COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FORENSIC MEDICINE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TPH 5005 FORENSIC MEDICINE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISMAIL ÖZGÜR CAN

Offered to

Medical Law

Course Objective

Aimed to gain INFORMATION ON FORENSIC MEDICAL MATTERS AND TO CONCEPT THE FORENSIC MEDICAL ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   CLASSIFY FORENSIC SCIENCES ,
2   MEDICAL EVIDENCE EVALUATION DEFINITION OF FORENSIC EXPERTISE
3   MEDICOLEGAL EVALUATION OF VICTIMS
4   IDENTIFYING DOCTOR'S LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
5   DOCTOR RESPONSIBILITY IN CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
6   TO IDENTIFY LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK FLOWS DURING FORENSIC MEDICAL EVALUATION OF DEATH

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Objectives and Practice of Forensic Courses, Sharing the Curriculum and Meeting Concepts in Forensic Psychiatry, Structured case discussions; Forensic psychiatric cases,
2 Structure and Scope of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Expertness, What is Evidence Istanbul Protocol Istanbul Protocol
3 Legal Responsibilities of the Physician, Structured Case Discussions; Legal Responsibilities of Physician
4 Turkish Criminal Code and Crimes Against INDIVIDUALS
5 Medicolegal Evaluation of Victims and Defendants, Structured Case Discussions;
6 Medicolegal evaluation of the victim
7 Crime Scene Investigation, Structured case discussions;
8 Medicolegal evaluation of death. What Happens In The Bodies Death Time Determination, Manner Of Death And Research Methods Of Death Origin (Minnesota Autopsy Protocol), Autopsy Video Presentation Forensic Autopsy and Related Legal Arrangements
9 Medicolegal approach on sexual trauma, Structured case discussions
10 Implementation of the Child Protection Act and Action Plan of Türkiye, Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence Action Plan Related to Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

forensic sciences texts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentation and workshops

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

2 KPU exam grade
3 FN Final
4 FSB Final KPU+FN
5 BUT make up exam
6 BSB make up exam grade KPU+BUT

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

associate prof ismail özgür can

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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