HUK 539 Forensic ExpertnessMEF UniversityDegree Programs Human Rights Law (Non-Thesis)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Human Rights Law (Non-Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 1.5 Number of Credits: 90 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code HUK 539
Course Title in English Forensic Expertness
Course Title in Turkish Adli Bilirkişilik
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 144 hours per semester
Number of Credits 6 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge none
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Masters Students Only
Overall Educational Objective To define forensic medicine expertise, to list the basic working areas, to explain the legal procedure of expertise practices
Course Description In the context of the course, Forensic expert, Expert witnessing at medical malpractice cases, Expert witnessing at child abuse violence to women cases, Expert witnessing at sexual vıolence cases, Expert witnessing at forensic psychiatry cases, Expert witnessing at death cases, Expert witnessing at wounding cases, Expert witnessing at asphysia cases, Expert witnessing at accıdents, Expert witnessing at documents will be examined
Course Description in Turkish Adli Tıp Bilirkişiliği Tıbbi uygulama hatalarında adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları Çocuk istismarı ve kadına yönelik şiddet olgularında adli tıp bilirkişilik Cinsel suçlarda adli tıp bilirkişilik Adli psikiyatrik olgularda adli tıp bilirkişilik Ölüm olgularında adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları Yaralanma olgularında adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları Asfiksi olgularında adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları Kazalarda adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları Adli belge incelenmesinde adli bilirkişilik uygulamaları konuları incelenecektir

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) To define Forensic Medicine Expertise practices
2) To interpret forensic expert witness applications in medical malpractice
3) to define forensic medicine expertise in cases of child abuse and violence against women
4) To define forensic medicine expertise in sexual offences
5) To define forensic medical expertise in forensic psychiatric cases
6) To express forensic expertise practices in death cases
7) To interpret forensic expertise practices in injury cases
8) To interpret forensic expertise practices in asphyxia cases
9) To interpret forensic expert witness applications in accidents
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law.
2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation.
3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes.
4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law.
5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law.
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities.
7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2.
8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. H HW,Presentation
2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. N
3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. N
4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. H HW,Presentation
5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. H HW,Presentation
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. N
7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N
8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. N
Prepared by and Date MEHMET OĞUZ POLAT ,
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Prof. Dr. MEHMET OĞUZ POLAT

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Forensic Medicine Expertise applications
3) Forensic expert witness applications in medical malpractice
4) Expertise in forensic medicine in cases of child abuse and violence against women
5) Forensic medicine expertise in sexual offences
6) Forensic medicine expertise in forensic psychiatric cases
7) Forensic expert witness applications in death cases
8) Forensic expertise applications in injury cases
9) Forensic expertise applications in asphyxia cases
10) Forensic expert witness applications in accidents
11) Forensic expert witness applications in forensic document examination
12) Cases-1
13) Cases-2
14) Cases-3
15) End of Term Exams
16) End of Term Exams
Required/Recommended ReadingsPolat O. Adli Bilirkişilik ,2.bası ,Ankara,2020
Teaching MethodsAfter the guidance of the lecturer and the necessary explanations and information about the course, the participation of the students to the course is ensured. The course is taught within the framework of seminar assignments and presentations prepared by the students.
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Homework Assignments 1 % 60
Seminar 2 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration polato@mef.edu.tr

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 2 2 84
Presentations / Seminar 1 26 2 2 30
Homework Assignments 1 30 30
Total Workload 144
Total Workload/25 5.8
ECTS 6