CIS 2808 Introduction to Computer Forensics

Computer forensics is the study of obtaining and analyzing evidence/information for use as evidence in civil, criminal or administrative cases.

Prerequisites: CIS 2640 and CIS 2731

Course Outcomes

• Conduct a computer based investigation, preserve evidence and present findings to administrative or criminal proceedings.
• Apply industry accepted computer forensic tools.
• Find and recover data artifacts present, deleted, or hidden.
• Describe how operating systems write and access data written to various types of media.

Credit Hours: 3

• Classroom: 3 hours

• Division: Business and Public Services
• Department: Computer Science and Information Technology

• Repeatable Credit: No
• Offered Online: No