Course: Selected Chapters from Forensic Science

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Course title Selected Chapters from Forensic Science
Course code AUEM/ADVFV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Křesálek Vojtěch, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Navrátil Milan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
UV VIS spectroscopy, luminescence and its applications, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, terahertz spectroscopy and imaging, microwave spectroscopy, EPR, NMR, optical microscopy, electron beam microscopy and atomic force microscopy and related data processing methods, ie basics of chemometry and selected statistical methods in forensic sciences.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual work of students
learning outcomes
Knowledge
1. The student defines the requirements for analytical methods in his work. 2. Describes the current situation in the given area. 3. Explains the technical limitations of selected research methods and the general limits of selected methods. 4. Describes the current trends in the development of the required methods. 5. Discussion and possible alternative approaches to solving the studied questions.
1. The student defines the requirements for analytical methods in his work. 2. Describes the current situation in the given area. 3. Explains the technical limitations of selected research methods and the general limits of selected methods. 4. Describes the current trends in the development of the required methods. 5. Discussion and possible alternative approaches to solving the studied questions.
Skills
1. The student will analyze the needs of a forensic approach in his work. 2. The student independently designs a measurement experiment for use in his project. 3. The student assesses the experimental data, their evaluation, correctly interprets the results. 4. The student applies the theory of measurement uncertainties to his experimental work in the laboratory. 5. The student analyzes the measuring chain and looks for its weak points, suggests possible improvements.
1. The student will analyze the needs of a forensic approach in his work. 2. The student independently designs a measurement experiment for use in his project. 3. The student assesses the experimental data, their evaluation, correctly interprets the results. 4. The student applies the theory of measurement uncertainties to his experimental work in the laboratory. 5. The student analyzes the measuring chain and looks for its weak points, suggests possible improvements.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • HAWKES P. W., SPENCE J. C. H. Science of Microscopy : Volume I and Volume II. New York Springer, 2007.
  • Hollas J.M. Modern Spectroscopy. Wiley, 2010.
  • CHALMERS, J., M., EDWARDS, H., G., HARGREAVES, M., D. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy in forensic science. Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Wiley.
  • Miller J. , Miller J.C. Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry. Willey, 2005.
  • PEIPONEN K.E., ZEITLER A., KUWATA-GONOKAMI M. (eds.). Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging. Springer.
  • Siegel J.A.(Editor), Saukko P. J.(Editor). Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. Academic Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-382165-2.
  • Stuart B.H. Forensic Analytical Techniques. Wiley, 2013.
  • WHEELER B.P., WILSON L.J. Practical Forensic Microscopy. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
  • YABLON D. G. Scanning probe microscopy for industrial applications: nanomechanical characterization. Wiley, 2014.


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