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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The certificate course called Securing Digital Democracy by Coursera prepares every citizen about the true potential of electronic and internet voting aspects in the future. It teaches you everything that you must know about the true risks and security issues in our times. This course takes a look at the different times of past, the present, and future aspects of conducting elections and the various technologies involved in elections. This course will teach candidates about exploring the different subsets intersected by the factors involved in the process like Including the use of computers, human factors, Cybersecurity and its threats, public policy, and other related factors.
This course is rightly titled securing digital democracy since it deals with the most important aspect of democracy, the elections. The course teaches in detail the entire electoral process and the challenges one can encounter and hence prepare for in the future course of elections. With insights from the past with a detailed history of voting, this course is curated with a very structured format that is easy to grasp and allows an understanding of every candidate from different backgrounds. For candidates from public policy, cybersecurity, and software testing this course will develop an understanding of the electoral process and its changing dynamics that will better help them develop tools for the elections of the future.
The Highlights
- Course offered by University of Michigan
- The programme duration is 14 hours
- Access the programme in different language subtitles
- Completely 100% online offering
- E-certificates can be shared ahead
- Certification from Coursera
Programme Offerings
- videos
- Readings
- Practice Exercises
- online.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2435 | yes | Coursera |
The Securing Digital Democracy fees details are given below:
The fee payment for Securing Digital Democracy is Rs. 2,435.
Securing Digital Democracy Fees Details:
Course | Fee in INR |
Course on Securing Digital Democracy | Rs. 2,435 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
The Participants will be given a course completion certificate only if they complete the programme successfully as well as make fee payment for it.
What you will learn
By taking this certification programme in Securing Digital Democracy candidates can gain the following insights:
- An understanding of the reasons for the current day electoral process and its development through the history of elections.
- Learning about the history of computers in the electoral process, its advantages, and security risks involved.
- Public policy candidates can learn about how the various methods of registrations and voter IDs have evolved for the computer elections age.
- Ways in which new technology and voting processes can be refined for further policy development, software testing, and programming to avoid the threats to elections.
Who it is for
Admission Details
Candidates can apply for admissions in this Securing Digital Democracy programme by:
Step 1: Visit the Course page.
Step 2: Clicking on the ‘Enroll for Free’ tab
Step 3: Signing up and creating a login from Google or Facebook ID
Step 4: A window will appear with 2 options namely, ‘Purchase Course’ and ‘Full Course, No Certificate’.
Step 5: If you purchase the course, the candidate needs to make the payment online. In case the candidate opts for 2nd option then the candidate can access the full course without making the payment but the certificate will not be given.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome
- The Security Mindset
- Security Requirements for Voting
- The Living Voice
- Early Paper Ballots
- The Australian Ballot
- Mechanical Voting Machines
- Punched Card Voting
Readings
- Syllabus and Logistics
- Staff
- Companion Reading and Resources
- Help us learn more about you!
- Reading List
Assignment
- Voting as a Security Problem
Videos
- Computers at the Polls
- Optical Scan Voting
- DRE Voting Machines
- Inside the Black Box
- Paper as a Defense
- Diebold
- More Goes Wrong
Reading
- Reading List
Assignment
- Computers at the Polls
Videos
- Voter Registration
- Voter Authentication
- Guarding Against Tampering
- Field Testing
- Case Studies
- India's EVMs
- Tamperproof?
- India's Response
- Bonus: Deport on Arrival
Reading
- Reading List
Assignment
- Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
Videos
- Usability
- Usable Paper Ballots
- Accessibility
- Absentee Voting
- A Bad Idea
- Client-side Threats
- Server-side Threats
- Washington, D.C.
Reading
- Reading List
Assignment
- Human Factors and Internet Voting
Videos
- Criteria
- Post-Election Auditing
- End-to-End Verifiable Voting
- Verifying an E2E Result
- Election Policy in the U.S.
- Testing and Certification
- Recommendations
Readings
- Reading List
- Post-course Survey
- Keep Learning with Michigan Online!
Assignment
- New Technology and Policy
Peer Review
- Final Writing Assignment
Instructors
UM–Ann Arbor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, Coursera offers financial assistance to candidates with some financial restraints. Please log in here for more details: https://www.coursera.org/learn/digital-democracy
The course fee includes graded assignments, video lectures, reading material as well as the certificate of completion for the course.
Candidates may ask their queries/doubts at the student discussion forum that is specifically meant for the peers attending the same course. The discussions are happening 24x7 on the forum.
No. The course is completely online with no campus visit required. Just register and start watching from your home.
The course is taught by J. Alex Halderman, who is an Associate Professor from the electrical engineering and computer science department and the University of Michigan.
The Programme requires approximately 14 hours to complete. However, it is a self-paced course and candidates get to decide their speed.
The course in Securing Digital Democracy is offered by the University of Michigan.