CCE Training in the UK

Hi aedny,

You might want to have a look at the Open University M889 post graduate course. You don't have to be a graduate to study at this level with the OU, you just need to be able to study, research and present your findings in a clear and concise manner.

The course is only an introduction to the field and won't give you any formal qualification in Computer Forensics. It is though (in my opinion), well written, with an appropriate balance between technical content and law. The legal section can come as a bit of a shock to those who only have a technical background but it is a necessary part of the field. The law in question is the law that applies in England and Wales.

I ought to declare an interest - I am one of the associate lecturers tutoring this course… Part of any fees might end up in my pocket!

Paul

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thanks Paul - I have to be honest I did look at that course, and it sounds interesting.

My only concern, and perhaps you could help put them to rest, was that Im sure I read that I need the assistance of my company in order to do some analysis on their systems, etc. I am a self employed IT Consultant and so dont have "a large" company to do this against.

Any advice would be great.

Andrew

Yes this might seem on the surface to be a problem but in practice it's not. The final examinable submission is an analysis of a new or existing Forensic Readiness Plan for a small to medium sized organisation (or a department within a larger organisation). That organisation can be pretty much anything, for example students have used the local library as the source. At the start of the course you will be assigned a tutor (like me) and you will be able to come to some arrangement over how you will tackle this project. In nearly 2 years, I haven't had any problems sorting out all of my students with an appropriate organisation with which to complete this part of the course.

Paul

thanks Paul, I dig out all the stuff then and look at possibility joining in November.

thanks again for your assistance.

Andrew