Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FORENSIC ENTOMOTOXICOLOGY BIO5602009 2 + 2 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Halide Nihal AÇIKGÖZ
Assistants
Goals Interpretation and reporting of the information obtained by examining the substance description and amount of the toxic and / or narcotic substances or substances caused by the poisoning and / or narcotic substances or substances causing the poisoning, by taking advantage of the insects coming to the scene after the death, to acquire the knowledge of forensic medicine and the provision of justice to the service, and to obtain information to assist in the resolution of suspected deaths.
Course Content Entomotoxicology is a scientific discipline that takes advantage of dead insects after death and assists suspect death cases by resolving the suspect's connection with the crime scene, the cause of death, the amount of substance causing poisoning, and the information obtained by the forensic medicine.
Learning Outcomes 1) Connects with the suspect's crime scene and the insects coming from the body,
2) Compares the toxicological analysis methods
3) Interpretation of the information obtained by examining the quantity and definition of the substance posed by the toxicological analysis of toxic and / or narcotic substances or substances causing poisoning

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week History and uses of forensic entomology. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Uses of Forensic Entomotoxicology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Effects of drugs on the development of Diptera species Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Effects of drugs on the development of Diptera species Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Presenting an article written in the field of entomotoxicology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The importance of crime scene investigation concept and its place in forensic entomotoxicology. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week The importance of crime scene investigation concept and its place in forensic entomotoxicology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Counting the methods of killing insects, understanding the importance of labeling insect eggs, larvae and adults collected on carrion, counting the storage and storage methods of samples in the laboratory, preparing and using storage liquids. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Collecting insect eggs, larvae and adults from carrion Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Understanding the importance of ecological data, understanding the importance of the issues to be considered during the collection of entomological evidence from the scene, setting up the experimental setup in the experimental area, collecting insect eggs, larvae and adults from the carrion in the experimental area. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Understanding the importance of ecological data, understanding the importance of the issues to be considered during the collection of entomological evidence from the scene, setting up the experimental setup in the experimental area, collecting insect eggs, larvae and adults from the carrion in the experimental area Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The importance of crime scene investigation and sample collection in forensic entomotoxicology. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Analysis Methods Used in Forensic Entomotoxicological Research. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
AÇIKGÖZ HN, 2011, AÇIKGÖZ A, İŞBAŞAR T, İnsan Cesetleri Üzerinde Bulunan Chrysomya albiceps’in (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Predatör Davranışı. Türkiye Parazitol Derg, 35, (2): p. 105–109. Doi:10.5152/tpd.2011.26
AÇIKGÖZ HN, HANCI, İH, ÇETİN G, Adli Olaylarda Böceklerden Nasıl Yararlanırız? Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt 51, Sayı 3, pp. 117–125, 2002.
AKTAY G, AÇIKGÖZ HN, Hancı İH; Adli Bilimlerde Yeni Bir Araştırma Alanı: Entomotoksikoloji, Adli Bilimler Dergisi, 2003, 2(3):25–31.
Gagliano-Candela R, Aventaggiato L. The detection of toxic substances in entomological specimens. Int J Legal Med. 2001; 114 (4–5):197–203. Review. PubMed PMID: 11355395.
Gosselin M, Wille SM, Fernandez Mdel M, Di Fazio V, Samyn N, De Boeck G, Bourel B. Entomotoxicology, experimental set-up and interpretation for forensic toxicologists. Forensic Sci Int. 2011 May 20; 208(1–3):1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.015. Epub 2011 Jan 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 21237593.
HANCI İH, TÜZÜN A, AÇIKGÖZ HN, BALSEVEN A, CANDAR S, Adli Entomoloji, Seçkin Yayınevi, 2002, Ankara. ACIKGOZ, H.N., 2010, Adli Entomoloji. Türkiye Parazitol Derg,. 34(3): p. 216-221.
Hédouin V, Bourel B, Martin-Bouyer L, Bécart A, Tournel G, Deveaux M, Gosset D. Morphine perfused rabbits: a tool for experiments in forensic entomotoxicology. J Forensic Sci. 1999 Mar; 44 (2):347–50. PubMed PMID: 10097360.
Introna F, Campobasso CP, Goff ML. Entomotoxicology. Forensic Sci Int. 2001 Aug 15;120 (1–2):42–7. Review. PubMed PMID: 11457608.
Souza CM, Lima CG, Alves MJ Jr, Arrais-Silva WW, Giorgio S, Linhares AX, Thyssen PJ. Standardization of histological procedures for the detection of toxic substances by immunohistochemistry in dipteran larvae of forensic importance. J Forensic Sci. 2013 Jul; 58 (4):1015–21. doi: 10.1111/1556–4029.12140. Epub 2013 May 17. PubMed PMID: 23682832.
Tracqui A, Keyser-Tracqui C, Kintz P, Ludes B. Entomotoxicology for the forensic toxicologist: much ado about nothing? Int J Legal Med. 2004 Aug;118 (4):194–6. Epub 2004 May 26. PubMed PMID: 15164211.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 5 5
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 5 2
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 10 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 3 8
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 10 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 4
Final Exam 1 14
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 14
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