Introduction to Encryption and Cryptography CO220 / A24
Summary
Discover the history of encryption and learn how it's used in the modern world. On this course, you will learn about what encryption is and understand its use in the past by using the Caesar and Vigenère ciphers. You will also look at the present and future of encryption and investigate both symmetric and asymmetric encryption schemes. The course includes several practical encryption activities which you can complete and use in your own classroom. There are several optional steps involving using Python to implement some forms of encryption. We recommend that for these you are comfortable using functions with parameters.
Who is it for?
This course is for prospective teachers of Key Stage 3 computing and GCSE computer science, who may be new to the subject.
No prior experience or knowledge of computer science is expected before attending this course.
What topics are covered?
- Encryption and decryption
- Using ciphers to teach encryption
- Symmetric and asymmetric encryption
- How encrpytion is used in the modern world
How will you learn?
This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised start date, have access to the course for a year, and can benefit from facilitation by expert Professional Development Leaders during the following periods:
- 16th Sept – 22nd Sept: week 1
- 23rd Sept – 30th Sept: week 2
- 11th Nov - 17th Nov: week 1
- 18th Nov - 24th Nov: week 2
Don’t worry if you’ve missed the facilitation windows, you can still benefit from the contributions of others.
How long is this course?
This is approximately 8 hours of self-directed learning.
Who is the course leader?
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This is a self-paced Online Course
The course leader will be introduced in the course.
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Outcomes
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the general process of encryption and decryption
- Apply a Caesar Cipher and a Vigenère Cipher
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different encryption algorithms
- Compare symmetric and asymmetric encryption
- Demonstrate methods of breaking simple encryption schemes
- Describe how encryption is used in the modern world, and some of the possible ethical implications of this
Sessions
Date | Time | Location | |
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1 Introduction to Encryption and Cryptography | 01 September 2024 | 00:00-23:00 | Online course |
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Additional information
If the course you would like to attend is fully booked, please contact enquiries@stem.org.uk to express your interest in being added to a waiting list. We will contact you when the course is due to run again.
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