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LAWG411

FORENSIC MEDICINE

Course Code
LAWG411
Semester
Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterSeventh Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Informed about the topic of the course and will have the capacity to analyse incidents related to forensic medicine.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe course is almost entirely devoid of legal content as such and addresses those aspects of forensic medicine which are most frequently the subject of expert testimony in the courts. The intention is to teach the basics of forensic medicine to students with no previous knowledge of the biological sciences. The general information of forensic medicine will be given; regulations for crimes against personal liberty in Turkish Criminal Code, violence, autopsy, determination of identification, blood groups, DNA, and criminal and civil responsibility, forensic aspects of psychiatry and toxicology will be explained. The primary aim of the course is to introduce students to the ways in which medical science can assist in the resolution of legal issues in the criminal and civil courts. The Course's another aim is to give knowledge critical scientific and legal opinions on case material.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week History of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine Organisation in Turkey.
2nd Week Expert Witness, legal and ethical aspects of expert witness in Turkey.
3rd Week Forensic Traumatology , definition and discrimination ofwounds.
4th Week Head and Brain injury.
5th Week Burns, hyperthermia, Hypothermia,electric and radiation injury
6th Week Firearm injuries
7th Week Firearm injuries, İnjuries related to explosive agent, Traffic accidents
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Identification; forensic antropology, forensic genetic, forensic biology.
10th Week Forensic Toxicology
11th Week Interpretation of forensic reports and releated legal regulations in Turkey.
12th Week Death in forensic medicine, definition and determination.
13th Week Postmortem changes I
14th Week Postmortem changes II
Recommended or Required ReadingDönmezer, S. , Kriminoloji, 8. Baskı, Beta Yayım Dağıtım AŞ. , İstanbul.
Fatteh, A. , Hand Book of Forensic Pathology, Lippincott Company Philadelphia Toronto.
Gök, Ş. , Adli Tıp, 5. Baskı, Filiz Kitapevi, İstanbul.
Hancı, H. , Hekimin Yasal Sorumlulukları ve Hakları ( Tıp ve Sağlık Hukuku ), Toprak Ofset Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti. , İzmir 1999.
Knight, B. , Forensic Pathology, Published by Arnold, London Sydney Auckland.
Mason, J. K. and Purdue B. N. ( Ed ), The Pathology of Trauma, Published by Arnold, London.
Polat, O. , Adli Tıp, Der Yayınları No: 290, İstanbul.
Soysal, Z. , Eke, S. M. ve Çağdır, S. A. , Adli Otopsi Cilt I - II - III, İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Yayınlarından Rektörlük No: 4164, Fakülte No: 223, İstanbul.
Soysal, Z. , Çakalır, C. , Adli Tıp Cilt I-II-III, İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Yayınlarından Rektörlük No: 4165, Fakülte No: 224, İstanbul.
Soysal, Z. ( Ed ), Adli Obstetrik / Jinekoloji, Adli Tıp Kurumu Yayınları No:9, İstanbul.
Türk Tabipler Birliği, Adli Tıp Uzmanları Derneği, Birinci Basamak İçin Adli Tıp El Kitabı, Türk Tabipler Birliği Merkez Konseyi Yayını, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 8 2.5 20
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 6 2 12
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1
K1
K2
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11 X
K12