| Area: | Department of Applied Chemistry |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| Practical: | 1 x 4 Weeks Yearly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Police Clearance - State: null
Admission: Student must be admitted to the Honours year of BSc Forensic Science (Honours) 303316
Vaccination - Hepatitis B: null
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| Syllabus: | Four weeks full-time engagement with the Forensic Branch of the WA Police Service or a forensic laboratory, comprising collection and assessment of evidentiary material, crime scene interpretation and compilation of a report on investigations undertaken. This report will also form the basis of a case study for 13578 Forensic Case Studies 401. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit the student will have a sound knowledge of procedures for the collection, preservation, storage and transport of evidentiary material, crime scene investigation protocols and interpretation techniques, and be able to write a synthesised crime scene report of evidentiary material to be submitted as briefing notes to relevant lawyers. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | This is a practicum unit with no recommended texts or references. |
| Unit Texts: | This is a practicum unit with no recommended texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous assessment with no final exam. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
