From 64c03617fabcb91df4dbd3528239ddf5464c74dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Hsu Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:53:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add learning outcomes and credit info. --- website/docs/format.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/docs/format.md b/website/docs/format.md index 2483c83..1444190 100644 --- a/website/docs/format.md +++ b/website/docs/format.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Lectures will be loosely organized around **four modules**: differential -privacy, cryptography, language-based security, and adversarial machine +privacy, applied cryptography, language-based security, and adversarial machine learning. I will give most of the lectures for the first module (differential privacy). For the other modules, I will give an introductory lecture surveying the topic and background material. Then, each student will lead one lecture, @@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ Grades will be assigned as follows: - **Paper presentation: 25%** - **Final project: 60%** (First and second milestones, and final writeup) +## Learning Outcomes + +By the end of this course, you should be able to... + +- Summarize the basic concepts in each of the four course modules: differential + privacy, applied cryptography, language-based security, and adversarial + machine learning. +- Use standard techniques from differential privacy to design privacy-preserving + data analyses. +- Grasp the high-level concepts from research literature on the main course + topics. +- Present and lead a discussion on recent research results. +- Carry out an in-depth exploration of one topic in the form of a self-directed + research project. + +## Credit Information + +This is a **3-credit** graduate seminar. We will meet for two 75-minute class +periods each week over the fall semester, and you should expect to work on +course learning activities for about 3 hours out of classroom for every class +period. + ## Academic Integrity The final project may be done individually or in groups of two students.