Personal Injury Assessment

Code:

MCF13_6

Acronym:

MCF13_6

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Forensic Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - SP (of 13-09-2021 to 15-07-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Forensic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCF	14	Current Studies Plan	1	-	6	40	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide specialized training in the areas of Forensic Odontology and Forensic Anthropology, to promote knowledge, skills and attitudes of the future professionals in this area, namely in human identification from dental tissues and bone.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Human identification using comparative and reconstructive methods

1.1. The skeleton

1.2. The teeth

1.3. Soft tissues

1.4. Genetic fingerprinting

1. Bite Marks


2. Domestic Violence


3. Forensic Taphonomy.


4. Dating of skeletonized remains: morphological and chemical methods


5. Cause and manner of death: identification of skeletal trauma injuries - injuries antemortem, perimortem and postmortem. Peri-fatal injuries. Postmortem changes.

7. Analysis of articles: Interpretation of results.

Mandatory literature

Magalhães T et al. ; Recomendações gerais para a realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense relativos ao dano pós-traumático.

Teaching methods and learning activities

This unit aims to communicate specialized knowledge about the issues at hand and apply this knowledge in a practical way, so that the theoretical and practical approach, sustained on real case work, seems more appropriate.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	122,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtaining a minimum grade of 9.5 values ​​and presence of at least 75% of the contact hours.

Calculation formula of final grade

100% = test score/written assignment.