Coursera

Securing Digital Democracy (Coursera)

Offered by University of Michigan,

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.

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Syllabus

WEEK 1
Voting as a Security Problem
Approaching voting problems with the security mindset

WEEK 2
Computers at the Polls
Voting enters the computing age

WEEK 3
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
Methods for ensuring the security of democracy

WEEK 4
Human Factors and Internet Voting
Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting

WEEK 5
New Technology and Policy
Lessons learned

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