Textbooks for Computer Forensic Courses: A Preliminary Study

Jigang Liu,
Larry Gottschalk,
Kuodi Jian
Department of Information and Computer Sciences
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, Minnesota USA
Jigang.liu@metrostate.edu
Larry.Gottschalk@metrostate.edu
Kuodi.Jian@metrostate.edu

Abstract

As computer forensics develops into one of the fastest-growing areas in the computer related fields, many universities and colleges are offering or are planning to offer a course in computer forensics. When instructors begin to develop a new course in the area, one of critical questions they would ask is what textbook should be used. To better answer the question, we conducted a study in which we tried to find which textbooks are being used in computer forensic courses. We believe that the results and analysis of our study will help instructors in choosing adequate textbooks for their new course in computer forensics.