Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Graduate Certificate in Forensic Science (Professional Practice) or Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science (Professional Practice) or Master of Forensic Science (Professional Practice) or Master of Forensic Science (Professional Practice and Research)

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Learning outcomes

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The acquisition and critical application of knowledge and skills in a new discipline/ professional area, which may also involve knowledge and skills already gained in an undergraduate and postgraduate program or relevant prior work.

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Students will have cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems.

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Students will have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas.

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Students will have specialised technical skills in the field of Forensic Science and the relevant legislation.

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Students will have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts.

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Students will have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.

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Students will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts.

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Students will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical contexts.

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Students will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills with responsibility and accountability for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Key topics covered in this unit include: 1. The principles of the police and crime scene investigative processes applicable to suspicious death and homicide investigations. 2. Reconstructive mock murder crime scene examination and processing. 3.  Detailed knowledge and awareness of forensic specialisms and the value they can bring to a suspicious death and homicide investigations and a suspicious death scene investigation. 5. Application of the core forensic techniques and procedures learnt from the other units, and their application to a mock suspicious death scene examination. 6. Legislation and legal frames works applied to suspicious deaths and homicides and Expert Witnesses. 7. Generation of an Expert Witness report and performing the role of an Expert Witness in a Moot Court.