Syllabus for CYB-321
DIGITAL FORENSICS TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES
Digital Forensics Techniques and Practices explores foundational concepts, tools, and techniques of digital forensics investigations and investigates the violations of company policies, loss of proprietary information, and cybercrimes from a forensics perspective. The goal is to employ appropriate forensic response techniques to support investigations of cyber incidents involving various digital technologies;
apply forensic best practices to the collection, handling, and analysis of digital evidence; and report technical and investigative findings in an accurate and ethical manner.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
CO1 Demonstrate the use of various forensic tools.
CO2 Conduct digital investigations from the initial recognition of an incident through the steps of evidence gathering, preservation, and analysis.
CO3 Analyze major components of the NTFS and EX2 file systems and associated forensic artifacts.
CO4 Discover the latest trends in digital forensics including IoT, mobile, cloud, SSD, and virtual machine forensics.
CO5 Explore the rules, laws, policies, and procedures that affect digital forensics.
CO6 Prepare reports that describe the technical procedures used in forensic investigations.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-1285060033
Note about Infosec Learning Labs: In completing your coursework, you will be using Infosec Learning Labs, a virtual platform that contains interactive labs, which provide you with a real-world application and hands-on learning experience to practice various cybersecurity skills and concepts.
To access the labs, visit the Infosec section of the course website. When you click the Infosec Learning Labs link in your course for the first time, you will be redirected to an account setup page. You will be asked for some basic information to create your account and then make a payment. The price covers all labs needed for this course and access for six months.
Digital Forensics Techniques and Practices is a three-credit, online course consisting of six modules with five discussion forums, six practices exercises, six quizzes, four Infosec Learning Labs, and a final project. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussion forums and complete practice exercises, module quizzes, and Infosec Learning Labs. You will also complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
You are required to participate in five discussion forums. The discussion forums are designed to encourage you to discuss the module topics with your classmates. In order to successfully complete the discussion forums, you need to address all items included in the forum, reply to peers thoughtfully, add value to the discussion, and apply ideas, insights, or concepts from scholarly sources, assigned readings, lectures, course materials, or other relevant sources. Replies such as “Good post” or “I agree” will not count toward your grade; your post should add value to the class.
You are required to complete six practice exercises. The practice exercises are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules. Grading rubrics for these exercises can be found in the Evaluation Rubrics folder.
You are required to take six quizzes, one per module. All quiz items are multiple choice and you may use any materials that you like in taking the quizzes. There is no time limit for taking each quiz.
Most students find that quiz-taking is an excellent way to be sure they are mastering basic concepts and terminology. You will be able to take each quiz an unlimited number of times, and the gradebook will record your most recent score.
This arrangement will allow you to go back and reread portions of the text that you need to review and then take the quiz again for further practice.
Again, your gradebook will record your most recent score.
You are required to complete and submit results for four Infosec labs for this course. Each lab is either 90 minutes or 120 minutes in duration, regulated by a timer. They are designed to be completed in one sitting to simulate a real experience, so you cannot save your progress to return later. For an optimal experience, use a Chrome web browser with an Internet connection to run the labs. While completing each lab, take a screenshot of the performance report screen. Submit both the screenshot and your lab reflection to your mentor using the appropriate “Infosec Lab Results” link in Moodle. Your mentor will review your submissions and give you credit for each completed activity. Be sure to reference the Course Calendar for due dates.
Please see the Infosec Learning Labs section of the course website for further details and instructions.
You are required to complete a final project for this course. Please see the Final Project section of the course website for further details. A grading rubric for the final project can be found in the Evaluation Rubrics folder.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings).
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