Cybercrime and Digital Evidence

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of contemporary cybercrime activities, and the nature and form of digital evidence.

Course content

In this course, students will gain broad and coherent knowledge of the following:

• Contemporary examples of cybercrime activities and defence mechanisms.
• Cybercrime tools and techniques utilised by malicious actors.
• The sources and types of digital evidence.
• The utility and importance of digital evidence in a legal setting.
• The collection, analysis and presentation of digital evidence.
• Current trends in cybercrime and digital evidence.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1
LAWS 1016	Foundations of Law
Group 2
LAWS 1018	Business Law

Students must complete either Prerequisite Group 1 or Group 2 before enrolling in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Practical	3 hours x 4 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	3 hours x 8 days
Practical	3 hours x 2 days
Directed Study	10 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Presentation, Research paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.