CMJS 2113 - Digital Forensics

Description
This course introduces students to creating, preserving, and recovering digital evidence during
criminal investigations. Students will learn the basics of digital forensics, including where data
is stored, how to recover data, how to protect chain-of-custody, and other processes needed to
investigate criminal allegations.

Pre-Requisite
None

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
On Demand

ACTS Equivalent
None

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will be able to:
• Explain the basics of computer forensics and how to conduct professional, forensically sound investigations
• Describe how data is stored and located
• Properly use forensic software to discover, preserve, and recover digital evidence.

• Explain and interpret data recovered during a forensic examination

General Education Outcomes Supported
Students will demonstrate technological fluency

Standard Practices

Topics list
• Criminal investigations
• Storage of digital media
• Chain-of-custody
• Preservation of evidence
• Computer forensics tools
• Recovery of digital media
• Child-exploitation crimes

Learning activities
• Through a combination of lecture and hands on activities, students will use forensic tools to conduct and present a criminal investigation.

Assessments
• Midterm and final exam
• Demonstration of use of forensic tools.

Grading guidelines
• N/A