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

该项目正在与奥本大学合作，在新墨西哥州西部大学(WNMU)建立一个永久性的数字取证项目。它正在提供全州范围的数字取证资源，这是新墨西哥州目前不存在的。新墨西哥州州立大学S独特的地区社区学院以及地区大学的联合使命为探索与新墨西哥州两年制执法项目的整合提供了独特的机会。该项目的成果包括：1.设立18小时的数字取证辅修课程，作为西澳州立大学刑事司法本科生和研究生课程的一部分。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高级数字取证培训计划。4.为来自新墨西哥州和当地执法机构的不同受众以及来自其他校园的学生举办区域讲习班。这个项目的智力挑战是，确定一所位于一个大州偏远角落的小型大学如何在一个大州开发、交付和维持一个具有技术挑战性的数字取证项目。该项目正在评估课程学习结果以及课程内容的实用性、内容交付的方式、实验室环境和设置、项目和作业的有效性、实验室援助质量以及课程内容和项目的纳入/排除建议等要素。这是新墨西哥州政府的第一个此类项目。这确保了在全州产生广泛的影响。这项计划可以作为其他服务不足的州的榜样，特别是大型农村州。

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.