Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SPECIFIC AREAS IN FORENSIC SCIENCES ABE0000001 1 + 0 1.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to provide students interested in specializing in forensic sciences with knowledge and skills in various specific areas. The goal is to equip students with the ability to conduct research in different subfields of forensic sciences and to gain insight into these areas.
Course Content Students are guided on the current issues encountered in forensic sciences and the innovative approaches to solve these problems.
Learning Outcomes 1) Understands the fundamental concepts and principles of various forensic science disciplines.
2) Learns to be open to interdisciplinary collaboration.
3) Gains the ability to understand and apply research methods used in many fields of forensic sciences.
4) Acquires the ability to recognize and solve problems arising in specific areas of forensic sciences.
5) Grasps how different forensic science fields interact with each other and can be integrated.
6) Develops the skill to track current research trends and developments in the field of forensic sciences.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Crime Prevention Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Forensic Nursing Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Forensic Proteomics Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week New Psychoactive Substances Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week High Security Hospitals Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Arson and Fire Debris Analysis Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Wastewater Analysis Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Forensic Palynology Applications Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Document Reviews, Handwriting and Signature Examinations Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Cyber Incidents Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Contemporary Studies in Crime Prevention Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Recent Developments in Digital Forensics Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Comparison of Gunshot Residue Analysis Methods Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Determination of Shooting Distance in Unusual Cases Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Alkan, N., Sözen, M. Ş., & Kurtaş, Ö. (1998). Dünyada adli belge incelemesi. Adli Tıp Bülteni, 3(2), 61-66.
Başaran, E., Aras, S., & Cansaran-duman, D. (2010). Genomik, proteomik, metabolomik kavramlarına genel bakış ve uygulama alanları. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 67(2), 85-96.
BURUCU, E. (2023). Adli Bilimlerde Ses Kayıtları Üzerinde Manipülasyon İncelemesi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 40(1).
ÇEVİK, S. A., & BAŞER, M. (2012). Adli hemşirelik ve çalişma alanlari. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 21(2), 143-152.
Daglioglu, N., Guzel, E. Y., & Kilercioglu, S. (2019). Assessment of illicit drugs in wastewater and estimation of drugs of abuse in Adana Province, Turkey. Forensic science international, 294, 132-139.
Dalby, O., Butler, D., & Birkett, J. W. (2010). Analysis of gunshot residue and associated materials—a review. Journal of forensic sciences, 55(4), 924-943.
Drummer, O. H. (2010). Forensic toxicology. Exs, 100, 579-603.
Harty, M. A., Shaw, J., Thomas, S., Dolan, M., Davies, L., Thornicroft, G., ... & Jones, P. (2004). The security, clinical and social needs of patients in high security psychiatric hospitals in England. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 15(2), 208-221.
Kranzler, H. R., & Li, T. K. (2008). What is addiction?. Alcohol Research & Health, 31(2), 93.
Peters, F. T., Wissenbach, D. K., Busardo, F. P., Marchei, E., & Pichini, S. (2017). Method development in forensic toxicology. Current pharmaceutical design, 23(36), 5455-5467.
Prosono, M. T. (2017). History of forensic psychiatry. In Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (pp. 45-62). CRC Press.
Shafi, A., Berry, A. J., Sumnall, H., Wood, D. M., & Tracy, D. K. (2020). New psychoactive substances: a review and updates. Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology, 10, 2045125320967197.
Yalachkov, Y., Kaiser, J., & Naumer, M. J. (2012). Functional neuroimaging studies in addiction: multisensory drug stimuli and neural cue reactivity. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 36(2), 825-835
Yılmaz, R. (2015). ADLİ BELGE İNCELEMELERİNDE TERMİNOLOJİ. 3. TIP HUKUKU GÜNLERİ: ADLİ BELGE İNCELEMELERİ, 56.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 2 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 5
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
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