Postgraduate Course: Quality Management in Wildlife Forensic Science (VESC11179)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Online Distance Learning | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | Explains the processes of quality assurance essential fir the production and delivery of wildlife forensic evidence. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    -Chain of Custody 
-QA 
-Validation 
-Quality Management Systems 
-Standard Operating Procedures 
-Forms 
-Case File Management
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 2 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
(
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
-MCQ Week 3 - evidential security (20%) 
-Validation Plan (80%) | 
 
| Feedback | 
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Demonstrate a critical understanding of the essential processes involved in evidential security and quality assurance.
 - Able to design a professional validation plan for a specified forensic laboratory method.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Lucy Webster 
Tel:  
Email: Lucy.Webster@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mr Michael Winpenny 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8825 
Email: Michael.Winpenny@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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