About This Course:

This course helps prepare you for positions that require the analysis of large data sets, providing the statistics foundation you’ll need for data analysis.

You’ll learn how to model real-world applications using statistical methods. You’ll also gain skills to set up those applications in statistical frameworks, solve the statistical problems using technology and apply those results to answer real business questions. By leveraging the pandas and matplotlib python libraries, you’ll gain exposure to tools used in data analysis, visualization, and data science.

What You’ll Learn:

Collect and classify dataSummarize data using visual and numeric techniquesQuantify answers to questions about estimating parameters using hypothesis test and confidence interval techniquesQuantify answers to questions about correlation between variables using linear regression techniques

MicroBachelors® Program in Business Analytics Foundations

Solve real business problems with scripting and statistics

Scripting with Python

Applied Statistics with Python

2 Courses 8 Months 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $996.00

Program Details

Meet Your Instructors:

Ben Tasker

Technical Program Facilitator – Data Science and Data Analytics at Southern New Hampshire University Ben Tasker owns his own consulting business, where he enjoys solving complex data science problems with innovative solutions for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and even the White House. He believes any company can reach the next phase of machine learning, artificial intelligence or even basic data analytics and enthusiastically provides that expertise to his clients. He applies this knowledge daily as a technical program facilitator at Southern New Hampshire University, where he creates cutting edge data science programs. Ben also holds a clinical Professorship at the College System of New Hampshire, where he teaches data science topics at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Before he ventured into consulting and education, he was the manager of analytics and data warehousing for the Community College System of NH, where he managed 12 data scientists and helped developed an algorithm that kept students enrolled in college, flagging the students at the highest risk of failure. This flag allowed the colleges to deploy resources for each of those students, ultimately helping them complete college. He also earned a MS in Data Analytics and Data Science from the University of New Hampshire. In his free time, Ben can be found at his local Crossfit Gym, doing box jumps, hang power cleans and kettle bell swings

David Sze

Technical Program Facilitator – Mathematics at Southern New Hampshire University David Sze has been teaching statistics and mathematics courses, both online and on campus, for more than 15 years. His current position includes developing, teaching and overseeing statistics and mathematics courses at Southern New Hampshire University. **** Before entering university fields, he worked in the software and telecommunications industries for more than 20 years. He held positions as a director of technology and software consulting and testing and as a technical analyst specializing in applied stochastic techniques. David Sze has a Ph. D. in Mathematics (Probability) and an M. S. in Statistics.

About This Course:

The Python programming language is extremely powerful and commonly used to automate time-intensive activities/tasks for users. This makes Python a good skill to have for any job that requires automation to replace data in a file, rename multiple file names, update Excel spreadsheets or mine data from web pages. Python can be used as a steppingstone to enter some of the most exciting industries including data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software or full-stack development.

What You’ll Learn:

Translate requirements to solve problems computationallyWrite scripts using syntax and conventions in accordance with industry standard best practicesDevelop a fully functional program using industry-relevant tools

MicroBachelors® Program in Business Analytics Foundations

Solve real business problems with scripting and statistics

Scripting with Python

Applied Statistics with Python

2 Courses 8 Months 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $996.00

Program Details

Meet Your Instructors:

Gwen Britton

Associate Vice President, SNHU Global Campus STEM & Business Programs at Southern New Hampshire University

Dr. Gwen Britton has over 25 years in both private industry and academia within the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) space. She has worked in varying positions spanning a gamut of content areas including software engineering, systems administration, network administration, data analysis, database administration and design, web development engineering, cyber-defense, mathematics and computer science.

Britton is passionate about expanding and growing STEM opportunities and access for individuals who otherwise would not have an opportunity to pursue a career in the STEM area. She has helped grow opportunities for non-traditional adult students from under-represented populations by spear heading virtual experiential learning opportunities and competitions in areas such as technology certification preparation, data analysis, internet of things and capture the flag. She has also helped organize and participate in events focused on under-represented K-12 student populations to engage and interest future STEM students in the field through events such as FIRST Robotics, the Hour of Code, Girls in Technology Day and the Science of Soccer.

Curtis George

Technical Program Facilitator for Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University

Curtis George brings over 20 years of experience as a senior engineer working on various projects, from embedded systems for military aircraft to enterprise software for NASA/NOAA. Before working for SNHU, George worked as a senior software engineer for the NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) project. He worked as a senior application engineer with NASA to create software for satellites for predicting hazardous weather patterns (GOES-R and JPSS), developed a roleplaying game to acclimate international students to American campuses and even created an award-winning Spanish verb conjugation mobile application. George started his career in the Navy on a special operations boat where he earned a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal, National Defense Service medal, Navy Expeditionary medal and a Meritorious Unit Commendation medal. He has worked for SNHU as the technical program facilitator for computer science for over 5 years. George earned his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Chapman University and his Master of Science degree in computer science from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently a PhD candidate for computer science at Northcentral University, which he expects to finish in 2021.

About This Course:

This is the 8th course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Discover credentials utilizing hash dumpsPerform pass-the-hash attacksDocument results of the penetration testUtilize currently exploited systems to gain access to others.Configure exploitation tools to pivot through a target environment

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 8th course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Apply methodology to penetration tests to ensure they are consistent, reproducible, rigorous, and under quality control.Analyze the results from automated testing tools to validate findings, determine their business impact, and eliminate false positives.Discover key application flaws.Use programming to create testing and exploitation scripts during a penetration test.Discover and exploit SQL Injection flaws to determine true risk to the victim organization.Create configurations and test payloads within other web attacks.Fuzz potential inputs for injection attacks.Explain the impact of exploitation of application flaws.Analyze traffic between the client and server application using tools.Discover and exploit Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 6th course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Explain what information is collected and analyzed through network security monitoring, and why monitoring is importantDefine network security monitoringSummarize the policies used in network security monitoringDefine an Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System, and provide a real-world analogy for an IDSDefine the base rate fallacy and summarize an exampleSummarize the options for deploying an IDSDescribe common strategies attackers use to evade an IDSList potential indicators of a security attackDefine honeypots and honeynets and list their benefits to organizationsSummarize the goals of a firewallList and define four types of firewallsSummarize an example of a filtering ruleExplain the primary function of NATSummarize the advantages and disadvantages of proxy gatewaysExplain the process for setting up firewalls using IPTables and Netfilter in LinuxList the steps in an incoming packet’s journey through a Linux firewallSummarize the challenges that led to the development of IPv6 and explain how IPv6 addresses those challengesList the differences in IPv4 and IPv6 services and headersDifferentiate between IPv4 and IPv6 address formatsList and define IPv6 address typesList the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 address provisioningList the differences between DHCPv4 and DHCPv6Summarize dual-stack techniques for IPv4 and IPv6 devicesIdentify security threats common to IPv4 and IPv6, as well as threats exclusive to IPv6Describe how reconnaissance methods will change under IPv6List tools that can be use to compromise IPv6 networksDescribe the security considerations needed in dual-stack host environments

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 5th course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Define and apply a substitution cipherDefine cryptanalysisExplain at a high level the process by which a plaintext message is encrypted, transmitted, and decrypted.Describe at least two strategies for breaking an encryption schemeIdentify the differences between public key encryption, symmetric key encryption, and hashingList and summarize the characteristics of good ciphersDescribe the vulnerabilities of stream ciphersDefine AES and explain why it is recommended over 3DESDefine cipher block chainingList the steps in creating an RSA public/private key pairExplain why RSA is secureDefine message integrity and explain how it is ensuredDefine IPSec and list its servicesDefine authentication header and ESPExplain the primary goal of IKE and describe its sub-protocolsSummarize the five steps of IPSec OperationSummarize the history of SSLExplain how closure alerts can prevent a truncation attackIdentify the protocols that make up the SSL architectureDescribe how SSL/TLS provides protected channelsState the differences between IPSec and SSL VPN connectionsExplain why it’s important to consider Layer 2 securityDefine common Layer 2 attacksIdentify tools used in Layer 2 attacksDescribe countermeasures to Layer 2 attacks and security best practices to prevent attacksExplain the differences between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrumsProvide definitions of basic wireless termsExplain how 802.11ac differs from earlier 802.11 standardsIdentify and define the types of 802.11 framesList and define the states of 802.11 sessionsList the steps in establishing an 802.11 sessionSummarize the existing wireless security protocols and state which protocols should not be usedSummarize WPA, WPA Enterprise, and generalized WiFi attacks

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 3rd course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Define Same-Origin PolicyDescribe SQL Injection and Common defensesDescribe Cross Site Request Forgery (XSRF) and Common DefensesDescribe Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and Common DefensesDiscuss different definitions of PrivacyDefine anonymityDefine contextual integrityDescribe Differential PrivacyDescribe Mix NetworksDescribe how Tor Provides AnonymityDefine Digital CertificatesDescribe the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Describe DNS AmplificationDistinguish between Watermarking and SteganographyDescribe How Bit-Coin Prevents an Attacker from Faking a ChainDescribe Why Minors Validate TransactionsDescribe Why BitCoin Mining Consumes So Much Power and Some AlternativesDescribe Threats to the BitCoin EcoSystem

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 2nd course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Cybersecurity Fundamentals MicroBachelors Program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

What You’ll Learn:

Describe Strengths and Weaknesses of Data Encryption Standard (DES)Describe Strengths and Weaknesses of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)Describe Public Key CryptographyDescribe Asymmetric Key AlgorithmsDefine Hash FunctionsDescribe Public Key SignaturesDescribe the Benefits of the Different Types of AuthenticationDefine access controlApply four types of access control (Discretionary, Mandatory, Role Based, and Unix/Linux File Access Control)Describe the use of the SetUID permission in Unix/LinuxAnalyze an access control scenario using an Access Control MatrixDifferentiate between ACL and CapabilitiesDescribe the use of a Reference MonitorDescribe the Security Mechanisms built into Chromium OSGive Examples of Covert Channels including both Timing Channels and Storage ChannelsDescribe the Purpose of an Operating System (OS)Differentiate between Type 1 and Type 2 HypervisorsDescribe Containers and their PurposeDescribe Sandbox Computation

MicroBachelors® Program in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Drive your career forward

Information Security - Introduction to Information Security

Information Security - Authentication and Access Control

Information Security - Advanced topics

Network Security - Introduction to Network Security

Network Security - Protocols

Network Security - Advanced Topics

Penetration Testing - Discovering Vulnerabilities

Penetration Testing - Exploitation

Penetration Testing - Post Exploitation

9 Courses 1 Year 8 - 10 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,344.60

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 4th course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Programming and Data Structures MicroBachelors program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

These topics build upon the learnings that are taught in the introductory-level Computer Science Fundamentals MicroBachelors program, offered by the same instructor.

This is a self-paced course that continues in the development of C++ programming skills. Among the topics covered is the development of more advanced command-line programs that utilize file processing, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, binary search trees, and tree balancing algorithms to solve problems. Several implements are presented in the development of each data structure, including hash maps, AVL, and red and black trees. Students learn how to utilize and program these data structures through the lectures and the labs. C++ programming material is presented over eight weeks of interactive lectures with quizzes to assess your understanding of the material. Students will experience hands-on practice writing C++ programs through twenty-two lab challenges.

This course focuses on the efficiency of different data structures to solve various computational problems. A data structure is a collection of data values, the relationships among them, and the functions or operations that can be applied to the data. The data structures and algorithms learned in this class are the foundation of modern programming.

What You’ll Learn:

Design and develop programs that utilize linked lists to store data internally.
Design and develop programs that utilize stacks and queues to manage collections of data
Utilize binary search trees and balanced trees to implement fast retrieval of data from a collection of data stored in memory.

MicroBachelors® Program in Programming & Data Structures

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Introduction to Programming in C++

Advanced Programming in C++

Introduction to Data Structures

Advanced Data Structures

4 Courses 9 Months 6 - 8 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,195.20

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year

About This Course:

This is the 3rd course in the intermediate, undergraduate-level offering that makes up the larger Programming and Data Structures MicroBachelors program. We recommend taking them in order, unless you have a background in these areas already and feel comfortable skipping ahead.

These topics build upon the learnings that are taught in the introductory-level Computer Science Fundamentals MicroBachelors program, offered by the same instructor.

This is a self-paced course that continues in the development of C++ programming skills. Among the topics covered is the development of more advanced command-line programs that utilize Pointers, Dynamic Storage, Recursion, Searching, Sorting to solve problems. Students learn how to use and program these data structures through the lectures and the labs. C++ programming material is presented over eight weeks of interactive lectures with quizzes to assess your understanding of the material Students will experience hands-on practice writing C++ programs through fourteen lab challenges.

Students will not only learn to use data structures to organize, manage, and storage in formats that enable efficient access and modification. A data structure is a collection of data values, the relationships among them, and the functions or operations that can be applied to the data.

What You’ll Learn:

Demonstrate a basic understanding of object-oriented programming by using structures and classes in software projects.
Use object-oriented programming techniques to develop executable programs that include elements such as inheritance and polymorphism.
Apply basic searching and sorting algorithms in software design.
Apply single-and multi-dimensional arrays in software.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of programming methodologies, including object oriented, structured, and procedural programming.
Design and develop programs that recursion to solve problems that can be expressed with recurrence.

MicroBachelors® Program in Programming & Data Structures

Drive your career forward

Introduction to Programming in C++

Advanced Programming in C++

Introduction to Data Structures

Advanced Data Structures

4 Courses 9 Months 6 - 8 Hours per week

Complete Program $1,195.20

Program Details

Meet Your Instructor:

Aspen Olmsted

Adjunct Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering Aspen Olmsted is an adjunct faculty member in the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Aspen's fulltime job is as an assistant professor and Graduate program director at the College of Charleston. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation. Alliance Software developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Dr Olmsted’s research focus is on the development of algorithms and architectures for distributed enterprise solutions that can guarantee security and correctness while maintaining high-availability. In his Secure Data Engineering Lab, Aspen mentors over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students each year