Overview

While this badge is not a degree or certificate, admission requires a completed bachelor's degree and some programming experience. The badge offers a blended learning approach, combining lectures with hands-on exercises to reinforce the concepts discussed, providing students with practical skills to work in various computing systems involved in digital forensics investigations. 

When earning this badge, students will learn topics related to the collection, examination, analysis, and preservation of digital evidence in support of cyber forensics investigations. The badge covers digital forensics principles and practices applied across various computing systems. The program combines lecture-based learning with hands-on exercises to help students develop practical skills in digital forensics.

This badge equips students with essential skills in digital evidence collection, analysis, and preservation—critical for modern cyber forensics investigations. Understanding digital forensics is key for protecting information and solving real-world security issues. A badge will enhance your education, demonstrate marketable skills to employers, and can be displayed on social media and websites. With a flexible, focused class format, students receive personalized instruction to excel in this growing field.

A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.

College of Computing

Robert Adams, Ph.D.
C-2-100 Mackinac Hall
(616) 331-2060
[email protected]
gvsu.edu/computing