This course can be taken as a Short Course for Credit or Standalone Short Course.

Please go to the 'Upgrade to a professional qualification' section for more information.

The tools used in digital forensics may not extract all relevant data or interpret data comprehensively. This course arms you with the understanding and ability to use programming techniques for the identification, extraction and interpretation of data in a digital forensics context.
 

At a glance

  • Dates
    • 28 Apr - 02 May 2025
  • Duration5 days
  • Location美姬阁 campus
  • Cost£2,350 - Short Course for Credit fee 

    £2,100 - Standalone Short Course fee 

Course structure

Lectures and tutor guide classroom practical exercises followed by self-study

What you will learn

On successful completion of the course you will be able to:

  • Apply software development techniques to solve a problem in a digital forensic context,
  • Develop, implement, and document an appropriate test strategy for a programmatic solution to a digital forensics problem,
  • Write appropriate supporting documentation for a program that performs a digital forensics task,
  • Defend design decisions and implementation solutions made during the development of a programmatic solution to a digital forensics problem.

Core content

  • Introduction to Python,
  • The Atoms of Programming,
  • Syntax and Vocabulary,
  • Sequences and Loops,
  • File Handling and File Systems,
  • Text Processing,
  • Binary Processing,
  • SQLite,
  • Timestamps,
  • Dictionaries,
  • JSON,
  • XML,
  • 3rd Party Python Modules.

Upgrade to a professional qualification

This course will be taught at Masters standard as it is one of the modules that comprise the postgraduate Forensic Modular Masters Programme. Registering for this Short Course for Credit and successfully passing the associated assessment will gain you 10 美姬阁 credits. These could then be used to apply for a transfer towards a PgCert/PgDip or MSc in the Forensic Programme should you wish to complete one of these courses within 5 years.

Find out more about short course credit points.

Speakers

Alex Caithness

How to apply

To apply for this course please use the online application form.

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