Acronym/Number                               NET730                                                     Title                            Computer Forensics & Investigations                                                                                                                                             Credit breakout 3                 2                 2                  0                        0                                           (credit           lecture               lab               practicum                   work exp)       As businesses expand their use of information technology, system administrators must be trained to detect and analyze data stored or often hidden on computer systems.  The course prepares students to use computer forensics tools to uncover violations of company policy, embezzlement, e-mail harassment, leaks of proprietary information, and criminal activity. Week# Objectives 1 History and future of Computer Forensics 2 Legal, ethical & profession issues 3 Computer Investigation process 4 Forensics equipment & lab 5 Security and computer investigations 6 Computer Forensics software tools 7 Digital evidence controls 8 Processing and storing digital evidence 9 Data recovery contingencies 10 Image and data files 11 Computer forensics analysis tools 12 Data-hiding techniques 13 Network forensics 14 E-mail investigations 15 Case Study analysis