| CODE | MSS2011 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Forensic Science | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mathematics and Science Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit focuses on the ability to glean information from the physical evidence that investigators find at a crime scene. The study-unit starts off by introducing students to the fundamental concepts and methods used in the field and moves on to more specific aspects of forensic science that are particularly relevant to Malta. Students will learn through practical lab sessions, video clips and examination of "evidence". Study-unit Aims: The study-unit will provide students with opportunities to explore how different methods of scientific investigation are used in forensic work. The study unit will guide students in the application of scientific principles when exploring a crime scene. Students will develop critical and analytic skills by learning how to collect, analyse and question data present in a crime scene. Students will experience different ways of communicating their results and hence develop oral and written communication skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - select relevant scientific concepts and principles to critically examine evidence from a crime scene; - describe a variety of forensic techniques used to investigate a crime; - select the appropriate techniques used in the study of evidence from a crime scene; - describe the proper procedures for collecting physical evidence; and - summarise and discuss the results of a forensic investigation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - conduct scientific experiments to analyse collected evidence; - demonstrate critical thinking in the collection of facts; - make informed decisions based on information obtained through the use methods of critical and scientific inquiry; - solve numerical problems, perform numerical manipulations, and interpret tabulated, graphical, and/or statistical data; and - defend decisions based on scientific analyses carried out on the evidence obtained from the crime scene. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Lecturers will provide case studies of crimes that will be used as the basis of the studies conducted during the study-unit. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marie Therese Camilleri Podesta' Charlot Casha Louis Francis Cassar Marisa Cassar Belinda Gambin Kevin Emanuel Manicolo Gilbert Mercieca Alfred J. Vella |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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