Forensic Science detail syllabus for Biotechnology (BT), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT752), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other bt 7th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit BT 7th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-4 subjects do refer to Professional Elective-4. The detail syllabus for forensic science is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This objective of this course is to educate the students regarding the applications of various branches of science and specialized techniques for the purpose of settling legal disputes categorized under forensic science
Module 1
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Module 2
FORENSIC ANALYSIS AND IMAGING: Analysis of Physical evidence, Expert unit men, specially trained evidence collection technician, Analytical technician. Digital cameras and forensic imaging, Uses of digital imaging, Maintaining chain of control with digital images, digital videos, scanners, presenting pictures in courtroom, Detecting compression and forgeries and Maintaining Records.
Module 3
FORENSIC BIOLOGY: Forensic Pathology: Rigor mortis, Lovor mortis, Algor mortis. Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Entomology, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Odontology, Foresnsic Engineering, DNA Analysis, Dactyloscopy, Fingerprints: Classification and patterns. Characterization of blood stains, stain patterns of blood, preservation of blood evidence, characterization of semen, role of toxicologist, toxicology of alcohol, techniques used in toxicology, role of toxicological findings and drug recognition experts.
Module 4
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Module 5
ETHICS IN FORENSICS:
The importance of professional ethics to science practitioners, Development of a code of conduct
and code of ethics for forensic science, Application of codes and ethics, How ethical requirement, impact the daily work of a forensic scientist, ethical dilemmas and their resolution.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- List the various types of forensic branches of science.
- Explain the various applications of techniques and usage of technology to gain knowledge and insight that have legal implications.
Reference Books:
- Principles of Forensic Medicine by Apurba Nandy, New central book agency Ltd.
- Computer forensics: evidence collection and management by Robert C. Newman and Boca Raton FL, Taylor and Francis.
- Forensic Computer Crime Investigation By Jr Thomas A Johnson, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press
- Introduction to Statistics for Forensic Scientists by David Lucy, Wiley publications.
- Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Academic Press
Text Books:
- Criminalistics : An Introduction to Forensic Science by Richard Saperstein, Prentice Hall.
- Introduction to Forensic Sciences by William G Eckert, CRC Press.
- Understanding Forensic Digital Imaging by Blitzer, Herbert L. and Stein-Ferguson, Academic Press.
- Forensic Uses of Digital Imaging by John C. Russ Publisher, CRC Press.
- Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Theory and Practice by Stuart H. James, Paul E. Kish, T. Paulette Sutton, CRC Press Taylor and Francis.
- Principles of Forensic Toxicology by Barry Levine, AACC Press.
- Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by V.V. Pillay, Paras Medical Publishers.
- Essential Forensic Biology by Alan Gunn, Wiley Blackwell.
- The Use of Statistics in Forensic Science by C. G. G. Aitken and David A. Stoney Ellis Harwood series in forensic science.
- Ethics in Forensic Science: Professional Standards for the Practice of Criminalistics by Peter D. Barnett, Taylor and Francis Inc
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Bt, 2017 regulation do visit Bt 7th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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