Development and Delivery of a Unique Digital Forensics Curriculum Through Innovative Channels
Development and Delivery of a Unique Digital Forensics Curriculum Through Innovative Channels

Summary/Abstract: In September 2007, in order to meet the demand for qualified information security professionals in the greater New England area, we introduced an innovative delivery framework that expanded our regular face to face delivery channels and purse online channels. The goal of this paper is two fold: 1) This paper first addresses the successes and challenges associated with the development and delivery of a state-of-the-art Digital Security curriculum at Boston University for full-time working students interested in obtaining a Masters Certificate in Digital Forensics. Here we outline the teaching pedagogy that was used to implement this new high-quality curricula. Course outline details including key knowledge areas and Labs associated with the above curriculum is described in this paper for four courses: Digital Forensics, Business and Data Communications, Network Forensics and Advanced Digital Forensic courses. 2) A second objective of this paper is to document our experience with an innovative hybrid or blended online learning. Here our research reveals that one can segment the adult graduate student learning population into three distinct categories—face-to-face, pure online and hybrid. And within this context our experience concludes that it is important to segment the students appropriately and to provide students with the best set of tools relevant to that particular channel.

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