Program Overview

Digital Forensics (MC507)

Overview

This single subject micro credential in Cyber Security addresses industry requirements for specialised courses to up-skill and reskill employees, while offering progression opportunities to higher qualifications. This 10 credit award covers digital forensics.

What is Digital Forensics?

This course addresses industry requirements for specialised courses to up-skill and reskill employees, while offering progression opportunities to higher qualifications.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Second Class Honours Grade 2 (GPA 2.5 or equivalent), in a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing (NFQ Level 8), or equivalent qualification.
• The acceptance of candidates with Third Class Honours degrees and appropriate work experience and industrial certification on this course will be allowed provided there is evidence that the candidate can cope with the learning objectives of the course.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates with this award can apply state of art digital forensic methodology, skills and techniques to an incident involving digital evidence. This includes evaluating computer filesystems and manually decode digital evidence. Graduates can also review the legal considerations when dealing with digital forensics evidence and maintain its integrity; and write a digital forensics report using a realistic professional template.

Upon successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:

• Appraise the fundamental legal considerations when dealing with digital forensics evidence and demonstrate how to apply appropriate measures to maintain evidence integrity.
• Evaluate computer filesystems and demonstrate how to apply the low level filesystem knowledge to manually decode digital evidence.
• Research how to apply the digital forensic methodology, skills, and techniques to investigate an incident involving digital evidence.
• Demonstrate how to write a digital forensics report using a realistic professional template and style.

Course Content

Year 1 Semester 1

• Digital Forensics

Schedule

• 4 contact hours per week and additional self directed learning.
• The course will run one evening a week, 6pm to 10pm, from September 2024 to January 2025, and additional self directed learning.
• Timetabled Days: Thursday

Assessment

• 100% continuous assessment including practical assessments, online class test and reports.

Course Details

• Course Code: MACS H6015
• ECTS: 10
• Level: Level 9
• Award: Certificate
• Duration: 15 Weeks
• Course Type: Micro-credentials
• Mode of Study: Part Time
• Method of Delivery: Online
• Commencement Date: TBC
• Location: Blanchardstown

Fees

• Full Course Fee (Before any HCI award applied) is €1,000
• If eligible for the HCI fee subsidy of 80%, the fee is €200