ZO438 : ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS

Department

Department of Zoology

Academic Program

Bachelor in Forensic Biology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

ZO312

Overview

Introduce the student to the crimes that occur against the living and non-living environment

• Introducing students to the scientific methods and techniques used to detect environmental crimes

• Introduce the student to the sources of environmental pollutants and the environment media affected by these pollutants

• Familiarize students with the classification of environmental pollutants and the techniques used to detect them

• Evaluation of exposure pathways of organisms and other environmental media to chemical pollutants

Intended learning outcomes

أ.1

The student should identify the crimes that occur against the living and non-living environment

أ.2

The student should remember the scientific methods and techniques used to detect environmental crimes

أ.3

The student should list the environmental toxicant and the environmental media affected by these substances

أ.4

The student can classify environmental toxicant and the techniques used to detect them

أ.5

The student should explain the evaluation of exposure pathway.

Teaching and learning methods

1.

· Theoretical lectures

· Laboratory lectures

· A field study to evaluate and investigate some crimes that occur in the local environment and submit a report

· A panel discussion for each student to present their results

Methods of assessments

رقم التقييم

أساليب التقييم

مدة التقييم

وزن التقييم

النسبة المئوية

تاريخ التقييم (الأسبوع)

ملاحظات

التقييم الأول

First written exam

ساعة

15

15%

الخامس

التقييم الثاني

Second written exam

ساعة

15

15%

العاشر

التقييم الثالث

Presenting the results of a report on some environmental crimes resulting from human activities

شهر

15

15%

العاشر

التقييم الرابع

panel discussion

10 دقائق

5

5%

الثاني عشر

التقييم الخامس

Final lab exam

ساعتين

10

10%

الرابع عشر

التقييم النهائي

Final written exam

ساعتين

40

40%

السادس عشر

المجموع

100 درجة

100%