Computer Security and Investigations: An Integrative Approach to Curriculum Development in Digital Forensics

该项目涉及一个强大的教育-行业-政府集团，其主要关注的是行业的关键信息基础设施。鉴于缺乏制定数字取证教育课程和培训的国家框架，该项目跨越多个学科，以产生包括安全管理和执法观点在内的新知识。该项目有三个主要目标：(1)计算机系和刑事司法系系之间的合作，为计算机安全和调查证书和/或A.S.学位开发新的数字取证课程；(2)开发实验室单元，促进社区学院学生在数字取证技术工作方面的教育，包括制作用于培训和教程的CD；以及(3)举办全社区研讨会，向普通民众传播有关计算机安全和数字取证的信息。其独特之处包括：(1)通过咨询委员会与政府机构、公司和其他学术机构建立联系；(2)交叉学科，教授多种技能；(3)将课程设计为模块课程，以短期课程或讲习班的形式提供给教育工作者；(4)支持项目、学术计划、课程和远程学习的网站和基于网络的设施。

This project involves a strong education-industry-government group whose primary concern is industry's critical information infrastructure. Given that there is a lack of national framework for curricula and training development in digital forensics education, this project cuts across disciplines to generate a new knowledge set including security management and law enforcement perspectives. The project has three main objectives: (1) collaboration between faculty in computing and faculty in the Criminal Justice Department to develop new curricula in digital forensics for a certificate and/or A.S. degree in Computer Security and Investigations; (2) development of laboratory modules, which facilitates community college students' education for technician jobs in digital forensics, including the creation of CDs for training and tutorials; and (3) running of community-wide symposia to disseminate information to the general population about computer security and digital forensics. Unique features include (1) linkage with government agencies, companies, and other academic institutions through the Advisory Council; (2) cutting across disciplines to teach a hybrid mix of skills; (3) courses designed as modular courses to be offered as short courses or workshops for professional development for educators; and (4) website and web-based facilities that support the project, academic program, courses, and distance learning.