Skip to content
This Unit is archived with an end date of 26/10/2022

Overview

To view overview information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Academic contacts

To view unit coordinator information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING

To view more information about assessments, contacts and learning activities specific to one of these offerings, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

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).

Other learning activities

To view other learning activity information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Learning activities

To view learning activity information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Learning outcomes

1.

Review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems associated with complex forensic cases.

2.

Think critically to generate and evaluate complex crime scenes.

3.

Demonstrate specialised technical skills in the field of Major Incident Forensics.

4.

Use communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts and relay to a variety of audiences.

5.

Apply forensic knowledge and skills to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions.

6.

Apply knowledge and skills to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within forensic crime scene.

Assessments

To view assessment information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Additional information

Unit content:

Key topics covered in this unit include: * The principles of the crime scene investigative processes applicable to serious crimes. * The role of forensic specialists in supporting homicide investigation. * Reconstructive field trip - body recovery scene examination and processing. * Legislation and legal frames works as applied to expert witnesses. * Statement report writing and presentation in moot court. * Scene recording and documentation, forensic photography, mapping and evidence recovery.  * Emerging forensic challenges. * Major incident forensic investigations.

Other notes:

This unit consists of a compulsory, two-day field exercise that may be scheduled within a teaching break, subject to site availability. Please consult the Unit Co-ordinator for precise dates before committing to anything that may render you unavailable to attend.