About this course: This course focuses on how to design and build secure systems with a human-centric focus. We will look at basic principles of human-computer interaction, and apply these insights to the design of secure systems with the goal of developing security measures that respect human performance and their goals within a system.
Created by: University of Maryland, College Park
Taught by: Jennifer Golbeck, Director
Human-Computer Interaction Lab
| Basic Info |
Course 1 of 5 in the
Cybersecurity Specialization.
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| Commitment | 7 weeks of study, 5-8 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1
Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction: users, usability, tasks, and cognitive models
6 videos, 4 readings
Graded: Week 1 Quiz - HCI Basics
WEEK 2
Week 2
Design: design methodology, prototyping, cybersecurity case study
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 2 Quiz - Design
WEEK 3
Week 3
Evaluation: usability studies, A/B testing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, cybersecurity case study
6 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 3 Quiz - Evaluation
WEEK 4
Week 4
Strategies for Secure Interaction Design: authority, guidelines for interface design
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 4 Quiz - Guidelines for Usable Security
WEEK 5
Week 5
Usable Authentication: authentication mechanisms, biometrics, two-factor authentication
6 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 5 Quiz - Usable Authentication
WEEK 6
Week 6
Usable Privacy: privacy settings, personal data sharing, data inference
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Week 6 Quiz - Usable Privacy
WEEK 7
Final Exam
Graded: Final Exam
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University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.
Pricing
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Ratings and Reviews
Excellent course. Learned a lot about usable security.
the best one
Great course. It opened my mind in a few aspects of day to day privacy and security aspects people tend to ignore.
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NM
Excellent explanation with very nice examples.