Tentative Course Schedule

CSCI/CINF/ITEC 4381 - Computer Forensics

Date

Topic

Project Info and Due Dates

Assigned Work

HW Due

Aug 26 Understanding the Digital Forensics Profession  

Sept 9

The Investigator's Office and Data Acquisition; Lab  
 

Sept 16

Processing Crime & Incident Scenes, Current Digital Forensics Tools, Project Requirements Information: Project Requirements
 

Sept 23

Working with Windows and CLI Systems, image  
 

Sept 30

Linux and Macintosh Systems  
 

Oct 7

Recovering Graphics Files Due: Scenario Description
 

Oct 14

Exam 1  
 

Oct 21

Digital Forensics Analysis and Validation Due: Project Outline, Tips
 

Oct 28

Virtual Forensics, Live Acquisitions, and Network Forensics Sample Project Hiding Report
 

Nov4

Email and Social Media Investigations  
 

Nov 11

Mobile Device Forensics  
 

Nov 18

Cloud Forensics, Ethics for the Expert Witness Project Due, Hidings Report Due
 

Nov 25

Exam2  

Dec 2

Project Presentations, Presentation Guidelines Findings Report due for all groups

Dec 9

Project Presentations

 

           Last Day to Withdraw : Nov 12th, 2018

*** Note - Assignments will be added as and when they are assigned. Please check back every week ***

Course Information

CSCI/CINF 4364 - Computer Systems Administration

ITEC 3365 - Network Fundamentals

ITEC 4365 - Network Administration

ITEC/CSCI/CINF 4381 - Computer Forensics

ITEC 3381 - Forensics Fundamentals

ITEC 4382 - Registry Internet Forensics

CSCI 1320 - Programming in C

CSCI 3303 - Fundamentals of Programming

CSCI 3333 - Data Structures

CINF 4324 - Software Modeling and Design Patterns

 

Contact Information

Krishani Abeysekera
Office: Delta 165
Phone: (281) 283-3831
Email: abeysekera@uhcl.edu