(481)DIGITAL FORENSICS: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OFAN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND HYBRID FORM MASTER’S DEGREEGRADUATE PROGRAM

摘要

Digital forensics is a science that involves the identification, preservation, extraction,documentation of cybercrime attacks. Today there is in Germany a lack of educatedpersonnel in digital forensics, therefore, a collaborative effort between various academicpartners, Eberhard Karls University Tubingen Faculty of Law, University of MannheimLaboratory for Distributed Systems and University of Applied Sciences Albstadt-Sigmaringen will establish a master’s degree program “Digital Forensics”. The course willbe delivered through a hybrid format (75% online / 25% on-campus program). Thelearning process is supported by collaborative platforms, web conference and an elearningplatform. The curriculum is composed of 17 modules delivered within 6semesters in part time. The modules can be assigned to the fields digital forensics ondifferent media, network forensics, methodology in digital forensics and criminal and civillegal issues. The development and starting phase of the master course Digital Forensicsis supported to the year 2012 by a foundation of the German government. The first run ofthe course will start in October 2010.