COMP47430 Mobile Devices Investigation

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 will provide students with the ability to investigate in detail data stored by mobile devices such as phones, tablet computers, etc. Students will be exposed to the advanced techniques used in investigations to acquire, decode and analyze the content of different mobile device operating systems. Techniques such as reverse engineering, data carving and overcoming user and manufacturer imposed restrictions will be covered.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

1. Identify common data types stored on mobile devices2. Understand the different methods of data acquisition3. Acquire knowledge of how data is stored on different mobile operating systems4. Develop an awareness of different methods of communication used by mobile devices5. Have a knowledge of flash memory used in mobile devices

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Practical

72

Autonomous Student Learning

104

Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module is delivered online 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

There is no prior learning required but students completing the module COMP40100 Computer Forensics will have an advantage.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:
In order to take this module you must be a serving member of a law enforcement organisation


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

30

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

70


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

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

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