Human Factors in Information Security

LIS 510 introduces personal, social, and organizational concepts and skills for enhancing information security and privacy.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Bradley Bryant

Summary

1 / 6

Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: The course is characterized as fairly easy with video lectures and heavy reading requirements. Some assignments and readings were perceived as disconnected from the main course material.

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Prerequisites

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LIS 510

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Bradley Bryant is the current instructor for LIS 510. Historical reviews for Dorothea Salo describe her as passionate and engaging, though some note disconnected assignments or personal beliefs in lectures. One review strongly advises against the course, while others praise the welcoming environment and constructive feedback.

BRADLEY BRYANT is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DOROTHEA SALO is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction69 / 704

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: Dorothea Salo is described as passionate, personable, and highly recommended, with engaging lectures and a welcoming environment. Reviewers also characterize the course as very good.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 87.3% A/AB (n=142 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.69 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=114 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: The course is characterized as fairly easy with video lectures and heavy reading requirements. Some assignments and readings were perceived as disconnected from the main course material.

Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: Students appreciated supportive feedback and an inclusive classroom, though one reviewer noted the instructor frequently inserted personal beliefs into lectures.

Topics

  • Personal, social, and organizational concepts
  • Information security for individuals and organizations
  • Security and privacy, particularly online

Skills

  • Enhancing security and privacy for individuals and organizations
  • Understanding personal, social, and organizational security concepts

Grades

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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LIS 510 · Fall 2026

Human Factors in Information Security

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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