Probation on Forensic Biology

Code:

MML02

Acronym:

MML02

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences
OFICIAL	Pharmacological Sciences
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences
OFICIAL	Chemistry Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S (of 13-09-2021 to 17-12-2021)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Master's Degree in Legal Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	8	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	2	-	5	45	125

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: -

Objectives

Learning and tracking of Forensic Biology methodologies and its importance in the characterization of diffents molecular biomarkers.
Development of technical and professional skills involved in the understanding of suitable strategies to a better efficience of these methologies.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

Learning of methologies and techniques appliable to the
Forensic Biology field and associated areas.
Laboratory practice.
Theorical-pratical evaluation.

Mandatory literature

Kelly M. Elkins; Forensic DNA Biology: a laboratory manual
John M Buttler; Fundamentals of forensic DNA typing

Teaching methods and learning activities

Laboratory pratice and theorical-pratical evaluation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Realização de Estágio	45,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	125,00

Eligibility for exams

The students must fulfill the attendance required for the laboratory pratice.
At the end of the internship, students must present a report
of the work developed / scientific paper.

Calculation formula of final grade

50% of the final classification atributed to the written work + 50% of written report evaluation