E-Discovery, Certificate

Program Details

Semester 1

• NET 120 - Computer Hardware Basics OL Credits: 3
• NET 185 - E-Discovery I - Data Collect Credits: 3

Semester 2

• NET 183 - E-Discovery - Concepts Credits: 3
• NET 186 - E-Discovery II - File Culling Credits: 3

Semester 3

• NET 187 - E-Discovery III - Data Prod Credits: 3
• NET 932 - Internship Credits: 3

Total Credits Required to Complete this Award - 18

Fixed Costs

Tuition……………………………………………………………………………………..$170.00 per credit

The costs for each program are estimates and subject to change.

Varied Costs

Approximate total cost for the program: 4,135**

**Program entry requirements are not included in the total approximate cost.

What Kind of Work Will You Do?

The E-Discovery Certificate is designed for students who would like to obtain knowledge in proper techniques and methods of identifying, preserving, culling, processing and producing relevant and responsive data in a litigation matter. This program will give students the knowledge and skills to perform the following jobs:

• Litigation Support/E-Discovery Specialist
• Technical Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• E-Discovery Consultant

What Skills and Abilities Will You Need?

• Aptitude and interest in computer and mobile technologies
• Very detail oriented to manage multiple steps and multiple case
• Strong Organizational skills to manage large datasets
• Reasoning and common Sense
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
• People and communications skills

What Else Should I Consider about this Program or Career Choice?

Professionals in the E-Discovery will be responsible for vast amounts of data and must be able to manage multiple cases quickly, efficiently and with a high degree of accuracy. The material is often highly confidentially and must be handled in the most secure manner. Digital evidence may also involve emotionally disturbing visual material and can potential lead to addiction to pornographic images.

Program Competencies

1. Identify potentially relevant digital/electronic evidence
2. Collect and preserve the identified evidence in manner acceptable for judicial proceedings
3. Parse the data to the relevant material
4. Produce data to clients, litigation parties or the courts in reasonable manner.

2019

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