Details about my Udemy courses John Bandler’s courses at Udemy on Law, Cyberlaw, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Policies, Learning

I now have eight courses on Udemy covering law, cyber, and learning.

For general information and coupon codes first see my more general Udemy page.

I moved some of the details from there to here to keep that page cleaner.

What is Udemy?

Udemy (sort of like "you to me") is a learning platform where anyone can build a course, and anyone can take a course. Since anyone can build a course, the course quality varies.

Udemy coupon codes for John Bandler's courses

Why did I build them?

I built them because I had content and knowledge to share. I have spent years of teaching and building courses and trainings for academic institutions and professional audiences on cyberlaw, cybersecurity, cybercrime, privacy, policies, and more. I speak to learners at the undergraduate, graduate, law school, and professional level.

Each semester and each speaking engagement I refine my materials, and I decided to share them further.

My main areas are law, cyber, crime, and security. But while teaching students, I realized many needed to improve skills for learning, researching, and writing. So I created resources for them which I put into my free course on learning, which is now one of my most popular courses. While teaching law, I realized many students needed a stronger foundation in introductory law, U.S. government, and citizen duties, l so I built a course on ethics in government.

People should have solid, reliable information about:

  • Law
  • Government
  • Cyberlaw
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybercrime
  • Privacy
  • Criminal justice
  • Organization governance and policy work
  • Basic skills for learning, writing, researching
  • Other topics.

Udemy is a good platform to share. In this online setting, my lectures are planned, recorded, and then available for anyone who desires to see it, anywhere in the world. The content I have built over the years becomes available to more people. Maybe they will benefit from it.

And I don't have to grade (a part of formal teaching which is not fun).

Pricing

I did not do this for the money, and I will not get rich off of it. But depending on the course you may need to pay something so let's talk prices.

Get yourself the best deal, and for coupon codes see my main Udemy page at https://johnbandler.com/udemy-courses/ and if expired ask me to generate new ones.*

Udemy requires any course over 2 hours to charge at least $19.99 -- it cannot be free and it cannot be set at lower than $19.99. Then Udemy engages in dynamic pricing. While I set my paid courses at the minimum allowable of $19.99, Udemy may vary that price and display a higher price or lower price and a "sale" price. They control those fluctuations and the displayed price (not me).

Now let's talk perception. Many people are under the assumption that anything free is not valuable. Sometimes that is true though I believe my free courses are valuable. Yet some learners who obtain free access to a quality course do not value it as much as a student who paid for it. People's perceptions of value are influenced by many things, and are not necessarily  facts. Sometimes the displayed price and whether they made a conscious choice to pay for it influence their perception. In other words, human perception may not accurately detect substance, and price is a factor in that perception.

Further, Udemy does not promote free courses, so potential learners may not see them. Some sign up and do not engage with the course because it was free. So these free courses may not stay free forever.

I do not intend to take any money from current or past students at formal academic institutions, and nor do I intend to market paid courses towards schools where I teach. Thus:

  • If you are a current or past student of mine at an academic institution, contact me for a free coupon code.
  • If you are a current student at one of those institutions where I currently teach, I can also give you a free coupon code.
  • I am not allowed to mention this offer on the Udemy site.

Value for me

The value for me is knowing (or hoping) that I am providing valuable knowledge to a broader audience on important subjects. I am reaching people around the world, far more people than I could hope to reach by teaching semester-by-semester.

I have built and refined many resources each semester and only small groups of students experience them in the classroom. Within these small groups I realize that not every student reads all the course materials or pays attention in class. My knowledge and materials should not sit dormant when the world needs reliable, factual, logical, sensible information.

Some people want and need reliable information and Udemy is a platform where I can distribute put my information. That is valuable to me. There is a lot of misinformation in the world, some make decisions out of fear or anger and don't understand law. If they don't understand law, they don't understand the framework of our government.

Even more valuable to me is when I hear a learner took my course and found value in it and that it helped them. Sometimes that is with an individual note. Sometimes it is with a public positive five-star review or other acknowledgement that helps spread the word. If you have constructive and kind feedback, I appreciate hearing that too.

Yes, I do receive author royalties and commissions for the course, but that is pretty small ("de minimis" as some say in law).

If you took one of my free Udemy courses and found it valuable, please consider giving back.

Outlines and parallel content

Each course includes an outline with clickable links for more resources.

I usually have written content to parallel my online courses, such as one or more articles on my website, or even a book. If I wrote a book on it, my website will have voluminous free resources you can access (so you don't have to buy the book).

My ultimate goal for my primary areas of knowledge is:

  • A book for each full course (courses over 2 hours must charge a fee)
    • Full courses parallel the book, chapter by chapter
  • A mini-free course for each paid course (under 2 hours)
    • Some Udemy learners cannot afford paid courses, and appreciate quality free courses
    • Udemy does not promote free courses.

More details on each course

See my main Udemy page for a quick overview (and coupon codes), and usually the course title summarizes it nicely. Here is a little more information.

1. Introduction to Law

For non-lawyers to learn about law. Every citizen and resident of the U.S. needs to know about law because we are a nation of laws, it is in the news daily, and citizens have important duties to uphold. I break it down into simple terms.

It is about 27 lectures, for a total of almost four hours, with an outline handout and links to resources on my site. I update it periodically.

2. CIPP/US for law students and lawyers

For lawyers and law students to learn about privacy and prepare for the CIPP/US exam. Its about 27 lectures and just over 7 hours. It includes an outline handout and links to my site and helpful IAPP materials. I aim to keep it updated. Non-lawyers are taking it too.

3. How to learn, study, take an exam, write, and research

Learning, studying, exam taking, writing, and researching are skills we all can (and should) improve upon. There are no magic tricks, just solid principles followed by your solid effort. This is a free course with just under 2 hours of lecture content and an outline handout. (Free course)

4. Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Prevention for your Home and Organization

Cybercrime is rampant, we all need to improve how we protect against it, comply with legal requirements, and improve the efficiency of our information assets. There are no magic tricks, just solid principles followed by your solid effort. This is a free course with just under 2 hours of lecture content and an outline handout. (Free course for now)

5 & 6. Cyberlaw: Law for digital spaces and information systems 

Cyberlaw is where technology and law meet. It is important to know just like regular law is important. So let's learn about it. This course is now aligned with my 2025 book of the same title.

7. Policies and Procedures for Your Organization, Build solid governance documents on any topic ... including cybersecurity

A methodology to build and update policies and procedures for any type of organization and any type of document. With some sections and chapters specific to cybersecurity. Based on my 2024 book of the same title.

8. Ethics in Government: A Guide for Citizens and Residents

Good government requires ethical government officials, individuals with integrity and honor. Citizen voters select the government through electing those elected officials who run the government and appoint and hire other government officials and employees. Voters need to consider and prioritize ethics.

9. Build Your Cybersecurity Program With Bandler's System (DIY)

I created a free cybersecurity program backed by my cybersecurity policy because every organization needs solid cybersecurity, and most organizations need a cybersecurity program.

Some organizations have not gotten started yet, and don't know how. That's who this free course is for.

Courses coming someday

My plans (hopes) for the future are to:

  • Create a new free course on Crime, criminal law, and criminal justice (free - coming someday)
  • Create a new free course on Introduction to law course (free version - coming someday)
  • Create a new free course on Policies and Procedures (free version - coming someday)
  • Update my paid Introduction to Law course to align to my forthcoming book, Introduction to Law
  • Ensure I have both free and paid courses for all of my main learning areas:
    • Law, cyberlaw, cybersecurity, privacy
      • Free courses must be under 2 hours (a Udemy requirement) and therefore brief
      • Paid courses can exceed 2 hours.

Udemy is a learning platform where anyone can build a course, and anyone can take a course.

Conclusion

With Udemy, my content has a broader platform now beyond the undergraduate, graduate, and law schools where I teach.

See my main Udemy page for the basics at https://johnbandler.com/udemy-courses/

Links

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Page posted 8/17/2025 building on other material. Updated 12/11/2025.