This course addresses the
Homeland Security learning
outcomes marked in bold text.

  1. Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
  2. Assess risk
  3. Plan for emergency action
  4. Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
  5. Organize responses
  6. Manage recovery options
  7. Evaluate effectiveness

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

  1. Apply tools used in computer crime investigation.
  2. Manage various incident response tools.
  3. Differentiate between forensic approaches in a variety of Operating Systems.
  4. Integrate forensic tools with analytical forensic methodologies.
  5. Analyze physical networks, wireless networks, and embedded systems.
  6. Evaluate the investigative process, technology and law.
  7. Apply forensic science to computers and networks.
  8. Synthesize and evaluate Secure Log Repository (SLR) and Network Intrusion Detection (NID).

Computer Forensics and Computer Crime

Credit Hours: 3

Description:

This course provides a technical and conceptual framework to respond to a swiftly evolving area of computer crime using forensic methodologies to detect such crime by applying structured investigation techniques and the application of forensic software.

Pre-requisites: None

Restrictions/Suggestions: Students should have a basic understanding of computers and networks

Course Outline

Refer to the table below for specific information pertaining to your school.
If you are
a student at		 Course name and number Contact
Chicago State University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Marian Perkins
Assistant Professor
Office: HWH 325
Phone: (773) 995-2233
Eastern Illinois University Contact your campus coordinator Sue Harvey
Registrar
gsharvey@eiu.edu
(217) 581-3831
Governors State University Contact your campus coordinator Veronica Williams
Director, Extended University
v-williams@govst.edu
708-534-3143
Illinois State University TEC 348.04, Computer Forensics and Computer Crime Dr. Marilyn Morrow
Chair, Health Sciences
mmorrow@ilstu.edu
309-438-8806
Northern Illinois University Contact your campus coordinator Linda Traff
Assistant Director, Credit
ltraff@niu.edu
815-753-8735

Cathy Cradduck
Campus Coordinator
ccradduc@niu.edu
815-753-5008
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Contact your campus coordinator Laura Strom
Registrar
lstrom@siue.edu
618-650-3330
Western Illinois University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Nancy Parsons
Professor, Health Sciences
NP-Parsons@wiu.edu
309-298-1746