Cyberlaw Fundamentals

Unit code: HIT6630

Credit points	12.5 Credit Points
Duration	6 week block
Contact hours	36 Hours
Campus	Hawthorn
Prerequisites	Nil. Students not enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of eForensics will require the permission of their program coordinator to undertake this unit.
Corequisites	Nil

Related course(s)

Graduate Certificate in eForensics

Aims and objectives

This unit provides knowledge relating to legal and regulatory framework relating to cybercrime and computer forensics.

After successfully completing this unit students should be able to:

Determine where a cybercrime has been committed.
Demonstrate an understanding of current cybercrime law reforms
Analyse case studies of cybercrime and precedence and relate to similar situations.
Determine relevant material for court proceedings for digital evidence
Prepare briefs for court proceedings for digital evidence

Teaching methods

Lecture (24 hrs) , Tutorial (12 hrs)

Assessment

Assignments and Examination

Generic skills outcomes

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who:

Are capable in their chosen professional areas.
Are adaptable and manage change.
Operate effectively in work and community situations.
Are aware of environments.

Content

Definitions of cybercrime
Past and current cybercrime law reforms.
Examination of cybercrime case studies and precedence
Digital evidence briefs
Court proceeding definitions and procedures for admissible and reliable digital evidence

Reading materials

Australian Security Cybercrime Strategy (Nov 2009) http://www.apo.org.au/research/cyber-security-strategy

Jonathon Clough, Principles of Cybercrime, Cambridge University Press, 2010

Alaeldin Maghaireh, Cybercrime Investigation: A Comparative Analysis of Search for and Seizure of Digital Evidence, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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