Forensic Chemistry Project - SMA0086

Assessment 1: Project work

Informal feedback will be given on the project by regular meetings with the students’ supervisor(s).

Project work

Assessment 4: Presentation

Oral and poster presentations - The preparation and delivery of a Poster and an Oral presentation based on the project and given at a ‘mini symposium’.

Presentation

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

Assessment 3: Written Assignment

Written assignment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

A literature review relating to the project (maximum 3,000 words).

<p>The overall aim of the project is to train the student in methods of experimental design and either to develop new forensic chemistry methods (for example, to select by critical comparison and apply the most suitable method to a particular problem) or to research a novel forensic chemistry problem. Research topics that could be covered include: toxicology, drugs, explosives, accelerants, paints, glass, fingerprint development, firearm discharge residue, toolmarks and other impressions, etc.</p>

School of Applied Sciences

<p><a href="https://library.hud.ac.uk/readinglists/SMA0081">https://library.hud.ac.uk/readinglists/SMA0081</a></p>

Chemical Sciences

SMA0086 - Forensic Chemistry Project

Forensic Chemistry Project

Be able to perform experimental work (either obtained in the laboratory or from literature or questionnaires) while demonstrating appropriate skills in the use of complex instrumentation, software packages, etc.

Be familiar with the current forensic chemistry literature and in particular to be able to review, select, read and critically discuss the papers most relevant to the student’s research project.

Understand the key components that constitute a successful research project.

Be able to plan research work with appropriate considerations of the project aims, time management, instrumentation usage, H&S, etc. 

Demonstrate the ability to process data and interpret results both in the light of knowledge gained by the student elsewhere in the course and the work of other researchers in the field.

Demonstrate the techniques of communication including manuscript preparation, poster and oral presentation.