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COMI8035 - Introduction to Computer Forensics

Offered at the Community College of Rhode Island

Sample Lecture
View our introductory lecture to COMI8035. All of our lectures are pre-recorded and delivered to students as a downloadable or streaming .wmv file. Watch our COMI8035 lecture that introduces you to what we mean when we use the term Computer Forensics and what this course is about.

Course Description
COMI8035 is an introductory level course for people interested in Digital Forensics. This course assumes no previous background in Computer Science or Digital Forensics. This course offers a mild introduction into digital forensic tools and procedures, computer and networking concepts and legal and ethical issues involving computer forensics.

Semester Taught
COMI8035 is taught in the spring, summer and fall semesters at CCRI.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, just basic computer and internet knowledge.

Course Format
COMI8035 is taught entirely online. This course is composed of weekly modules that include an assigned reading, an online video lecture, a quiz, and a hands on assignment. Students will have access to all of the necessary material through an online classroom that is maintained by the University. Part of this online classroom is a discussion board that allows students to anonymously communicate with each other and the instructor. This discussion board is used to discuss current issues in the field as well as to trouble shoot problems that students may be having with homework assignments. The discussion board is unique in that it has been designed to function similarly to a professional list-serve that professionals use in the industry. Students can also have additional access to the instructors through an online meeting application that allows both student and instructor to share the contents of their desktops. This way instructors can see exactly what students are doing and provide help and assistance as necessary.

Course Topics

• Binary
• Digital Signatures, Steganography, Encryption and Passwords
• Hardware
• Disk Geometry
• File Systems
• Operating Systems
• Forensic Acquisition
• Forensic Analysis with FTK
• Networking
• Internet Applications
• Browsing and Caching
• Procedures and Real-World Forensics

Required Materials

• There is no required text for this course.
• Access to a Windows XP Machine or later with 5 Gigs of free space, 2 Gigs of RAM, and a high-speed internet connection

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Coming Soon

Starting in Spring 2010 URI will be offering a full course in EnCase Forensics Software. This course will be eligible to any student who is currently enrolled in one of the degree or certificate programs and has successfully completed CSC485 or CSC585. Enroll now to be one of the first students eligible. Students who complete the course will be eligible to take their EnCe certification test.