Cyber-crime and Forensics Awareness - CMS3501

Assessment 3: Focused classwork observations

Students undertake written research exercises as part of the lab sessions. These exercises are focused towards helping them complete summative assessment 2. They are able to ask for feedback on the research material they have written.

Focused classwork observations

Assessment 1: Quizzes / polls

Quizzes/ polls

Assessment 2: Written draft

Feedback given on written drafts on summative assessment tasks prior to submission.

Written draft

Assessment 2: Portfolio

Portfolio

Assessment 1: Practical Skills Assessment

A practical assessment relating to the examination of a system to plan and perform a forensic study of digital artifacts suspected to be involved in IT crime. The assessment will be oral - students will be required to individually communicate their answers.

Practical Skills Assessment

<p>Upon successful completion of this module, you will have a systematic understanding of knowledge, and critical awareness of current cyber security challenges and how they are exploited through cybercrime. This includes gaining practical knowledge of how to perform and critically evaluate a crime scene from a digital perspective. You will also be enabled to critically evaluate and engage in scholarship in the discipline, including proposing and testing both research and investigative hypotheses. You will explore many different aspects of cybercrime and how they are fundamentally possible, often through exploiting weaknesses in computer and network security.</p>

Requirements apply to students taking an IET accredited course. Please refer to the Programme Specification Document for details.

School of Computing and Engineering

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Computing and Information Systems

CMS3501 - Cyber-crime and Forensics Awareness

Cyber-crime and Forensics Awareness

Formulate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and critical awareness of current cyber security challenges and how they are exploited through cybercrime. 

Deal with complex issues and make sound judgment in the absence of complete data, such as assessing vulnerable/compromised security to determine security implications, including mitigation actions.

Critically evaluate and engage in scholarship in the discipline, including proposing and testing both research and investigative hypotheses.

Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, including autonomously planning and implementing tasks at a professional level.

Communicate conclusions and work to specialist and non-specialist audiences. 

Demonstrate originality in the application of practical knowledge and critical evaluation of crime scene from a digital perspective.