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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 2381	yes	Coursera

The Securing Digital Democracy fees details are given below:

The fee payment for Securing Digital Democracy is Rs. 2,381.

Securing Digital Democracy Fees Details:

Course	Fee in INR
Course on Securing Digital Democracy	Rs. 2,381

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

Knowledge of Cyber Security

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

Application Tester

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

Practice Exercise

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

Practice Exercise

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

Practice Exercise

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

Practice Exercise

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!

Practice Exercise

New Technology and Policy

Instructors

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

1: Can I get financial aid for the course?

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

2: What is included in the course fee?

The course fee includes graded assignments, video lectures, reading material as well as the certificate of completion for the course.

3: How can we resolve our queries/doubts?

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.

4: Will I have to visit the campus?

No. The course is completely online with no campus visit required. Just register and start watching from your home.

5: Who teaches this Securing Digital Democracy course?

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.

6: What is the total course duration?

The Programme requires approximately 14 hours to complete. However, it is a self-paced course and candidates get to decide their speed.

7: Who is the course offered by?

The course in Securing Digital Democracy is offered by the University of Michigan.