| Course title | DNA Profiling and Its Forensic Interpretation |
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| Course code | MTM/VAB31 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Although discrimination power of DNA profiling is very high and comparable only to fingerprinting, its interpretation depends on context and there are circumstances where it does not reach the conclusive statement about identity of two sources of DNA or about kinship. Students will be exposed to logical, Bayesian interpretation of evidence within forensic context and with basics of population genetics. They will apply this knowledge to kinship testing and analysis of DNA traces from the crimescene.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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| Learning outcomes |
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Students are introduced to probabilistic inferential logic and population genetics to allow for interpretation of kinship testing and analysis of crimescene DNA traces.
The students will become generally familiar with the interpretation of DNA profiling in the forensic context using Bayes theorem. |
| Prerequisites |
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Knowledge of genetics essentials and CSI films.
BIO/VAB11 ----- or ----- BIO/ZAB11 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
Minimal requirements for credit are: presence at 3 seminars out of 4 and at least 3 correct answers in each of 3 online tests (4 tests available) where students will apply new knowledge to logical evaluation of DNA evidence. Credits will not be given if condition is not fulfilled. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) | Category: Medical sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) | Category: Medical sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |