COMP41590 Advanced Computer Forensics

Academic Year 2023/2024

Please note this module is only available to active law enforcement students registered to the MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation. There are no elective or audit places available to other programmes.

This module is a continuation of the foundational Computer Forensics module. It looks in more detail at certain Windows system artefacts and also examines other operating systems.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Locate and describe various Windows system and application artifacts
- Analyse various Windows system and application artifacts
- Locate, describe, and analyse Linux Forensic Artifacts
- Describe the principles of applied forensic research
- Evaluate the performance of forensic tools
- Conduct applied research into new artifacts

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Practical

20
Autonomous Student Learning

156
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; lab work; problem-based learning; case-based learning; 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
COMP40130 - Cyber Crime Investigation I


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

40
Examination: End of trimester exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

60

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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