Bi6998 Seminar in Forensic Anthropology and Selected Expertise

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Hana Eliášová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (deputy)
prof. Ing. Martin Drahanský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is to provide students with broader specialized information about scientific and forensic fields and specializations related to forensic anthropology (e.g., trichology, biometrics, dactyloscopy, etc.). Through lectures and discussion seminars, an up-to-date overview of state-of-the-art research in the areas of interest (advanced documentation of the discovery site, automation of forensic tasks, virtual procedures), common methodological issues (e.g., the human factor), and the application of scientific research activities in forensic practice both domestically and internationally will be presented.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to navigate the scientific subdisciplines related to forensic expertise (e.g., trichology, biometrics, dactyloscopy, and others). They should be capable of discussing these issues and also be familiar with advanced topics such as crime scene documentation, task automation, and the influence of the human factor.
Syllabus
  • Current trends in discovery site documentation, presentation and interpretation, maps, GIS, spatial analysis, robotics
  • Current trends in forensic osteology – PMI, automation of forensic tasks using artificial intelligence (gender determination, age estimation)
  • Forensic odontology – state-of-the-art procedures
  • Craniofacial analysis and reconstruction – manual techniques, methodological limits, automation
  • Forensic trichology I
  • Forensic trichology II
  • Digital data, imagery, image processing – the line between editing and manipulation
  • Identification of individuals vs. biometrics – automation with elements of artificial intelligence
  • Identification of individuals in forensic and humanitarian contexts
  • The human factor in forensic examination
  • 2D/3D dactyloscopy
  • Virtual forensic traumatology
  • Ballistics and gunshot injuries
Literature
  • Forensic taphonomy :the postmortem fate of human remains. Edited by William D. Haglund - Marcella H. Sorg. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1996, xxvii, 636. ISBN 0-8493-9434-1. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical training in form of lectures complemented with demonstrations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/spring2025/Bi6998