NTU Singapore - Introduction to Forensic Science
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Duration | 18 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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- Approx. 18 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Introduction to Forensic Science at Coursera Course details
- 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.
Introduction to Forensic Science at Coursera Curriculum
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Week 1 - 1 Basic Ideas in Forensic Science
Week 1 - 2 What is Forensic Science?
Week 1 - 3 Application of Forensic Science
Week 1 - 4 Limits of Forensic Science
Week 1 - 5 Locard's Exchange Principle
Week 1 - 6 Roberto Calvi Case
Week 1 - 7 Buck Ruxton & the Jigsaw Murders Case
Week 1 - 8 Forensic Laboratories
Week 1 - 9 Reconstruction & Re-enactment
Week 1 - 10 The Woodchipper Murder Case; Summary
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Chemical Analysis in Forensic Science
Week 2A - 1 Introduction to Atomic Structure
Week 2A - 2 Structure of the Atom
Week 2A - 3 Elemental Analysis
Week 2A - 4 Analysis of Microscopic Objects
Week 2A - 5 Napoleon Case
Week 2A - 6 JFK Assassination Case
Week 2A - 7 "Adam" Case; Summary
Week 2B - 1 Introduction to Chromatography
Week 2B - 2 GC & HPLC
Week 2B - 3 Infrared Spectroscopy
Week 2B - 4 Mass Spectrometry; Summary
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Time of Death; Blood
Week 3A - 1 Recent Deaths
Week 3A - 2 Decomposing Bodies I (Putrefaction)
Week 3A - 3 Decomposing Bodies II (Forensic Entomology)
Week 3A - 4 Analysis of Skeletal Remains I
Week 3A - 5 Analysis of Skeletal Remains II
Week 3A - 6 Ötzi Case; Summary
Week 3B - 1 Blood
Week 3B - 2 Tests for Blood
Week 3B - 3 Precipitin Technology
Week 3B - 4 Blood Spatter Analysis
Week 3B - 5 Lord Lucan Case; Summary
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Week 3 (MCQ Set 1)
DNA in Forensics
Week 4 - 1 Introduction to DNA
Week 4 - 2 Techniques used in DNA Profiling
Week 4 - 3 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Week 4 - 4 Short Tandem Repeats (STR)
Week 4 - 5 Colin Pitchfork Case
Week 4 - 6 Cold Cases I
Week 4 - 7 Cold Cases II
Week 4 - 8 Early Uses of DNA Profiling
Week 4 - 9 Mitochondrial DNA
Week 4 - 10 DNA Profiling of Other Species
Week 4 - 11 Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees Case; Summary
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Fingerprinting; Polymers & Fibres; Firearms
Week 5A - 1 History of Fingerprinting
Week 5A - 2 Principles of Fingerprinting
Week 5A - 3 Visualising Fingerprints
Week 5A - 4 Brandon Mayfield Case; Summary
Week 5B - 1 Introduction to Polymers & Fibres
Week 5B - 2 Natural Polymers
Week 5B - 3 Hair
Week 5B - 4 Wayne Williams Case
Week 5B - 5 Sarah Payne Case; Summary
Week 5C - 1 Internal Ballistics
Week 5C - 2 Gun Shot Residue; Summary
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Week 5 (MCQ Set 2)
Narcotics
Week 6 - 1 Types of Illegal Drugs
Week 6 - 2 Cocaine
Week 6 - 3 Opium, Morphine & Heroin
Week 6 - 4 Synthetic Drugs
Week 6 - 5 Analogs
Week 6 - 6 Detection and Identification of Drugs; Summary
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Toxicology
Week 7 - 1 Introduction to Toxicology
Week 7 - 2 Deliberate & Accidental Poisoning
Week 7 - 3 Toxins & Biological Poisons
Week 7 - 4 LD50
Week 7 - 5 Forensic Toxicology
Week 7 - 6 Alcohol
Week 7 - 7 Inorganic Poisons - Arsenic
Week 7 - 8 Inorganic Poisons - Thallium
Week 7 - 9 Inorganic Poisons - Barium
Week 7 - 10 Nerve Agents
Week 7 - 11 Georgi Markov Case
Week 7 - 12 Alexander Litvinenko Case; Summary
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Week 7 (MCQ Set 3)
Case Studies
Week 8 - 1 King Richard III Case
Week 8 - 2 Annie Le Case
Week 8 - 3 June Devaney Case
Week 8 - 4 JonBenét Ramsey Case
Week 8 - 5 The Unabomber Case; Psychological Profiling
Week 8 - 6 The Soham Murders Case
Week 8 - 7 Dr. Crippen Case
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