Pathway in Forensic Computing Erasmus Project

Project Title

Pathway in Forensic Computing

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The FORC project has sought to build capacities to develop integrated curricula in forensic computing as pathways within the undergraduate degrees of the faculties of Information Technology and Law, using a student-centred adaptive learning approach based on the Bologna Process. It has developed pathways, integrated within the current curricula, to bring continuity and achieve harmony across the programmes. This pathway has met the multidisciplinary needs of two domains – computing and law – and its uniqueness can be linked to the commitment of the consortium to develop an innovative, user-centred adaptive learning to create integrated curricula. In this way, the four universities can integrate the newly-developed courses within their degrees, addressing variations, yet meeting their own specified key learning outcomes. The importance of forensic computing as an integral part of the undergraduate training is critical to advance the forensic computing domain towards evidence-based practices in the region, which is still at an early stage. These skills are essential to solidify the more profound understanding of the value and importance of forensic computing not only to their speciality, but also their profession, work, and practice. They promote the uptake and implementation of forensic computing to become an essential part of their profession as enabling mechanisms to improve the quality of computing. Thus, on the one hand, a key objective of FORC has been to develop the capacity of faculty members in forensic computing and create undergraduate pathways to ensure sustainability and lasting impact. On the other hand, the established forensics labs can generate a significant impact not only for students but also for professional of non-academic institutions.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 899213 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI & Country: IT

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
• PALESTINE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – KADOORIE (PTUK)
• AL-ANDALUS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ANDTECHNOLOGY (I.C.D)
• PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY
• DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
• MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
• AL-QUDS UNIVERSITY