Advanced Research Methodologies in Forensic Sciences

Code:

PD_CF51

Acronym:

MAInvsCF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Forensic Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - SP

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCF	13	Current Studies Plan	1	-	6	28	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide students theoretical and practical advanced methods in epidemiology and biostatistics needed to research activity in forensic sciences.

Students should acquire skills to autonomously perform tasks, and know how to plan a research in forensic sciences, defining properly its aim and use the adequate methodology, to acquire skills to support the systematic review of literature and on concepts of advanced statistical modeling.

Learning outcomes and competences

The unit’s contents, will address the main concepts in order to create a specific and advanced understanding on methodologies of research in population studies. The contents were developed to increase the students’ sensitivity and critical judgment, promoting their problem solving ability.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Epidemiological methods on forensic sciences research


2. How to minimize errors on epidemiological research


3. Concepts of causality


4. How to plan a research


5. How to write a research protocol or a scientific manuscript


6. Revision of basic statistical concepts and methods (defining and displaying data, Probability distributions, sampling variation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests, comparison of means and proportions; odds ratios and relative risks)

7. Simple and multiple regression (including ANOVA, ANCOVA models); logistic regression- terminology and concepts in modelling (confounding, interaction, indicator variables; interpretation of model coefficients; model building  strategies)

Mandatory literature

Rothman KJ.; epidemiology: an introduction

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretico-practical sessions (28 hours)

Final written test.

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)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam = 100%