Quality Assurance and the Forensic Laboratory
Accreditation, validation, proficiency testing and ethics in Canadian forensic laboratories.
FORS-402 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Forensic Science
Course content
- 1Why quality matters: lessons from wrongful convictionsComing
- 2ISO/IEC 17025 and forensic accreditationComing
- 3The Standards Council of CanadaComing
- 4Method validationComing
- 5Measurement uncertaintyComing
- 6Proficiency testingComing
- 7Documentation and case reviewComing
- 8Laboratory information systemsComing
- 9Evidence handling and storageComing
- 10Ethics and professional codesComing
- 11Certification of forensic scientistsComing
- 12Capstone: auditing a laboratory sectionComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Accreditation, validation, proficiency testing and ethics in Canadian forensic laboratories.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.