CSI 210W - Mobile Forensics

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

Develops foundational skills using mobile forensic tools to preserve, acquire, analyze, and report digital evidence from smartphones and tablets. Emphasis is placed on identifying mobile operating systems and file structures, performing basic data extractions, and understanding artifacts such as messages, call logs, and app data. Students will also explore legal and ethical considerations unique to mobile evidence handling and gain experience documenting findings in structured forensic reports.

Prerequisite(s): CSI 120W
Corequisite(s): N/A
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

1.   Identify the operating systems and file structures used in mobile devices
2.   Describe the process of preserving mobile evidence during seizure and acquisition
3.   Explain the legal requirements involved in acquiring mobile data
4.   Demonstrate how to use forensic tools to acquire mobile data
5.   Demonstrate how to extract and view artifacts from mobile devices
6.   Classify common mobile artifacts based on their source
7.   Create a forensic report summarizing mobile evidence findings