This programme will provide professionals with an excellent opportunity to enhance their forensics IT knowledge for developing their career as a crime laboratory analyst, forensic engineer and crime scene examiner. Graduates from IT, business or accounting are encouraged to enrol in this programme.

 

Course Desciption

This programme aims to equip participants with an in-depth knowledge in the following topics:

• Use of Digital Evidence Search Kit
• Use forensic tool to preserve digital evidence
• Discriminating between physical and digital evidence
• Applying the Computer Crime Ordinance and Personal Data Privacy Ordinance
• Analysing different types of theft cases
• Applying the Crime Scene management technique to collect and preserve evidence

On completion of the programme, students should be able to :

1. Use forensic tool to preserve physical and digital evidence and analyse different types of theft cases;
2. Apply the legislations in relation to cyber crime, intellectual property, electronic transactions, and personal data privacy in workplace ;
3. Apply the knowledge and requirements for high-quality Computer Security and Computer Forensics in Internet and wireless environment and explain the current trend of Digital Forensics ;
4. Apply the Crime Scene technique to collect and preserve evidence for the preparation of witness statement;
5. Employ risks assessment methods to analyse the security requirement and make recommendations for improvement ; and
6. Apply the tools and techniques for carrying out Internet Investigations .

The  Curriculum

This is a one-year programme consisting of 10 core modules. Each module includes 30 contact hours and 2~3 hours of written examination.   

Delivery

The programme will be delivered in part-time mode. Different teaching formats like lectures; tutorials, workshop, case discussions and assignments will be employed. The medium of delivery is English, supplemented with Cantonese only when the case material is in Chinese. All handouts and reading materials are written in English. Case material may be in Chinese.

Assessment and Award

To be eligible for the award of the postgraduate diploma, students must satisfy the following criteria:

• Achieve 75% attendance
• Continuous Assessment (weighting 50%) and
• Examination (weighting 50%)
• Total passing score is 50%

10 Core Modules	Contact Hours
IT Technology in a Business Environment	30
Digital Forensics, Forensics Science and Crime Scene Management	30
e-Business Related Legislations and Cyber Crime	30
Collecting Digital Evidence and Presentation in Court	30
Digital Forensics Case Studies (Forensics tool to preserve digital evidence)	30
Digital Forensics Case Studies (Theft of company’s sensitive / proprietary information)	30
Digital Forensics Case Studies of Internet Environment	30
Information Security Management	30
Digital Forensics Case Studies Internet Investigation Techniques	30
Digital Forensics Case Studies of Mobile and Wireless Communication	30

 

Application Fee

N/A

Course Fee

• HK$60,000 (To be paid in 2 instalments)*
  

Applicants shall:

(a)   (i)    Hold a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Systems) awarded by a recognized university;

or

(ii)   Be practitioners with 5 years or more experience in the related field and hold recognized professional qualifications in the relevant discipline. (Practitioner includes IT/Computer engineer, Accountant/Forensic accountant, Auditor, Lawyer/Judiciary, Forensic scientist/Laboratory specialist, IT security professional, Senior Executive/CIO/IT manager);

and

(b)   Provide evidence of English proficiency (if the degree or equivalent qualification is from an institution where the language of teaching and assessment is not English), such as

1. HKALE Use of English at Grade E or above; or
2. HKDSE Examination English Language at Level 3 or above; or
3. An overall band of 6 with subtest lower than 5.5 in the IELTS; or
4. A score of 550 in the paper-based TOEFL or a score of 213 in the computer-basedTOEFL or a score of 80 in the internet-based TOEFL; or
5. equivalent qualifications

• The CEF Institution Code of HKU SPACE is 100

CEF Courses
Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics 資訊科技鑑證深造文憑
COURSE CODE 34G104269	FEES $55,000	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
IT Technology in a Business Environment (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104276	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics, Forensics Science and Crime Scene Management (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104284	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
e-Business related Legislations and Cyber Crime (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104322	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Collecting Digital Evidence and Presentation in Court (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104330	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics Case Studies (Forensics tool to preserve digital evidence) (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104349	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics Case Studies (Theft of company’s sensitive / proprietary information) (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104357	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics Case Studies of Internet Environment (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104365	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Information Security Management (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104373	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics Case Studies Internet Investigation Techniques (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z104381	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223
Digital Forensics Case Studies of Mobile and Wireless Communication (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics)
COURSE CODE 34Z10439A	FEES $5,500	ENQUIRY 2587-3223

	Continuing Education Fund This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund.
	Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Course (selected modules only) Some modules of this course have been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund.
	Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics This course is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level [6])

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Enrolment Method

 

Payment Method

Accepted applicants will receive offer letter package and should bring along with offer letter and enrolment form when paying the course fees at any HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres.

Fee Payment

• Cash or EPS
• Alipay and Wechat Pay
• Cheque
  Course fees can be paid by crossed cheque made payable to "HKU SPACE". Please specify the programme title(s) for application, student's name, and student card number (if applicable).
• VISA/MasterCard