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We have all seen forensic scientists in TV shows, but how do they really work? What is the science behind their work? The course aims to explain the scientific principles and techniques behind the work of forensic scientists and will be illustrated with numerous case studies from Singapore and around the world. Some questions which we will attempt to address include: How did forensics come about? What is the role of forensics in police work? Can these methods be used in non-criminal areas? Blood. What is it? How can traces of blood be found and used in evidence? Is DNA chemistry really so powerful? What happens (biologically and chemically) if someone tries to poison me? What happens if I try to poison myself? How can we tell how long someone has been dead? What if they have been dead for a really long time? Can a little piece of a carpet fluff, or a single hair, convict someone? Was Emperor Napoleon murdered by the perfidious British, or killed by his wallpaper? *For Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students, please be noted that this course will no longer be eligible for credit transfer.
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Curso 100 % en línea

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Aprox. 25 horas para completar

Sugerido: 3 hours/week
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Subtítulos: English, Greek

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Section
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1 hour to complete

Information

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Reading
7 readings
Reading7 readings
Course Overview10m
Connect With Us10m
Your Instructor10m
Glossary10m
Recommended Readings10m
Credits10m
Code of Conduct10m
Clock
2 hours to complete

Introduction to Forensic Science

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Reading
11 videos (Total 108 min), 1 reading
Video11 videos
Opinion Poll 10m
Week 1 - 1 Basic Ideas in Forensic Science6m
Week 1 - 2 What is Forensic Science?12m
Week 1 - 3 Application of Forensic Science8m
Week 1 - 4 Limits of Forensic Science10m
Week 1 - 5 Locard's Exchange Principle8m
Week 1 - 6 Roberto Calvi Case8m
Week 1 - 7 Buck Ruxton & the Jigsaw Murders Case6m
Week 1 - 8 Forensic Laboratories18m
Week 1 - 9 Reconstruction & Re-enactment18m
Week 1 - 10 The Woodchipper Murder Case; Summary9m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m

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Section
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2 hours to complete

Chemical Analysis in Forensic Science

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Reading
12 videos (Total 105 min), 1 reading
Video12 videos
Opinion Poll 20m
Week 2A - 1 Introduction to Atomic Structure16m
Week 2A - 2 Structure of the Atom15m
Week 2A - 3 Elemental Analysis3m
Week 2A - 4 Analysis of Microscopic Objects3m
Week 2A - 5 Napoleon Case9m
Week 2A - 6 JFK Assassination Case4m
Week 2A - 7 "Adam" Case; Summary7m
Week 2B - 1 Introduction to Chromatography15m
Week 2B - 2 GC & HPLC11m
Week 2B - 3 Infrared Spectroscopy7m
Week 2B - 4 Mass Spectrometry; Summary9m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m

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Section
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2 hours to complete

Time of Death; Blood

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Reading
11 videos (Total 92 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video11 videos
Week 3A - 1 Recent Deaths10m
Week 3A - 2 Decomposing Bodies I (Putrefaction)6m
Week 3A - 3 Decomposing Bodies II (Forensic Entomology)11m
Week 3A - 4 Analysis of Skeletal Remains I8m
Week 3A - 5 Analysis of Skeletal Remains II11m
Week 3A - 6 Ötzi Case; Summary3m
Week 3B - 1 Blood13m
Week 3B - 2 Tests for Blood6m
Week 3B - 3 Precipitin Technology3m
Week 3B - 4 Blood Spatter Analysis8m
Week 3B - 5 Lord Lucan Case; Summary7m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m
Quiz1 practice exercises
Week 3 (MCQ Set 1)30m

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3 hours to complete

DNA in Forensics

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Reading
12 videos (Total 79 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video12 videos
Opinion Poll 30m
Week 4 - 1 Introduction to DNA16m
Week 4 - 2 Techniques used in DNA Profiling8m
Week 4 - 3 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)4m
Week 4 - 4 Short Tandem Repeats (STR)12m
Week 4 - 5 Colin Pitchfork Case5m
Week 4 - 6 Cold Cases I4m
Week 4 - 7 Cold Cases II3m
Week 4 - 8 Early Uses of DNA Profiling6m
Week 4 - 9 Mitochondrial DNA9m
Week 4 - 10 DNA Profiling of Other Species2m
Week 4 - 11 Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees Case; Summary6m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m

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2 hours to complete

Fingerprinting; Polymers & Fibres; Firearms

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Reading
11 videos (Total 97 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video11 videos
Week 5A - 1 History of Fingerprinting12m
Week 5A - 2 Principles of Fingerprinting10m
Week 5A - 3 Visualising Fingerprints4m
Week 5A - 4 Brandon Mayfield Case; Summary4m
Week 5B - 1 Introduction to Polymers & Fibres17m
Week 5B - 2 Natural Polymers6m
Week 5B - 3 Hair10m
Week 5B - 4 Wayne Williams Case4m
Week 5B - 5 Sarah Payne Case; Summary4m
Week 5C - 1 Internal Ballistics12m
Week 5C - 2 Gun Shot Residue; Summary10m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m
Quiz1 practice exercises
Week 5 (MCQ Set 2)30m

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3 hours to complete

Narcotics

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Reading
7 videos (Total 74 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video7 videos
Opinion Poll 40m
Week 6 - 1 Types of Illegal Drugs9m
Week 6 - 2 Cocaine16m
Week 6 - 3 Opium, Morphine & Heroin14m
Week 6 - 4 Synthetic Drugs17m
Week 6 - 5 Analogs9m
Week 6 - 6 Detection and Identification of Drugs; Summary5m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m

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Section
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3 hours to complete

Toxicology

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Reading
12 videos (Total 130 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video12 videos
Week 7 - 1 Introduction to Toxicology16m
Week 7 - 2 Deliberate & Accidental Poisoning9m
Week 7 - 3 Toxins & Biological Poisons7m
Week 7 - 4 LD5012m
Week 7 - 5 Forensic Toxicology13m
Week 7 - 6 Alcohol20m
Week 7 - 7 Inorganic Poisons - Arsenic14m
Week 7 - 8 Inorganic Poisons - Thallium5m
Week 7 - 9 Inorganic Poisons - Barium5m
Week 7 - 10 Nerve Agents13m
Week 7 - 11 Georgi Markov Case4m
Week 7 - 12 Alexander Litvinenko Case; Summary6m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m
Quiz1 practice exercises
Week 7 (MCQ Set 3)30m

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Section
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1 hour to complete

Case Studies

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Reading
8 videos (Total 63 min), 1 reading
Video8 videos
Opinion Poll 50m
Week 8 - 1 King Richard III Case11m
Week 8 - 2 Annie Le Case7m
Week 8 - 3 June Devaney Case4m
Week 8 - 4 JonBenét Ramsey Case14m
Week 8 - 5 The Unabomber Case; Psychological Profiling9m
Week 8 - 6 The Soham Murders Case8m
Week 8 - 7 Dr. Crippen Case7m
Reading1 readings
Lecture Materials10m
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Top Reviews

By ER•Nov 20th 2016

This is by far one of the best courses I have taken. It's intriguing and thought-provoking while providing fascinating information and going into detail on how forensic science works.

By LP•May 15th 2017

Its just amazingly good. Doing forensic science as a job is my dream since 2 years old according to my family. Its really finally the day that i can get in touch with it!!!!!!

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Roderick Bates

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About Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities. NTU has about 33,000 students in the colleges of engineering, science, business, education, humanities, arts, social sciences. Its medical school is set up jointly with Imperial College London. A melting pot of international award-winning scientists, young talents and eminent global partners, NTU is also home to several world-class research institutes that builds on its strengths in interdisciplinary research....

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