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Forensic Chemistry, 6 credits

Forensisk kemi, 6 hp

TFKI23

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Chemical Engineering Chemistry

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Martin Josefsson

Director of studies or equivalent

Magdalena Svensson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 41 h
Recommended self-study hours: 119 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6IKEA	Chemical Analysis Engineering, B Sc in Engineering	6 (Spring 2017)	1	3		Linköping, Valla	E
6KKEM	Chemistry	6 (Spring 2017)	1	3	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E

Main field of study

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

Chemical Analysis Engineering, B Sc in Engineering
Chemistry

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Organic analytic chemistry or equivalent on upper-level.

Intended learning outcomes

Forensic science plays a crucial role in the justice system by providing basic medicinal and technical information for investigations and court bring actions. In this course, an overview of the analytical tools used in a forensic chemistry laboratory will be presented. Students will learn to evaluate the quality and reliability of various available analytical techniques: Students will be able to:

define the most common illicit drugs, doping agents and injurious substances and how Swedish statutes and decrees regulate the handling of them.
identify, outline and assess the value of different analytical techniques used for forensic applications.
describe how different analytical techniques and assays can be used in investigations of narcotics in a variety of materials, formulations and matrices.
describe how chemical analysis can be used for investigations of physical evidences from a crime scene.
describe current quality systems in the area, how they are constructed and applied in forensic laboratories.
overall account for how some selected drugs are produced illegally and how comparative analysis of evidence material is performed.

Course content

Introduction in Forensic Science, especially analytical chemistry. The importance of evidence collection at the crime scene and of such evidence in court. Laws and regulations. Applications of analytical chemistry on substances of interest in a crime investigation, especially for various drugs of abuse. Analytical strategies for different types of forensic investigations. Methods for classification and comparative studies on evidence material. Quality control systems.

Teaching and working methods

Some of the most important fields in forensic chemistry will be covered by lectures and seminars. The students will work with some case studies individually and in seminars. Seminars and some defined lectures are mandatory.

Examination

UPG1	Project, written and oral presentation	2 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

Director of Studies or equivalent

Magdalena Svensson

Examiner

Martin Josefsson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 41 h
Recommended self-study hours: 119 h

Course literature

Forensic Science 2nd or 3rd ed, Jackson & Jackson (Pearson Education) Kompendier och annan skriftlig information som delas ut i samband med undervisningen. Narkotika dopningsmedel och hälsofarliga varor (SCI, SNPF, Mediahuset) rekvireras via kursledningen.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG1	Project, written and oral presentation	2 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

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The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)			X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)		X	X	TEN1 UPG1
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)		X	X	TEN1 UPG1
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving		X	X	TEN1
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery		X	X	TEN1
	2.3 System thinking		X	X	TEN1
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning			X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork			X	UPG1
	3.2 Communications			X	UPG1
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages			X	UPG1
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context		X	X	TEN1
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management		X	X	TEN1
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing		X	X	TEN1
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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