Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
ADVANCED FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY	55431027		3 + 2	4.0	6.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Comprehension of isolation methods for postmortem toxicological analyzes
Course Content	Forensic science and forensic toxicology concepts; Postmortem qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
Learning Outcomes	1) Explain the concept of forensic toxicology 2) Interpretation of analytical findings 3) Learning of analytical toxicological methods.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	The concept of forensic toxicology	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
2. Week	the role of postmortem analyses	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
3. Week	Classification of poisons in postmortem analyses	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
4. Week	Gases, volatile chemicals and corrosive substances	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
5. Week	metals, anions, nonmetals and organic compounds	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
6. Week	Isolation and identification of poisons from postmortem samples	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
7. Week	The postmortem samples in toxicologic analyses	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
8. Week	The methods used in postmortem toxicologic analyses	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
9. Week	poisoning death investigation	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
10. Week	Midterm	Question Answer	Homework
11. Week	Evaluation of analitical data	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
12. Week	Preliminary toxicological tests	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
13. Week	forensic urine drug tests	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework
14. Week	presentation of students	Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion	Homework

Recommended Sources

Analysis of drugs in unconventional samples.

Interference of common household chemicals in immunoassay methods for drug abuse.

Morphine and codeine in biological fluids:Approach to source differentation.

Site-dependence of drug concentrations in postmortem blood-a case study.

The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Ed., McGraw-Hill Professional

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	5	70
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	5	70
Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	14	1	14
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	14	2	28
	1	1	1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30