Motivating and Engaging Forensic Computing Practitioners in Higher Education

Denis Edgar-Nevill

Head, Department of Computing

Canterbury Christ Church University

Innovations in Lifelong Learning Conference, Birkbeck Institute for Lifelong Learning, 29th June 2007

NPIA(National Policing Improvement Agency

KentConstabulary London Met.

Sussex Constabulary

High Tech Crime Training Unit

43 UK Police Forces

Canterbury Christ Church University

Piano Smashing

Optimistic Distance Education

Why Fly?

… when you can videoconference, email or attend a virtual forum?

Can’t see the whites of their eyes!

What we do is not at Masters’ Level

What we think is not important – it is what you are going to teach us!

What is Cybercrime Forensics?

COMPUTINGLAW

BUSINESS FORENSICSCIENCE

INFORMATICS

CYBERCRIMEFORENSICS

CYBERCRIMEFORENSICS

Looking over the horizon …

…Working at the cutting edge of the development of a new subject.

…Their ideas and suggestions are contributing to the development of the subject of Cybercrime

Research Informed Teaching HEFCE Funded Project

• “Cybercrime Education Informed by Research”

• £18,000 over 18 months • Investigation into how research skills are

developed and how research informs pedagogy for students and staff involved in the MSc Cybercrime Forensics degree jointly offered with the national Police specialist training authority NPIA (National Policing Improvement Agency)

CFET 20071st International

Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education

& Training

Canterbury Christ Church UniversityNorth Holmes Road Campus

Powell Building

CanterburyUnited Kingdom

6th & 7th September 2007

Staff & Students Involved in the MSc Cybercrime

ForensicsContributing

Papers &

Networking

Thank You

Denis Edgar-Nevill

Head, Department of Computing

Canterbury Christ Church University