HUMAN FACTORS IN INFORMATION SECURITY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate clearly and effectively to non-expert audiences about security vulnerabilities and security-related incidents. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Mitigate common human-centered risks to information security and privacy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop awareness of the structure of the information security field, and career opportunities within it. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Build strategies and sources for current awareness of security issues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate understanding of professional competencies important for management of information organizations. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate understanding of societal, legal, policy or ethical information issues. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate understanding of issues surrounding marginalized communities and information. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate clearly and effectively to non-expert audiences about security vulnerabilities and security-related incidents. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Mitigate common human-centered risks to information security and privacy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop awareness of the structure of the information security field, and career opportunities within it. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Build strategies and sources for current awareness of security issues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate understanding of professional competencies important for management of information organizations. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate understanding of societal, legal, policy or ethical information issues. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate understanding of issues surrounding marginalized communities and information. Audience: Graduate