Collaborative Project - SFS CB: Establishing the New Mexico Digital Forensics Academy

该项目是在西新墨西哥大学（WNMU）与奥本大学合作建立一个永久性的数字取证项目。它提供了一个全州范围的数字取证资源，目前在新墨西哥州还不存在。WNMU吗?地区社区学院和地区大学的独特联合使命为探索与新墨西哥州两年制执法项目的项目整合提供了独特的机会。本项目可交付成果包括：开设18个小时的数字取证辅修课程，作为WNMU本科和研究生刑事司法课程的一部分。2. 建立一个18小时的数字取证研究生证书课程，作为WNMU刑事司法项目的一部分。3. 为新墨西哥州执法部门建立一个高级数字取证培训项目。4. 为来自新墨西哥州和地方执法机构的不同听众以及来自其他校园的学生举办区域讲习班。该项目的智力挑战是确定一个位于大州偏远角落的小型大学如何在一个大州开发、交付和维持一个技术上具有挑战性的数字取证项目。该项目评估课程的学习成果以及课程内容的实用性、内容的传递方式、实验室环境和设置、项目和作业的有效性、实验室辅助质量以及课程内容和项目的包容/排除建议等因素。这是新墨西哥州首个此类项目，得到了州政府的广泛支持。这确保了对整个州的广泛影响。这个项目可以作为其他服务不足的州，特别是大的农村州的典范。

This project is establishing a permanent digital forensics program at Western New Mexico University (WNMU) in collaboration with Auburn University. It is providing a statewide digital forensics resource that currently does not exist in New Mexico. WNMU?s unique combined mission of regional community college as well as regional university provides unique opportunities to explore program integration with New Mexico 2-year law enforcement programs. Deliverables from this project include: 1. Establish an 18-hour minor in digital forensics as part of the WNMU undergraduate and graduate Criminal Justice programs. 2. Establish an 18-hour graduate certificate program in digital forensics as part of the WNMU Criminal Justice program. 3. Establish an advanced digital forensics training program for New Mexico law enforcement. 4. Conduct Regional workshops for diverse audiences drawn from New Mexico state and local law enforcement agencies as well as students from other campuses. The intellectual challenge for this project is to determine how a small university in a remote corner of a large state can develop, deliver and sustain a technically challenging digital forensics program across a large state. The project is assessing courses learning outcomes as well as elements such as the practicality of course contents, the way the contents is delivered, the lab environment and setup, the effectiveness of projects and assignments, lab assistance quality and inclusion/exclusion suggestions for course contents and projects.This first of its kind program in New Mexico enjoys broad support from the state government. This ensures a broad impact across the state. This program could serve as a model for other underserved states, particularly large, rural states.