Module Descriptors
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY AND DIGITAL EVIDENCE PRESENTATION
COCS70660
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Hatem Tammam
Email: H.Tammam@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 12
Independent Study Hours: 138
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The module covers aspects required by an IT expert to provide expert witness testimony in a court of law. It will also address the following:
ACPO guidelines and their role when gathering digital evidence
Data Protection Act
Criminal justice system
Virtual exhibits
Commercial and scientific risks of standards of evidence and legal proceedings.
ACPO guidelines and their role when gathering digital evidence
Data Protection Act
Criminal justice system
Virtual exhibits
Commercial and scientific risks of standards of evidence and legal proceedings.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment length 3000 words weighted at 100%. (learning outcomes 1, 2, 3)
The module will make use of a summative assessment, which is in the form of a report. The students are required to produce an expert report detailing the collection preservation and analysis of a digital exhibit.
The module will make use of a summative assessment, which is in the form of a report. The students are required to produce an expert report detailing the collection preservation and analysis of a digital exhibit.
Module Learning Strategies
The module makes use of pebblepad and blackboard as the VLE. Each student will be required to post his activities/contribution on blackboard in the form of discussion sessions. Each post should contain notes.
The material will be presented through a combination of lectures & workshops. Directed studies are also required where research is a critical element within the module.
Teaching is in the form of 4 hour block in week 1, week 6 and week 12
The material will be presented through a combination of lectures & workshops. Directed studies are also required where research is a critical element within the module.
Teaching is in the form of 4 hour block in week 1, week 6 and week 12
Module Texts
Wall, W, Forensic Science in court: The Role of Expert Witness, 2009, Wiley-blackwell, ISBN: 0470985771
Brown, Computer Evidence, Collection and Preservation, Second Edition, 2009, Charles River Media, ISBN: 1584506997
Smith F, Bace R, 2003, A guide to Forensic Testimony. Adisson Wesley, ISBN: 9780201752793
Brown, Computer Evidence, Collection and Preservation, Second Edition, 2009, Charles River Media, ISBN: 1584506997
Smith F, Bace R, 2003, A guide to Forensic Testimony. Adisson Wesley, ISBN: 9780201752793
Module Resources
Access to the Forensic Lab
Access to the WWW and the E-Resources available in the Library.
Access to the WWW and the E-Resources available in the Library.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE01231-7 Digital Forensic Fundamentals or equivalent