| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Springfield | |
| Short Description: | Digital Forensics |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Management and Enterprise |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 020399 - Information Systems not elsewh |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: CSC8100 or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MISP
Rationale
This course explores the investigation of cyber crime and cyber security breaches. Cyber security risk is one of the high profile business risks, and the ability to respond to cyber security breaches and cyber crime relies on the ability to conduct detailed and often complex post incident investigation. Understanding of the technical constraints, investigative options, police evidentiary requirements, and common approaches is vital to efficient and effective process.
Synopsis
This course teaches students the knowledge and skills required to conduct digital forensic investigations. It includes cyber crime motivations, investigation processes, common tools and techniques and digital evidence acquisition and control. Students' activities will include scenario based investigation of cyber security breaches.
The course covers conducting investigations on networks, varying end users devices, and digital media types.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- employ specialised knowledge, including fundamental knowledge relating to wireless networks and devices in order to conduct a cyber forensic examination;
- reflect on and synthesise complex issues, problems, concepts and theories relating to securing diverse devices on non-wired networks;
- apply specialist knowledge and skills in enabling secure use of wireless, mobile and IoT networks to mitigate potential security breaches;
- critically examine cyber security breaches using forensic tools, processes and procedures;
- interpret, articulate and communicate complex issues in digital forensics to achieve targeted outcomes.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cyber Crime | 10.00 |
| 2. | Forensic Process and Tools | 20.00 |
| 3. | Digital Evidence Acquisition | 15.00 |
| 4. | Network Forensics | 25.00 |
| 5. | Device Forensics | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=CIS8708)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 65.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 100.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Test | 100 | 10 | 13 Mar 2020 | |
| Written Report | 100 | 40 | 24 Apr 2020 | |
| Online Exam | 100 | 50 | End S1 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- This will be an online exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their examiner via 精东传媒appDesk.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
Requirements after S1 2020;
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Requirements after S1 2020;
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle). -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.
Requirements after S1 2020;
An open examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
Requirements after S1 2020;
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Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Referencing in assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
Conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement and is benchmarked against the internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.