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FSC-20001 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 30 June 2022

FSC-20001 - Criminalistic Methods
Coordinator: Georgina E Handley Room: LJ0.17B Tel: +44 1782 7 33581
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites



Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23


Aims
This module covers the scientific principles and their applications to the imaging and characterization of a range of materials of forensic interest. It includes the development of forensic laboratory and reporting skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe, explain and critically assess the scientific principles underpinning some key areas of criminalistic science and their application to physical evidence: 1,2
critically evaluate experimental data and communicate methodology, results and interpretation effectively by comprehensible and impartial written reports to a specialist audience: 1
demonstrate personal skills in recording observations and experimentation in a comprehensive and contemporaneous manner: 1
communicate effectively to an audience of peers via poster presentation and demonstrate skills in defending their work under oral examination: 1
describe, select and apply a range of established experimental techniques within criminalistic science to effectively investigate physical evidence including examples of setting up casework related experiments: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures (24 hours)
Laboratory work (30 hours)
Independent learning and assessment completion (96 hours)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Laboratory Assessment weighted 50%
Lab and Skills Portfolio
A portfolio of work consisting of laboratory reporting and poster presentation based on laboratory experiments and data analysis. Equivalent to 2500 words.

2: Open Book Assessment weighted 50%
Scenario Based Portfolio
A scenario based portfolio demonstrating practical applications of theory from lectures in a given scenario equivalent to 2500 words.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 30 June 2022