KV5004 - Digital Forensics: Principles and Practices

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. Evaluate the core concepts which underpin the disciplines of digital forensics
2. Evaluate how the core concepts, knowledge and practice of digital forensics has developed through research.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Identify and evaluate findings obtained from digital forensic investigations and apply appropriate procedural principles to that evidence.

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

Formative – discussions and quizzes during seminar classes.

Summative – a 3500 word report presenting the investigative findings from a given case study (digital evidence). This will assess all MLOs. Feedback will be via elp.

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You will have the opportunity to analyse and examine digital forensics case studies using the latest industry specialist software, giving invaluable hands-on practical use. You will be guided through and provided feedback on exercises during the timetabled seminar sessions as well as attending a series of lectures and seminars covering core teaching topics. You will be assessed via a written report, requiring you to undertake an examination on a given case study/digital evidence.