About this Course
We now have all seen forensic scientists in TV reveals, however how do they actually work? What’s the science behind their work?
The course goals to elucidate the scientific ideas and strategies behind the work of forensic scientists and shall be illustrated with quite a few case research from Singapore and world wide. Some questions which we are going to try to handle embrace: How did forensics come about? What’s the position of forensics in police work? Can these strategies be utilized in non-criminal areas? Blood. What’s it? How can traces of blood be discovered and utilized in proof? Is DNA chemistry actually so highly effective? What occurs (biologically and chemically) if somebody tries to poison me? What occurs if I attempt to poison myself? How can we inform how lengthy somebody has been lifeless? What if they’ve been lifeless for a very very long time? Can just a little piece of a carpet fluff, or a single hair, convict somebody? Was Emperor Napoleon murdered by the perfidious British, or killed by his wallpaper? *For Nanyang Technological College (NTU) college students, please be famous that this course will now not be eligible for credit score switch.
Syllabus – What you’ll be taught from this course
WEEK
1
1 hour to finish
Data
2 hours to finish
Introduction to Forensic Science
WEEK
2
2 hours to finish
Chemical Evaluation in Forensic Science
WEEK
3
2 hours to finish
Time of Dying; Blood
WEEK
4
2 hours to finish
DNA in Forensics
