The Basic (IRT) and newly introduced Forensics course are unusually fast paced, covering as much technical instruction as government courses lasting twice as long. Students are assumed to be familiar with the MS Windows operating environment and to have experience using command line utilities (i.e., Format, Copy, CD, RD, MD, Attrib and Edit). "DOS for Dummies" and Peter Norton's "Inside the PC" provide an excellent background if needed. Prior programming or law enforcement experience is highly beneficial, albeit not required. Student backgrounds span accomplished Windows users to graduates of computer science degree programs. Depending upon background, students should expect to engage in varying degrees of independent study prior to each class day. Prior Linux experience is not required for the Computer Forensics Examiner course. For hardware and software requirements, download the Computer Forensics Examiner course Adobe Acrobat file. The file can be downloaded by clicking on the hyper- linked On-Line 75-Hour Forensics Examiner: $995. Updated April 24, 2008 PRESS BACK TO RETURN