Digital Forensics

Summer 2017 > Computer Related > MSIT.5620 > 031

Course No: MSIT.5620-031; SIS Class Nbr: 2771; SIS Term: 2640
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

Identifying, preserving and extracting electronic evidence. Students learn how to examine and recover data from operating systems, core forensic procedures for any operating or file system, understanding technical issues in acquiring computer evidence and how to conduct forensically sound examinations to preserve evidence for admission and use in legal proceedings.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

• Prerequisites: Students must already have completed a bachelor's degree in a related discipline to enroll in this course and in a graduate career.
• Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
• Instructor: Xinwen Fu
• UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

• Online Course
• 2017 Summer: May 15 to Aug 05
• Course Level: Graduate
• Tuition: $1725
• Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: M.S. in Information Technology, Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, M.S. in Security Studies: Cybersecurity Concentration

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