Course Synthesis & Final Exam Review
CYB-4203/6203: Secure and Trustworthy AI
Monday, May 4, 2026
Dallas Elleman — Spring 2026
Course Orientation
Section 4 — SYNTHESIS — Course Wrap-Up
Last session — Pres 22
Career Pathways & Professional Development
Where you go from here
→
Today — Pres 23
Course Synthesis & Final Exam Review
What we covered & how the exam works
Plan: Final-exam logistics → common-knowledge unit walk → frameworks & comparisons → individual-knowledge prep → close
Final Exam — Logistics
Date, time, location, structure, and the open-book policy
Final Exam at a Glance — When & Where
When
Individualized — during the finals period.
Slots: 9am or 1pm, on May 7, 8, 11–14, 2026.
Slots: 9am or 1pm, on May 7, 8, 11–14, 2026.
Time Allowed
2h 25m from the moment the exam is released to you on Harvey.
Where
Not proctored on campus. Download & submit on Harvey (Blackboard); complete at a location of your choice
(McFarlin Library, a quiet corner of campus, your dorm room, etc.).
Final Exam at a Glance — Coverage & Structure
Coverage
Units 7–14 — all material delivered after the midterm exam.
Structure
Two parts: common knowledge + individualized. Open note, open book.
Study Guide
final-exam-study-guide-cyb-4203-6203.pdf — published on Harvey (Blackboard).
Choose Your Time
Required — Schedule via Microsoft Form
Each student must choose their preferred time:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/x2ixaHPBzw
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/x2ixaHPBzw
Mechanics
Pick a final exam time window that doesn't conflict with your other finals. At your chosen time, the
personalized exam will be released to you on Harvey; you'll have 2h 25m
to download, complete, and submit it.
Open-Book & Open-Note Policy
What's allowed
Any reference material available to you — presentation slides,
study guide, notes, textbook, web search, AI assistance.
What's required
A full and honest account of every source and every assistant used,
recorded in the References and AI Use Declaration sections of your exam.
Two-Part Exam Structure
Part 1 — Common Knowledge
- Drawn from Units 7–14, all post-midterm material.
- Same questions across the class.
- The study guide covers this part.
- Today's lecture walks the unit map.
Part 2 — Individualized
- Specific to your submissions.
- Drawn from Assignment 6 and your Midterm Project.
- Be ready to explain & defend your reasoning, analysis, and the concepts you engaged.
Unit ↔ Presentation Map
| Unit / Topic | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 7.1–7.2 Privacy & Bias | Pres 15 |
| 7.3–7.4 Transparency & Explainability | Pres 16 |
| 8.1–8.2 Differential Privacy & Federated Learning | Pres 17 |
| 9.1–9.2 Testing & Evaluation | Pres 18 |
| 9.3 Red-Teaming | Pres 19 |
| 10 Building & Operationalizing Secure AI | Pres 20 |
| 11–13 Risk Management, Auditing, Industry & Emerging Tech | Pres 21 |
| 14 Career Pathways & Course Synthesis | Pres 22 |
Study Tips
For each unit (7–14), be able to name:
• 1–2 case studies (e.g., COMPAS, Gender Shades, EchoLeak, Project Glasswing).
• 2–3 concrete tools or methods (e.g., LIME, SHAP, Promptfoo, NeMo Guardrails).
• 2–3 challenges or limitations (e.g., adversarial XAI, base-rate fallacy, minority erasure).
• 2–3 concrete tools or methods (e.g., LIME, SHAP, Promptfoo, NeMo Guardrails).
• 2–3 challenges or limitations (e.g., adversarial XAI, base-rate fallacy, minority erasure).
Preparing for Part 2 — Individualized
Assignment 6
- Re-read your own submission.
- For each claim or analysis: can you defend it?
- For each cited source: can you summarize what it says?
- For each framework you applied: can you explain why that one?
Midterm Project
- Re-read your project deliverable end to end.
- Be ready to explain your threat model and the controls you proposed.
- Know the limitations of your approach.
- If you used AI assistance: be ready to explain what it did and what you decided.
Part 2 questions will be drawn directly from your Assignment 6 and Midterm Project — nothing you didn't write.
What's Next
Today — Action Items
1. Fill out the scheduling form —
forms.cloud.microsoft/r/x2ixaHPBzw
2. Read the published final-exam study guide on Harvey (Blackboard).
2. Read the published final-exam study guide on Harvey (Blackboard).
Final Project — if assigned
Due Wednesday, May 13 at 11:59 PM. Group submission.
Final Exam
2h 25m, individualized slot, on Harvey, May 7–14.
Open book + AI assistance, with full disclosure.
Open book + AI assistance, with full disclosure.
Thank you
It has been a privilege to teach this class. Questions any time at
[email protected] —
office hours by appointment through finals week.