World of Spies: Keeping Secrets

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World of Spies: Keeping Secrets
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

World of Spies: Keeping Secrets
The course World of Spies: Keeping Secrets is an online class provided by Purdue University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Get a taste of spy training, and learn how you can keep your secrets safe with a course designed for 13-18 year olds.

Course description
  • Use logic and problem-solving skills to solve difficult puzzles
  • 4 weeks
  • What does it take to be a spy? Strong critical thinking and communication skills, a firm grasp of logic, and a love of puzzles are all useful.
  • This course will help you develop those abilities while exploring the exciting world of espionage. You’ll learn about code-making and breaking, encryption, logical thinking and more as you find out whether you would make a good spy.
  • Introduction to spying and the common United States agencies that collect intelligence
  • Reasons for encrypting information
  • Various ways information is encrypted
  • Using logical thinking and linguistic patterns to break encrypted messages without a key
  • How traditional decryption methods led to the modern day computer
  • Why protecting information is important
  • How information we provide in social media can compromise the safety of our personal information
  • The effectiveness of modern day encryption
  • This course has been specially designed for school students aged 13 and over who enjoy puzzles and are looking to improve their logic skills or find out more about espionage.
  • Purdue University
  • One of the four best public universities in the US, Purdue delivers an engaging learning experience and a world-class degree.
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Prerequisites & Facts

World of Spies: Keeping Secrets

Course Topic

Automation, Development, Development Tools

University, College, Institution

Purdue University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

World of Spies: Keeping Secrets

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Purdue University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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