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Forensic Sciences (FRNS)
FRNS 5833 Identification of Destructive Device Fuzing Systems Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor. Description: Expands students' knowledge of destructive device fuzing systems and forensic exams of these systems. Focuses on the mechanical, chemical, and electrical fuzing systems of the destructive devices. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5843 Advanced Destructive Device Circuit Exploitation Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor; FRNS 5833 Basic Identification of Destructive Device Fuzing Systems. Description: Examines electro-mechanical lED designs that are found on the open-source Internet. Examines electro-mechanical initiator circuitry from the perspective of forensics. Examines initiator circuit families such as: Timers, Pressure Sensitive, Radio Controlled, etc. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5853 Electrical Theory and Failure Analysis in Forensic Fire Investigations Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor. Description: Teaches basic electricity and basic electrical failure analysis familiarizing with how electricity, electrical appliances, and electrical devices can be potential ignition sources in a fire. Topics include electrical theory, electrical wiring techniques, circuit protection, appliance protection, identification of electrical melting on conductors, scene investigation methodology, current research topics, and NFPA 921 considerations. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5863 Advanced Electrical Theory and Failure Analysis in Forensic Fire Investigations Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor; FRNS 5853 Basic Electrical Theory and Failure in Forensic Fire Investigations. Description: Provides the student with a more advanced understanding of electricity, energy, and power. Allows the ability to comprehend electrical failures and explain them to a jury. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences
FRNS 5913 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation Prerequisites: FRNS 5013.
Description: Introduction of concepts and tools used in the fields of forensic accounting and financial fraud investigations. Issues of alter ego, constructive trusts, fraudulent conveyances, accounting liability, business valuations, lost profits, damages, marital dissolution issues and bankruptcy. Aspects of fraud investigation, including overview of fraud in U.S., types and methods of fraud perpetration, red flags of fraud perpetrators, money laundering, and international fraud investigations. (Upon completion student will have an understanding of accounting methods used in a litigation services/fraud investigation environment and knowledge of basic requirements for drafting expert reports in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.) Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5943 Forensic Management and Organizational Development Prerequisites: FRNS 5013. Description: Application of managerial and organizational leadership skills to the demands of forensic sciences, including attention to the human resource, relations and development issues. Inter-agency cooperation, quality control and assurance, certification and accreditation issues, and internal security. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5960 Forensic Problem Solving through Applied Research Prerequisites: Permission from instructor and faculty advisor. Description: Examines mixed research methodologies and designs applicable to the forensic sciences. The course launches work toward a thesis or creative component, including development of a purpose statement, research question and/or hypothesis as well as construction of an introduction and literature review. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5963 Forensic Statistics Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor. Description: Surveys statistical methodology relevant to forensic scientists. Provides a basic understanding of statistics presented in recent forensic literature. Hypothesis testing, ANOVA techniques, regression, categorical techniques. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences
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