Area: | Department of Applied Chemistry |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Practical: | 1 x 4 Weeks Yearly |
Other Requisite(s): | Police Clearance - State
Admission: Student must be admitted to the Honours year of BSc Forensic Science (Honours) 303316
Vaccination - Hepatitis B
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
Field of Education: | 10500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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