Course manual 2019/2020

Course content

The following topics/subjects will be addressed:

Digital Forensics and cybercrime intro
Acquisition, Hashing/integrity
Live forensics/ memory forensics
(Smart)phone forensics
Embedded/Device forensics
Network forensics
Multimedia forensics
Big Data forensics

Objectives

1. evaluate the theory and application of scientific principles and techniques involved in digital forensics.
2. select, re-use, adapt and apply relevant computer science techniques to (parts of) a digital crime scene
3. analyse and organise a digital data set
4. Generate alternative hypotheses and prioritize items of digital evidence
5. Judge the methods used in digital forensics investigation based on the appropriateness of the methods and explain the scientific basis of those methods.
6. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of digital forensic techniques

Learning activities

Activity	Hours
Hoorcollege	26
Presentatie	8
Werkcollege	52
Self study	82
Total	168	(6 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

Additional requirements for this course:

It is presupposed that all students will be present in class.

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade
70% Report	Must be ≥ 5.5, Mandatory
30% Presentation	Must be ≥ 5.5, Mandatory

All components will be graded on a scale of 1-10. In order to pass the course, all components and the final grade have to be sufficient, i.e. at least a five and a half. When a student has not fulfilled this requirement, the examiner will register the mark ‘did not fulfill all requirements’ (NAV) whether or not the averaged grade is sufficient. The components will be weighted as follows:

1. report (70%)
2. presentation (30%)

The students will work in groups on the project.

LO	Tested in component	EQ 1	EQ 2	EQ 3	EQ 4	EQ 5	EQ 6	EQ 7	EQ 8	EQ 9	EQ 10
1	1, 2		x					x
2	1, 2				x
3	1, 2					x
4	1, 2				x
5	1, 2				x				x
6	1, 2		x					x

Table of specification: the relation between the Learning Outcomes (LO) of the course, the assessment components of the course and the Exit Qualifications (EQ) of the Master’s Forensic Science (described in the Introduction in the Course Catalogue)

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Weeknummer	Onderwerpen	Studiestof
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Owner	Master Forensic Science
Coordinator	Jaap van Ginkel
Part of	Master Forensic Science, year 1

Cybercrime, Digital Traces and Forensic Data Analysis