Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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The illustration, importance, breadth and history of criminal entomology
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Lecture Notes
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2
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Indicators of time of death, stages of decomposition of a body.
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Lecture Notes
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3
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Identifying flies that are important in criminal entomology and their morphologies
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4
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Forensically important families of flies and their ecologies.
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Lecture Notes
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5
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Identifying beetles that are important in criminal entomology and their morphologies
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Lecture Notes
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6
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Features used in identifying forensically important beetle families and their ecologies
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7
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The life cycles of flies
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Lecture Notes
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8
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The life cycles of beetles
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9
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The influence of the environment on specific insect species
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Lecture Notes
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10
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Succession of insect species on the corpse and its role in post mortem estimation
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Lecture Notes
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11
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Sampling at the crime scene, Entomological equipment needed to sample from a corpse, The
sampling strategy for eggs and adults.
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12
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Calculating the post mortem interval
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13
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Preparing reports
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14
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Case studies
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Assist. Prof. Dr. İlkay ÇORAK ÖCAL
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Resources
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K1. Lecture Notes
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Supplementary Book
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YK1. Byrd, J.H., and J. L. Castner. 2001. Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations. CRC Press, Boca Raton. 440 pp.
YK2. Sert, O. Adli Entomoloji Ders Notları.Hacettepe Üniversitesi 96 s.
YK3. Byrd, J.H., Lord, W.D., Wallace, J.R.,Tomberlin, J. K. 2001. Collection of Entomological Evidence during Legal Investigations.The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations. 174 pp.
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Goals
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Introduction of insect groups that could be used in criminal cases, learning of life cycles of these groups and giving information on how these groups can be used in precise determination of death time.
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Content
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The definition, importance and history of criminal entomology. Insect groups used in criminal cases and their morphology, life cycle and ecology. Succession of insect species on corpses. Collection of material from the scene, introduction of the equipment used and methods of collecting eggs, larvae, pupae and adults and rearing in the laboratory. Calculation of death time using insects.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1
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Improves the recent and advanced knowledge in the field to the level of expertise using original thought and/or research, deepens it, and reaches to the original definitions to bring novelty to the field.
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4
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2
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Evaluates the expertise-level theoretical and applied knowledge, obtained in the biology field, by a systematic approach and uses it.
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3
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Interprets the knowledge in the biology field combining the knowledge from different disciplines, and generates novel knowledge.
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4
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Analyzes a problem in the biology field independently, generates a solution method, and solves the problem evaluating the data.
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5
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5
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Develops novel approaches intended for solutions against the possible problems of applications in the biology field, and generates solution taking the responsibility.
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6
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Gains ability for evaluating the knowledge in the biology field with a critical point of view, and for directing the learning.
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7
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Follows the recent developments in the biology field and in own study, also transfers own studies systematically to the groups in the field and out-groups by written, verbal and visual means.
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8
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Examines the social relations and the standards directing these relations by a critical aspect, and when needed, makes contributions to improve these standards.
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9
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Follows the knowledge in the biology field using a foreign language, communicates verbally and in writing.
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10
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Uses software, information and communication technologies required for the biology field, and reaches to the scientific resources in this way.
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11
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Develops strategy, policy and application plans for the topics related with the biology field, and manages the data obtained evaluating them within the framework of quality processes.
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4
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12
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Supervises and checks the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values at the stages of collection, interpretation, application and announcement of the data related with the biology field.
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13
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Identifies the interdiciplinary interaction related with the field, and uses the knowledge and skills obtained to generate solutions against possible problems encountered in the interdiciplinary team works.
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14
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Uses the modern devices and techniques for the biology applications, and transfers the knowledge related with this topic.
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15
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Publishes a scientific article related with the biology field in a national and/or international peer-reviewed journal.
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