Feedback for Privacy and Security in Online Social Media
Dear student
We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.
We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.
In this regard, we would like to have a feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
https://goo.gl/forms/GuPGEL6ROYFmcRwx1
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
Offline meetup in IIIT Delhi
Dear students,
We are organising an offline meetup and doubt clearing session in IIIT Delhi with the instructor (Dr PK) and the teaching assistants for the course.
DATE: Friday, 20th October, 2017
TIME: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
WHERE: Academic Block, IIIT Delhi campus, Okhla Industrial Area Phase - 3 (Near Govindpuri metro station), New Delhi.
Some of you already expressed your availability for the offline meetup. Would encourage all students residing in Delhi to use this opportunity to interact with the instructor and TAs, and clarify any pending doubts for the final exam on Sunday 22nd October.
-Course Staff
Solutions for the Week 11 Assignment
The solutions for the week 11 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Announcing Pre-exam Office Hours
Dear Students, Date Day Time TA Email 16th October 2017 Monday 1600-1700hrs Divyansh divyansha@iiitd.ac.in 17th October 2017 Tuesday 1600-1700hrs Kushagra kushagrab@iiitd.ac.in 18th October 2017 Wednesday 1700-1800hrs Dipyoti dipjyotibisharad.nit@gmail.com 20th October 2017 Friday 1600-1700hrs Neha nehaja@iiitd.ac.in
We hope you're gearing up for the final exam. In the week leading up to the exam, each of the TAs will be available for an hour on Hangouts for discussions and doubt clearing. Our schedule is as follows:
Link for the Hangouts call: https://hangouts.google.com/
Best of Luck,
Course Staff
Hall ticket for October 22nd NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download
Dear Candidate:
If you have registered and paid successfully for the October 22nd NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket is now available inside your application form:
1. Please visit the link: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
Login
with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access
the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its
password to access the link and click on October exam to download the
hall ticket(s) for the October 22nd exams, from the link.
2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:
https://cdn3.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/885/52549/login.html
Please
try to access both the links to download your hall ticket, if you are
not able to find your hall ticket in both the links., kindly write to us
at nptel@iitm.ac.in.
Note: that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on October 22, 2017.
Please
download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original ID
card, carry it with you to the venue (The exam centre address is there
in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall
ticket carefully and follow them.
Note1:-
If you are writing 2 exams – Forenoon and Afternoon sessions, please
ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets which will be hosted
inside the login.
In case of the any problems with the hall ticket kindly write to us nptel@iitm.ac.in
IMPORTANT:
1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city will not be encouraged.
2.
You will not be allowed to write the exam if you are showing up in the
exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Gate Entry beyond 09:30 AM in FN and 2:30 PM in AN will not be entertained.
4. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof.
NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL team
Feedback for Week 11
Solutions for the Week 10 Assignment
The solutions for the week 10 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Feedback for week 10
Feedback for week 9
Solutions for the Week 9 Assignment
The solutions for the week 9 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Policy regarding contribution of assignment scores to the final grade
Week 11 video content - Summary
Week 11 - Assignment 1
Week 10 - Assignment 1
Solutions for the Week 6 Assignment
Week 10 video content - Research Papers Part - II
Solutions for the Week 8 Assignment
Solutions for the Week 7 Assignment
Feedback for week 8
Dear student
We are glad that you have joined the NPTEL online certification course.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations for week 8 contents. This is not mandatory but your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
week 8
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
Last date for Exam Registartion Extended
Dear Candidates
Last date for exam registration have been extended till Sep 26th, 5pm (Tuesday).
Payment of the exam fee can be done till: Sep 27, 10am (Wednesday)
The
certification exam will be conducted at designated centers in the city
chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form,
paying the exam fee and appear in person and to get the certificate.
Hard
and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates
who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%
Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.
-NPTEL Team
Week 9 - Assignment 1
Week 9 video content - Research papers: Location based Privacy
Dear Students,
The week 9 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first lecture - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=56&lesson=57
-Course Staff
Exam Type and Certificate Format
Dear student
The certification exam will be conducted at
designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for
the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in
person to get the certificate.
Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
Exam registration form closes on 20th September 2017 5:00 PM (Wednesday).
For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.
Type of exam: Computer based exam (Online)
Online:
You
will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall
ticket and Government Photo Identification Card(Example: Driving
License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of
birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in
person. You can find the allotted exam center details in the hall
ticket.
The questions will be on the computer and the answers
will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include
multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 11-15th October 2017. We will notify the same through email.
FINAL CERTIFICATE:
The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.
The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.
1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.
Please click the link here for certificate format: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/cert_preview/certificate_latest.pdf
-NPTEL Team
Feedback for week 7
Dear student
We are glad that you have joined the NPTEL online certification course.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations for week 7 contents. This is not mandatory but your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
week 7
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
Solutions for the Week 5 Assignment
Dear students,
The solutions for the week 5 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Link to the solutions of Week 5 - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=35&lesson=92
Note: When you open the lesson page, you need to click on the button 'Text Version' (located on the far right) for accessing the solutions.
Feel free to ask us any queries you might have.
-Course Staff
Week 8 video content - Identity resolution and social media
Dear students,
The week 8 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first lecture - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=50&lesson=53
-Course Staff
Week 8 - Assignment 1
Dear students,
The homework assignment for Week 8 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of Week 8.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=50&assessment=91
Due date - Saturday, 23rd September 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. Please attempt the assignment well before the due date and avoid doing it last minute. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck.
-Course Staff
Solutions to Week 3 and Week 4 Assignment
Dear students,
The solutions for the week 3 and week 4 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Link to the solutions of Week 3 - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=26&lesson=89
Link to the solutions of Week 4 - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=33&lesson=90
Note: When you open the lesson page, you need to click on the button 'Text Version' (located on the far right) for accessing the solutions.
Feel free to ask us any queries you might have.
-Course Staff
Feedback for week 6
Dear student
We are glad that you have joined the NPTEL online certification course.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations for week 6 contents. This is not mandatory but your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
week 6
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
A Reminder on Certification Exam - Register Today
| GET CERTIFIED |
| Registration is open
from 29th AUGUST 2017 (Tuesday) until 20th September 2017 5:00 PM (Wednesday). Hurry up to get certified from IIT's and IISc |
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Week 7 - Assignment 1
Dear students,
The homework assignment for Week 7 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of Week 7.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=45&assessment=87
Due date - Saturday, 16th September 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck.
-Course Staff
Week 7 video content - Social media and ecrime
Dear students,
The week 7 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first lecture - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=45&lesson=46
-Course Staff
Feedback for week 5
Dear student
We are glad that you have joined the NPTEL online certification course.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations for Week 5 contents. This is not mandatory but your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
Week 5
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!
Dear Student:
Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the October 2017 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.
Registration is open from 29th AUGUST 2017 (Tuesday) until 20th September 2017 5:00 PM (Wednesday).
The certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
(If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)
Dates of exam: 22nd October 2017(Sunday) [Forenoon-Shift 1/Afternoon Shift 2] (You can choose any one shift according to your convenience for writing the exam). You can register for a maximum of 2 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions).
Exam Session time: Shift 1 - 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Shift 2 - 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.
Tentative list of exam cities: http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fnptel.ac.in%2FLocalChapter%2FAssets%2Fspoc_refdocs%2FOct_2017_Exam_Cities.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFksV6ScgWkPREriW7zk7jpDmjAbA
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate)
Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking.
HALL TICKET:
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 11 -15th October 2017. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.
Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate: Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%
The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- Once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam shift, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment for both courses at the same time. It is not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, only basic details will be editable.
2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:-
1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature.
2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form.
3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'.
The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf.
If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email.
Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment.
If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam.
After submitting the form, in case you wish to change the name, date of birth, address, photo and signature. Please login to http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/edit_details.php and make the changes till September 20, 2017.
The following data initially submitted cannot be changed –email id, course selected, shift, exam city, SC/ST. For changes in this, email us at nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id and name. No changes will be entertained in these details after September 20 2017.
Week 6 - Assignment 1
Dear students,
The homework assignment for Week 6 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of Week 6.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=40&assessment=85
Due date - Saturday, 9th September 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck.
-Course Staff
Week 6 video content - E-crime and social media
Dear students,
The week 6 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first lecture - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=40&lesson=42
-Course staff
Extension of assignment deadlines
Dear students,
This is to inform you that we are extending the assignment submission deadline for the Week-4 and the Week-5 assignment.
New Week-4 assignment due date: Saturday, 2017-08-26, 23:59 hours.
New Week-5 assignment due date: Saturday, 2017-09-02, 23:59 hours.
The assignment for every new week is made live on the portal every Sunday. We have decided to keep the assignment deadline as the Saturday of the week after that, effectively giving you 13 days to complete the assignment before the deadline. Henceforth we will follow this policy regarding assignment deadlines.
Good luck with the assignments.
-Course Staff
Week 5 video content - Policing and Social Media
Dear students,
The week 5 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first lecture - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=35&lesson=37
-Course Staff
Week 5 - Assignment 1
Dear students,
The homework assignment for Week 5 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of Week 5.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=35&assessment=84
Due date - Saturday, 2nd September 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck.
-Course Staff
Week 2 Assignment solutions
Dear students,
The solutions for the week 2 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Link to the solutions - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=20&lesson=83
Note: When you open the lesson page, you need to click on the button 'Text Version' (located on the far right) for accessing the solutions.
Feel free to ask us any queries you might have.
-Course Staff
Feedback for week 4
Week 3 Assignment due date extension
Dear students,
Due to multiple requests for the extension of Week 3 assignment due date, we are extending the deadline by 3 days.
The final due date for the submission of homework assignment for week 3 is Thursday, 17th August 2017, 23:59 hours.
Good Luck.
-Course Staff
Week 4 - Assignment 1
Dear students,
The homework assignment for Week 4 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of Week 4.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=33&assessment=80
Due date - Saturday, 26th August 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck.
-Course Staff
Week 4 video content - Privacy and Pictures on Online Social Media
Dear students, The week 4 video content is now available on the portal. Link to the video - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=33&lesson=34 -Course Staff
Week 1 Assignment solutions
Dear students,
The solutions for the week 1 assignment are now available on the portal. The solutions are in the form of a PDF file with the correct answer(s) for each question marked in bold. The questions that had multiple correct answers naturally have more than one answer marked in bold.
Link to the solutions - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=13&lesson=79
Note: When you open the lesson page, you need to click on the button 'Text Version' (located on the far right) for accessing the solutions.
Feel free to ask us any queries you might have.
-Course Staff
Announcing office hours - Online on hangouts for doubts/ discussion
Dear students,
Hope you're enjoying the course. We have the following office hours for the course, where we will be online on hangouts and you can ping us and ask us questions regarding issues you may be facing.
Monday 1800 - 1900hrs: pk@iiitd.ac.in
Tuesday 1700 - 1800hrs: Divyansh divyansha@iiitd.ac.in
Wednesday 1630 - 1730hrs: Kushagra kushagrab@iiitd.ac.in
Thursday 1700 - 1800hrs: Neha nehaja@iiitd.ac.in
Friday 1700 - to 1800hrs: Dipjyoti dipjyotibisharad.nit@gmail.com
Link for the hangout call - https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/iiitd.ac.in/psosm-nptel
-Course staff
Feedback for week 1 ,week 2 and Week 3
Week 3 assignment
Dear students,
The homework assignment for week 3 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of week 3.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=26&assessment=75
Due Date: Monday, 14th August 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck!
-Course staff
Week 3 video content - Misinformation and Privacy
Dear students,
The week 3 video content is now available on the portal.
Link to the first video - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=26&lesson=28
-Course Staff
Errata for Week 2 tutorial uploaded
Dear students,
The ways in which social networks allow you to access their data (i.e. APIs) are constantly evolving. OSNs regularly push out newer versions of their APIs, with updated functionalities, modified data return format etc. Therefore, it is important to note some changes in the version number of the Facebook API, which are not mentioned in the Tutorial part 1 on Facebook API. A video detailing this errata has been added to the Week 2 content.
Link to the video - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=20&lesson=73
Hope you all are enjoying the Week 2 content.
-Course Staff
Week 2 Video Content
Dear students,
The week 2 video contents are now available on the portal.
Week 1 Assignment deadline extension
Dear students,
Please note that due date for the week 1 assignment has been extended to 7th August, 2359 hours. This has been done to accommodate some of the late enrollments in the course.
Week 2 Assignment
Dear students,
The homework assignment for week 2 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of week 2.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=20&assessment=72
Due Date: Thursday, 10th August 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck!
Week 1 Assignment
Dear students,
The homework assignment for week 1 is now available on the portal. It consists of 20 MCQ questions that you can answer after going through the content of week 1.
Link to the assignment - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs31/unit?unit=13&assessment=71
Due Date: Monday, 7th August 2017 - 23:59 hours.
You can submit the assignment any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
Good luck!
Week 1 Video Contents
Dear Candidates
Week 1 videos are now available on the Portal
-NPTEL Admin
Welcome to Privacy in social networks
• The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.
• The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact - If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course
Name of the course: Privacy in social networks
Course duration : 12 weeks (20 hrs)
Start date and end date of course: 24 July 2017 - 13 October 2017
Dates of exams : 22 October 2017
Time of exam : Shift 1: 9am-12 noon; Shift 2: 2pm-5pm
Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course.
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly
