Privacy and Security in Online Social Media

Week by week (official course layout)

1. Week 1: What is Online Social Networks, data collection from social networks, challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls in online social networks, APIs
2. Week 2: Collecting data from Online Social Media.
3. Week 3: Trust, credibility, and reputations in social systems
4. Week 4: Trust, credibility, and reputations in social systems
5. Week 5: Online social Media and Policing
6. Week 6: Information privacy disclosure, revelation and its effects in OSM and online social networks
7. Week 7: Phishing in OSM & Identifying fraudulent entities in online social networks
8. Week 8: Refresher for all topics
9. Weeks 9-12: Research paper discussion

Topics as the course page lists them. Weekly assignment due dates are shown only inside the course after a SWAYAM sign-in, so they are not here — check the course page every week.

This course's certificate rule

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course. Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100 Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week. YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

As printed on the course page. General rules: NPTEL FAQ.