Unit of Study COMP3005 Digital Forensics (2024)

Future students:
T: 1800 626 481
E: Email your enquiry here

Current students:
Contact: Faculty of Science and Engineering

Students studying at an education collaboration:
Please contact your relevant institution

Show me unit information for year

View previous years of our units

Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

- COMP2016 System and Application Security

Unit description

This unit introduces students to the core principles and methodologies of digital forensics, emphasising professional investigative processes and advanced cybersecurity techniques. Students will explore tools and techniques for evidence collection, data analysis, and report writing across different scenarios. The unit also covers relevant laws, regulations, and ethical considerations. Additionally, students will research and examine recent advancements in digital forensics to stay current with emerging practices in the field.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction to digital forensics and investigative environment

Module 2: Digital forensic tools and applications

Module 3: Data acquisition

Module 4: Forensic file system analysis

Module 5: Computer forensic validation and data recovery

Module 6: Report writing for high-tech investigations

Availabilities

Not offered in 2024

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

conduct digital investigations based on the accepted professional investigative process

choose and utilise appropriate tools to gather and analyse forensic data from a variety of sources

analyse the results of a computer and/or data forensic analysis and provide the results of the analysis in a format and style suitable for audiences of both technical and managerial backgrounds

interpret and appropriately apply the laws and procedures associated with identifying, acquiring, examining and presenting digital evidence.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full-fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Find out more for domestic fees