Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tahsin Furkan ÇİÇEK
Course Objective
Basic concepts related to forensic medicine, legal regulations, forensic medicine practices (death and forensic autopsy, physical or psychological traumas, sexual violence, domestic violence, child abuse, human rights violations, etc.), general perspective on issues, awareness of forensic medical evaluations and gain knowledge and attitudes to interpret these evaluations in professional practice.
Course Content
Factors to be considered for those working in the field of tanatology, clinical forensic medicine, forensic toxicology, forensic psychiatry, law
Required Resources
Lecture notes will be shared with students, and further reading resources for each presentation will be suggested.
Course Learning Outcomes
- To be able to define the experts and institutions working in the field of forensic medicine / sciences
- Describes the limitations of physicians and medical science for whom a scientific opinion is sought
Core Area Distribution
(38) Law%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharing the Objectives of Forensic Medicine Courses and Application | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 2 | Structure and Scope of Forensic Sciences Basic Concepts in Forensic Psychiatry Structured case discussions | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 3 | Legal Responsibilities of the Physician Forensic Expertise, What is Evidence? | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 4 | Turkish Criminal Code and Offences Against Body Immunity Medico-legal Evaluation of Victim and Defendant Structured case discussions | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 5 | Medico-legal Evaluation in Child Neglect and Abuse | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 6 | Wounds Case examples | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 7 | Wounds Case examples | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 8 | Mid-Term | Mid-Term |
| 9 | Crime Scene Analysis Structured case discussions | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 10 | What happens to the bodies after death? Cause and origin of death, determination of time of death Case discussions | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 11 | Postmortem Methods and Value in Forensic Deaths Forensic Autopsy and Related Legal Regulations Minnesota Autopsy Protocol | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 12 | Alcohol and Substance Abuse Identification of Alive and Dead | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 13 | Wounds | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 14 | General Evaluation | Reading the relevant parts of the source book |
| 15 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |