT EngineerIT Analyst

Admission Details

Candidates seeking admission for Internet History, Technology, and Security programme can easily do so by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the course page https://www.coursera.org/learn/internet-history and proceed on Enroll For Free

Step 2: The next step is to sign up via Facebook or Google ID and access the learner material in this programme.

Step 3: The course can be seen in both Audit as well as Purchase Mode

Step 4: The Audit Course option will only give you a course for free but no certificate. In purchase mode, you need to make the payment of the course to get the certificate

Step 5: Payment can be made via the preferred mode of payment.

The Syllabus

Videos

Bonus: Offices Hours in Portland, OR
Welcome to Class
Bonus: Office Hours - Manila, Philippines

Readings

Course Materials
Course Syllabus
Help us learn more about you!

Videos

High Stakes Research in Computing, and Communication
Alan Turing and Bletchley Park
Bonus: Class Reunion at Bletchley Park
Post-War Computing and Communication
Using the Michigan Terminal System (through 6:00)
Wrap up and Reflection
Bonus: Office Hours - Barcelona, Spain

Pactice exercise

History: Dawn of Electronic Computing

Videos

History Through Supercomputing
Larry Smarr - NCSA
History Through NSFNet
Doug Van Houweling - NSFNet
Leonard Kleinrock - The First Two Packets on the Internet
Katie Hafner - Where Wizards Stay Up Late
Bonus: Nii Quaynor - Bringing the Web to Africa
Bonus: Office Hours - Washington DC, USA

Practice exercise

History: The First Internet - NSFNet

Videos

The Web Becomes Content
Joseph Hardin - NCSA Mosaic
Getting to the Web
Building Mosaic
Reflecting on Mosaic
Bonus: Office Hours - Mexico City, Mexico
Paul Kunz - The First Web Server in America
Robert Cailliau - Co-Inventor of the Web

Practice exercise

History: The Web Makes it Easy to Use

Videos

Brendan Eich - Inventor of JavaScript
Bonus: Office Hours - Melbourne, Australia
Assume the Web
The Modern Internet
Bonus: Tim Berners-Lee
The Year of the Web
Jeff Bezos - Founder of Amazon
Mitchell Baker: The Mozilla Foundation

Practice exercise

History: Commercialization and Growth

Videos

Bob Metcalfe - The Ethernet Story
The InterNetwork (IP)
Introduction / The Link Layer
Bonus: Office Hours - Palo Alto, California, USA
Vint Cerf - A Brief History of Packets

Practice exercise

Technology: Internets and Packets

Video

TCP Wrap Up
Van Jacobson - Slow Start Algorithm
Bonus: Office Hours - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
The Domain Name System
Transport Layer

Practice exercise

Technology: Transport Control Protocol (TCP)

Video

Bonus: Office Hours - San Diego, California, USA
Van Jacobson - Content Centered Networking
Application Layer

Practice exercise

Technology: Application Protocols

Video

Security - Integrity and Signatures
Security Introduction
Bruce Schneier: The Security Mindset
Security - Encryption and Confidentiality

Practice exercise

Security: Encrypting and Signing

Video

Diffie, Hellman, and Merkle (YouTube only)
Bruce Schneier: Building Cryptographic Systems
Security Public/Private Key - Secure Sockets
Security - Integrity and Certificate Authorities

Practice exercise

Security: Web Security

Video

Graduation Ceremony

Reading

Post-course Survey

Practice exercise

Final Exam - IHTS

Instructors

UM–Ann Arbor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who is offering this Internet History, Technology, and Security programme?

The course Internet History, Technology, and Security certification programme is offered by the University of Michigan.

2: How much time will be taken to complete this programme?

The programme Internet History, Technology, and Security will take an approximate 15 hours to complete.

3: Will I be able to forward the certificate ahead?

The certificate of completion will be given to the candidates who will submit the certificate. Candidates will be given e-certificate for the course completion.

4: Is there any chance to get my money back once paid?

Candidates will not be given a refund for the money paid.