Module Descriptors
FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICE
MECH60574
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Barnes
Email: P.Barnes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 1:n 12 x 2 hours
Tutorials 1:20 12 x 1 hour
Tutorials 1:20 12 x 1 hour
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 coursework - mock investigation plan, reporting and oral testimony (Group and individual components) 50%, learning outcome 1 and 2.
1 coursework - Legal context of Expert Witnessing essay 1500 words 50%, learning outcome 3.
1 coursework - Legal context of Expert Witnessing essay 1500 words 50%, learning outcome 3.
Module Indicative Content
The legal context
Roles & responsibilities of the expert witness (with special reference to the Wolff reforms)
Expert witness reporting and oral testimony skills.
Ethical issues for engineering expert witnesses.
Project management as applied to an investigation, inc. scheduling, resourcing.
Risk assessment.
Roles & responsibilities of the expert witness (with special reference to the Wolff reforms)
Expert witness reporting and oral testimony skills.
Ethical issues for engineering expert witnesses.
Project management as applied to an investigation, inc. scheduling, resourcing.
Risk assessment.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Level 2 Forensic Engineering.
Module Resources
None
Module Texts
Bond Solon & Burn, The Expert Witness in Court 2nd Edition, 1999, Shaw and Sons, ISBN: 0721914411
Mantel, Meredith, Shafer, Sutton Project Management in Practice, 2001, John Wiley and Sons (WIE), ISBN: 0471371629
Mantel, Meredith, Shafer, Sutton Project Management in Practice, 2001, John Wiley and Sons (WIE), ISBN: 0471371629