Acquires and evaluates information

Interprets and communicates information

Uses computers to process information

Participates as a member of a team: Contributes to group effort

Monitors and corrects performance: Distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses systems performance, and corrects malfunctions

Improves or Designs Systems: Suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance

Selects technology: Chooses procedures, tools, or equipment, including computers and related technologies

Applies technology to task: Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of

Maintains and troubleshoots equipment: Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies

Reading: Locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals

Arithmetic: Performs basic computations; uses basic numerical concepts such as whole numbers, etc.

Listening: Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues

Problem solving: Recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action.

Seeing Things in the Mind’s Eye: Organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects and other

Knowing how to learn: Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills.

Reasoning:  Discovering  a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it

Responsibility Exerts a high level of effort and perseveres towards goal attainment

Self-Esteem: Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self.

Social ability: Demonstrate understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings.

Week 1

May 31

Introduction to the course
Explanation and Discussion of Syllabus

Fill out Computer Studies Student Information Form

Lab 1 : Installing EnCase

Read Chapter 1, 2
 

Week 2

June 5, 7

Mon - Lecture chapter 1 Computer Hardware

Wed - Lecture Chapter 2 File Systems, MBR

Quiz chap. 1 & 2

Lab #1, 2

Read Chapter 3,4

Turn in Chapter 1 & 2 Homework

Week 3

June 12, 14

Mon - Lecture: Chapter 3 First Response

Wed - Lecture:  Chapter  4: Acquiring Digital Evidence

Lab Chapter 3,4

Quiz Chapter 3, 4

Read Chapter 5, 6

Turn in Chapter 3, 4 Homework

Week 4

June 19, 21

Review for Exam #1 Chapters 1-4

Continue with Labs

Exam #1 (Wednesday)

Review Chapters 1- 4

Read Chapter 5, 6

Week 5

June 26, 28

Mon - Lecture: Chapter 5  EnCase Concepts Wed - Lecture:  Chapter 6- EnCase Environment

Lab Chapter 5 & 6

Quiz Chapter 5, 6

Read Chapter 7

Turn in Chapter 5, 6 Homework

Week 6

July 3, 5

Mon -Lecture: Chapter 7 Understanding, Searching For, and Bookmarking Data

Quiz Chapter 7

Wed – Corporate crimes (not in book)

Wed - Review for Exam #2,  Lab #7

Read Chapter 8

Turn in Chapter 7 Homework

Week 7

July 10, 12

Mon - Exam #2 Chapters 5-7

Wed – Chapter 8 File Signature Analysis and Hash analysis

Quiz chapter 8, Lab chapter 8

Read Chapter 9

Turn in Chapter 8 Homework

Week 8

July 17, 19

Mon - Lecture:  Chapter 9 Windows Operating System Artifacts

Quiz Chapter 9

Lab Chapter 9

Read Chapter 10

Turn in Chapter 9 Homework

Week 9

July 24, 26

Mon - Lecture: Chapter 10 Advanced EnCase

Quiz Chapter 10

Lab Chapter 10, Review for Exam #3

Wed - Exam # 3 Chapters 8-10

Re-read Chapters 8-10

Turn in Chapter 10 Homework