2023_24
Educational guide 
Faculty of Chemistry
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Forensic Genetics, Physics and Chemistry (2017)
 Competences


Type A Code Competences Specific
  CE1 Understand the historical development of forensic sciences and the principal concepts associated with criminology.
  CE2 Recognise and interpret an expert report.
  CE3 Apply statistical analysis techniques to practical situations in the ambit of forensics, especially in the description of results of genetic profiles: likelihood function and probability of exclusion in paternity tests.
  CE4 Acquire skills and abilities regarding techniques of analysis and characterisation of different types of forensic evidence: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman Spectroscopy, X-Ray Fluorescence(XRF), Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA).
  CE5 Use the principal databases related to forensic analysis: STRs (short tandem repeats): CODIS (Combined DNS Index System), Human STR Allele Frequency Database (ALFRED), Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD) Mitochondrial DNA (MITO).
  CE6 Analyse the traces of fibres, polymers, documents, inks and paints that are found at a crime scene.
  CE7 Analyse biological fluids and the presence of drugs, narcotics and poisons in biological samples.
  CE8 Explain fundamentals and applications of ballistics.
  CE9 Distinguish between the principal techniques of analysis and evaluation applicable to expert reports and design procedures for analysis and study.
  CE10 Understand the characteristics of the short tandem repeats (STRs) used in forensics and of the polymorphisms in the forensic analysis of mitochondrial DNA.
  CE11 Understand and apply the procedures and methodologies used in the forensic analysis of DNA: recovery and extraction, quantification, amplification, separation and interpretation of results.
  CE12 Understand the factors that impede the interpretation of DNA profiles in forensic analysis: methodological problems and DNA mixes.
  CE13 Apply multivariate analysis techniques for pattern recognition in the field of forensics.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  CT1 Become sufficiently independent to work on research projects and scientific or technological collaborations within their thematic area
  CT2 Forming opinions on the basis of the efficient management and use of information
  CT3 Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts
  CT4 Work in multidisciplinary teams and in complex contexts
  CT5 Communicate complex ideas effectively to all sorts of audiences
  CT6 Develop abilities to manage their professional career
  CT7 Apply ethical principles and social responsibility as a citizen and a professional.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear



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