Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ADVANCED APPLIED AREAS IN FORENSIC SCIENCES ABE0000008 1 + 0 1.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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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 Special topics such as Bone Anatomy, Forensic Biology, Criminal Psychology, Sexual Offenses constitute the content of this course.
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 Head and Trunk Bone Anatomy Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Upper and Lower Extremity Bone Anatomy Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Dna Profiling-1 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Dna Profiling-2 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Criminal Psychology-1 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Criminal Psychology-2 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Sexual Offenses Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Sample Collection in Sexual Offenses Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Identification of Disaster Victims-1 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Identification of Disaster Victims-2 Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Munchausen Syndrome Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The Evolutionary Origins of Dating Violence Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Hospital of Forensic Psychiatry Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ajzenman, N., Dominguez, P., & Undurraga, R. (2023). Immigration, crime, and crime (mis) perceptions. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 15(4), 142-176.
Bakır, Ç., & Yuzkat, M. A Review about Forensic Informatics and Tools. Journal of Emerging Computer Technologies, 2(2), 61-67.
Berg, M. T., & Schreck, C. J. (2022). The meaning of the victim–offender overlap for criminological theory and crime prevention policy. Annual Review of Criminology, 5, 277-297.
Canter, D. (2017). Criminal psychology. Routledge.
Díaz-Mancha, J. A., Castillo-López, J. M., Munuera-Martinez, P. V., Fernández-Seguín, L. M., Polo-Padillo, J., & Heredia-Rizo, A. M. (2016). A comparison of fourth-year health sciences students’ knowledge of gross lower and upper limb anatomy: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 39(6), 450-457.
Germann, A. M., & Kashyap, V. (2023). Anatomy, head and neck, occipital bone, artery, vein, and nerve. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.
Kagita, M. K., Thilakarathne, N., Gadekallu, T. R., Maddikunta, P. K. R., & Singh, S. (2022). A review on cyber crimes on the internet of things. Deep Learning for Security and Privacy Preservation in IoT, 83-98.
Ly, T., Fedoroff, J. P., & Briken, P. (2020). A narrative review of research on clinical responses to the problem of sexual offenses in the last decade. Behavioral sciences & the law, 38(2), 117-134.
Palmer, E. J., Hollin, C. R., Hatcher, R. M., & Ayres, T. C. (2010). Arson. In Handbook on crime (pp. 380-392). Willan.
Stauffer, E., Dolan, J. A., & Newman, R. (2007). Fire debris analysis. Academic Press.

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
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
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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