Computer Crimes Investigation Certificate Program
The program consists of five distinctive classes, offered in a convenient one evening per week format for four hours per week. Student study groups meet an additional four hours per week. Most classes run for five weeks, and the program can be completed in about six months.
Course Descriptions
CIS 115X - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
This course assesses student computer literacy as it will be used in subsequent CCI courses. Demonstrated skills in standard application software are required, including graphical user interface (GUI), computer work processing, spreadsheets, and database management, along with graphics and telecommunications. Student proficiency will determine the level of instruction; questions of ethics, the role of technology in today’s culture, and study group formation are also highlighted.
CRJ 180X - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
This course is an introduction to the IBM-based personal computer and its DOS and Windows-based operating system, and is designed for the individuals who may eventually specialize in computer-related investigations. It will provide an intermediate working knowledge of computer hardware and the basic operating system of DOS and Windows. The course will focus on the creation, maintenance, and destruction of data stored in electronic form, and provide an understanding of the significance of this data as possible evidence to criminal investigations.
CRJ 280X - COMPUTER FORENSICS: ELECTRONIC MEDIA AS EVIDENCE
This course is an introduction to evidence collection, preservation, examination, and presentation in an investigation involving electronic media for the individuals who may eventually specialize in computer-related investigations. The course will provide a working knowledge of the seizure of computers and other evidence in electronic form. The course will focus on the preservation and examination of data stored in electronic form, and provide an understanding of the significance of this data as possible evidence to criminal investigations.
CRJ 380X - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER CRIME
The class offers an introduction into Computer Crime with a special focus on the basic investigation of these crimes. The significance and application of investigative techniques and procedures for criminal and non-criminal investigators will be examined. Hands-on computer use throughout the course will introduce students to the forensic issues of computer evidence collection and electronic media examination.
CRJ 480X - TOPICS IN COMPUTER CRIME INVESTIGATION: COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
This course will focus on the relationship of networks (and by extension, the Internet) to computer crime. The student will learn how to apply the previously acquired skills of collecting and examining electronic evidence to the use of this evidence in a criminal investigation that involves a computer network and/or the Internet. The course will also examine issues related to the detection, investigation, and prevention of network intrusions.
All students must have access to the internet for these courses.
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