Forensic Medicine (LAW426) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Forensic Medicine LAW426 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Area Elective
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The purpose of the course is to explain the main concepts and principles of forensic medicine theory and practice.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define basic concepts and forensic terms.
  • Identify the legal responsibilities of health work.
  • Detect the scope and limits of judicial investigations of the victim and the accused.
  • Criticize current forensic practice.
  • Evaluate from the legal point of view the way to be followed in malpractice cases.
Course Content No data provided

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: The concepts of forensic medicine Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
2 Structure and scope of forensic science Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
3 Legal expertise in forensic science Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
4 Legal responsibilities of health workers Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
5 Malpractice in forensic medicine Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
6 Medicolegal evaluation of the victim and the accused Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
7 Mid-term
8 Gender inequality and violence against Women Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
9 Law and crime scene investigation Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
10 Forensic psychiatry Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
11 Genetic analysis in forensic medicine Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
12 Forensic autopsy Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
13 Approach to mobbing, harassment and abuse events Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
14 Euthanasia Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
15 Euthanasia Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Erdem Özkara, Hukuk Öğrencileri ve Uygulayıcıları İçin Adli Tıp, 2. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Şubat 2017.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. X
3 Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. X
4 Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. X
5 Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. X
6 Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. X
7 Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. X
8 Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. X
9 Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility X
10 Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. X
11 Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. X
12 Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. X
13 Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. X
14 Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. X
15 Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 7 4 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 14 14
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 16 16
Total Workload 100