KV4002 - Introduction to Digital Crime Investigations

The module includes a combination of methods to support learning, including lectures, practical seminar sessions and guided learning. Topics will normally be introduced in lectures and explored through practical exercises (helping you develop the practical skills needed) and guided learning activities. You will be encouraged to develop independent learning skills. The university library offers support for all students through its catalogue and an Ask4Help online service.

You will be supported through active participation and discussion during seminars and workshops. These offer a unique opportunity to fully understand the theory underpinning the principles and practices of a thorough and effective police investigation. All lecture, seminar and workshop material will be available on the University’s eLearning Portal, supplemented with guidance on further reading relevant to the subjects.
Written assessment feedback will also be provided to allow you to understand how you performed and how you can build on this performance in subsequent assessments within your programme.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Acquire an understanding of the core concepts which underpin the disciplines of digital forensics
2. You will acquire the necessary knowledge and understanding of the relevant computer crime and law.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Identify findings obtained from digital forensic investigations and apply appropriate procedural principles to that evidence.
4. Appreciate the ethical, legal and professional responsibilities required of practitioners in these disciplines

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5. Communicate and present written investigative findings in such ways that they meet the expected standards.

Formative – Short MCQ quiz via elp. Feedback via elp.

Summative – Written 2,500 word assignment which will be used to assess all MLO’s. Written feedback will be provided via elp.

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This module introduces you to the principles of digital forensics from both a theoretical and technical perspective and provides a contextual setting for these disciplines by an examination of the criminal justice system within England and Wales. You will be guided through and provided feedback on exercises during the timetabled sessions as well as attending a series of lectures and seminars covering core teaching topics. You will be assessed via a 2,500 word written assignment critiquing an aspect of digital crime investigations.