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Task Background:
A forensic practitioner would normally be expected to seize and handle digital evidence artefacts as well as analyse those artefacts looking for evidence which may be useful in a particular case. For the purposes of this coursework, you are a forensic practitioner.
Since this is a learning exercise, the module will not provide any real cases (either criminal or civil) for analysis, instead a fictitious but realistic scenario will be provided as a case which has been generated for you to work on for this assessment. It is important to remember to treat the case with the same respect and caution as you would expect to treat a real case that was to be examined before a court of law. Professionalism is paramount in all parts of the coursework. This includes interaction 'with colleagues and members of the public which you might come into contact with through the course of your investigation (although note: not all cases will require you to come into contact with members of the public). In the case of the coursework, consider the teaching and support team as colleagues, as well as other learners on the course.
The contents of your report and the contents of the case are to be considered confidential which means you must not provide copies of any paperwork or evidence to any third party without the prior written permission of the module teaching team.
A handout is included in this pack and will outline the basic requirements of the forensic analysis which will be required in the case. Read the handout thoroughly, and make sure you understand what the case is about. This will help you to focus your efforts during the analysis process.
Task:
1. To attend a scene and seize any evidence which you believe may be pertinent to the case at hand (which will be outlined in the handout).
2. To forensically examine the evidence in accordance with the instructions included in the handout.
3. To write an expert witness report which is design to be submitted to a court of law which details: 1. The processes you have followed when analysing the digital evidence. 2. The findings you have made in accordance with the instructions given. 3. Your opinion based on the findings which you have made.
4. A report of no more than 4 pages which evaluates the techniques you have used in the examination of the evidence.
Notes:
- The expert witness report is expected to be written in a style which is suitably meaningful to the layman.
- The expert witness report should contain a suitable appendix.
- The evaluation report is expected to be a technical deconstruction of the techniques you have followed, and written for a technical audience.