Course Structure

There are five units in this course:

Unit 1 - Introduction (Week 1, 2 & 3)

Topics to be covered:

-Introduction to Computer Forensics

-Computer Hardware

-Understanding File System

Unit 2 - Forensics Categories (Week 4, 5, 6 & 7)

Topics to be covered:

-Memory Forensics

-Operating system forensics

-Email Forensics

-Network Forensics

Unit 3 - Forensics Tools (Week 8)

Topics to be covered:

-Computer Forensics tools

Unit 4 - Forensics Investigation Process (Week 9, 10, 11 & 12)

Topics to be covered:

-Investigation at the scene of crime

-Digital Evidence Collection

-Case Work

Unit 5 - Ethical Hacking (Week 13)

Topics to be covered:

-Introduction to Ethical Hacking

-Virus, Trojan and Malware Threats

-Network Security Attacks