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Financial Cybercrime Investigation XFSC 3055

Forensics Microcredentials Course

International Fees

International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

​This course will expose you to investigative strategies to undertake during cybercrime investigation as it relates to fraud and financial crime. You will demonstrate an ability to use tools to ​search for digital evidence in criminal offices such as investment scams, identity theft, blockchain and crytocurrency scams, and ransomware. You will review case studies to learn of best practices for the deterrence, detection, investigation and reporting of cybercrime relating to fraud and financial crime. The best practices for presenting a cybercrime investigation report to a decision-maker for a decision will be discussed.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

1.0

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Determine an appropriate investigation process in completing a cybercrime investigation relating to fraud and financial crime.
  • Propose strategies on how to identify and collect evidence during a cybercrime investigation.
  • Use software to analyze data that would be collected during a cybercrime investigation.
  • Prepare a report for a decision-maker based on your analysis of cybercrime data.​

Effective as of Winter 2024

Related Programs

Financial Cybercrime Investigation (XFSC 3055) is offered as a part of the following programs:

  • Indicates programs accepting international students.
  • Indicates programs with a co-op option.

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation
    Microcredential Part-time

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