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website/docs/comms.md

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-# Communications
-
 ## Mailing list
 
 ## Course staff

website/docs/format.md

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-# Course Format
-
 Lectures will be loosely organized around four modules: differential privacy,
 cryptography, language-based security, and adversarial machine learning. The
 instructor will give most of the lectures for the first module, on differential
@@ -16,11 +14,12 @@ to contact the instructor.
 
 ## Readings and Homework
 
-The bulk of this course consists of reading research papers. Before every
+Paper discussions are a core component of this course.  Students are expected to
-lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper closely and
+read papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions.
-understand its significance, including (a) the problem addressed by the paper,
+Before every lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper
-(b) the main contributions of the paper, and (c) how the authors solve the
+closely and understand its significance, including (a) the problem addressed by
-problem in some technical detail.  
+the paper, (b) the main contributions of the paper, and (c) how the authors
+solve the problem in some technical detail.  
 
 The instructor will also send out 2-3 questions before every paper presentation.
 Students will submit brief answers---no more than 1-2 paragraphs per
@@ -34,3 +33,17 @@ Students will work individually or in pairs on a topic of their choice,
 producing a conference-style write-up and presenting their project at the end of
 the semester. This project should have the potential to turn into a research
 paper or survey. Details can be found [here](projects/details.md).
+
+## Grading and Evaluation
+
+Grades will be assigned as follows:
+
+- **Discussions: 15%** (Pre-lecture questions and class participation)
+- **Paper presentation: 25%**
+- **Final project: 60%** (First and second milestones, and final writeup)
+
+## Academic Integrity
+
+Pre-lecture questions should be done individually. The final project may be done
+individually or in groups of two students. Collaboration projects with people
+outside the class may be allowed, but must be approved by the instructor.

website/docs/policies.md

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-# Course Policies
-
-Paper discussions are a core component of this course.  Students are expected to
-read papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions.
-
-## Grading and Evaluation
-
-Grades will be assigned as follows:
-
-- **Discussions: 15%** (Pre-lecture questions and class participation)
-- **Paper presentation: 25%**
-- **Final project: 60%** (First and second milestones, and final writeup)
-
-## Academic Integrity
-
-Pre-lecture questions should be done individually. The final project may be done
-individually or in groups of two students. Collaboration projects with people
-outside the class may be allowed, but must be approved by the instructor.

website/docs/projects/details.md

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-# Course Project
-
 This course covers a wide range of topics in security and privacy. The goal of
 the course project is to dive more deeply into a particular topic individually
 or in groups of two. This project could take different forms:

website/docs/resources/related.md

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-# Previous Courses
 - CSE 291: [Language-Based Security](https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~dstefan/cse291-winter18/) (Deian Stefan, UCSD)
 - CSE 711: [Topics in Differential Privacy](https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~gaboardi/teaching/CSE711-spring16.html) (Marco Gaboardi, University at Buffalo)
 - CS 800: [The Algorithmic Foundations of Data Privacy](https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~aaroth/courses/privacyF11.html) (Aaron Roth, UPenn)

website/docs/resources/software.md

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-# Software
-
 ## Differential Privacy
 - [DFuzz](https://github.com/ejgallego/dfuzz)
 - [HOARe2](https://github.com/ejgallego/HOARe2)

website/docs/schedule/deadlines.md

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-# Deadlines
-
 Before class on the dates indicated.
 
 ## Course Deadlines

website/docs/syllabus.md

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-# Syllabus
-
 Security and Privacy are rapidly emerging as critical research areas.
 Vulnerabilities in software are found and exploited almost everyday
 and with increasingly serious consequences (e.g., the Equifax massive data

website/mkdocs.yml

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     - Syllabus: 'syllabus.md'
     - Course Format: 'format.md'
     - Communication: 'comms.md'
-    - Policies: 'policies.md'
   - Schedule:
     - Lectures: 'schedule/lectures.md'
     - Deadlines: 'schedule/deadlines.md'
   - Resources:
     - Papers: 'resources/readings.md'
     - Software: 'resources/software.md'
-    - Other Courses: 'resources/related.md'
+    - Related Courses: 'resources/related.md'
   - Project:
     - Details: 'projects/details.md'
     - Gallery: 'projects/final.md'