COMP40760 Investigative Techniques

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module covers the principles and practice of detective work focusing on the context of corporate investigations. Unlke many police investigations that have clear division between forensic and detective work, corporate investigators routinely have to combine these two roles.

The module begins with an introduction into detective techniques employed during the initial investigation phase. This includes skills required to effectively interview witnesses, securing digital and physical crime scene, performing searches, identifying and preserving evidence at the crime scene.

According to Spafford-Carrier model, digital crime scene is a sub-set of the physical crime scene. Thus, the middle part of the module deals with the initial investigation of the digital crime scene, which includes live forensic techinques.

The final part of the module is devoted to interrogating suspects, preparation of affidavits for court, and giving witness testimony in court.

The module includes *mandatory* practical workshops on crime scene processing and presentation of evidence in court, which are conducted on UCD campus in Dublin, Ireland.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this modules students will have had practice in

* using crime scene search and evidence handling techniques,
* devising strategies for live forensic examinations in corporate networks that may include hundreds of computers,
* inverviewing suspects and witnesses,
* preparing statements for court and giving court testimony.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Autonomous Student Learning

226

Total

250

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
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Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Small assignments. The number and the specific timetable of the assignments will be stated at the beginning of the module Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

75

Examination: Written examination in the end of the semester co-located in time with the final workshop 2 hour End of Trimester Exam Not specified Graded No

25


Carry forward of passed components
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Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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Name Role
Mr John Finan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer