The material will be presented through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical exercises and directed self-study as appropriate for
each topic. Related to teaching you will receive 1 lecture and 2 tutorials per week.
(1:n)1 (1:20)2

This module covers approaches to E-investigation and associated legal issues. In particular it will address:
Basic concepts of civil contract, sole traders, VAT, employment law and other associated issues
The data protection act, computer misuse act and other associated legal issues
Patterns of computer misuse
Evaluation and assessment of risks to computer systems
Accidental (non-computing crime) and deliberate criminal acts (criminal opportunities and risk)
Tools, techniques and methods of detecting computer misuse
Concepts of E-Payment, including E-Cash
Users and protection, ethics, privacy and copyright
Gathering of evidence, admissibility and its non-contamination (preservation) in order to be used in a prosecution
Types of computer misuse (e.g. paedophilia, fraud, spoofing, spamming, denial of service, hacking etc.) and profiles of criminals
Prominent and emerging cases

Assignment 100% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4) length 3000 words that reports on various aspects of an exemplar E-investigation.

Computer Forensics and Investigations, Phillips, A, Enfinger, F, and Nelson, B (2004), Course Technology, ISBN: 1592003826
Handbook of Digital Evidence: Reliable Forensic Computing, Sommer, P. (2004), Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 0387954996
Guide to Forensic Testimony: The Art and Practice of Presenting Testimony as an Expert Technical Witness, Gurley Bace, R., Smith, F. C (2002), Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0201752794

High specification PC's
Access to the Internet
Library

Student must be enrolled on the PgD of the MSc Forensic Computing, or have a suitable forensic computing background.