1. Why units are important
   
2. What SI base units are
   

1. What the common metric prefixes are and how they relate to the base unit
   
2. What the difference is in powers of 10 between different metric prefixes
   
3. How to convert from small units to big units
   
4. How to convert from big units to small units
   
5. How to apply metric prefix conversions to calculations

1. Define what is meant by accuracy and precision
   
2. Define scientific notation and how we represent numbers in this format
   
3. Define when it is appropriate to think in terms of decimal places and significant figures in a value
   

1. How to round a value to the requested decimal places or significant figures
   
2. How to calculate percentage and percentage change
   
3. How to write values as powers of 10
   
4. How to convert between metric prefixes and apply to calculations
   
5. How to determine the most suitable graph type for a given set of data
   
6. Define what should be plotted on each axes of a graph and how to select suitable ranges
   

1. How to identify the slope and intercept value from the trendline equation
   
2. How to rearrange the trendline equation to calculate the concentration of an unknown
   
3. How to determine the central tendencies and distribution for a set of data
   
4. How to identify outliers in a set of data
   
5. How to rearrange and solve the C1V1 = C2V2, pH and proton concentration and ideal gas law equations

1. How to apply micropipetting skills and knowledge when identifying minimum, maximum and measured volumes using different types of micropipettes
   
2. How to differentiate what each number in the display dial represents
   
3. How to recognise appropriate actions in the case of the micropipette malfunctioning
   

1. How to convert volumes in millilitres to microlitres and vice versa

1. Define a mole
   
2. Define molarity
   

1. How to use the periodic table to identify the molar mass of a substance
   
2. How to calculate the number of moles from the mass and the molar mass
   
3. How to rearrange the moles equation to isolate and calculate mass or molar mass
   
4. Define molarity
   
5. How to calculate the number of moles from the concentration and volume
   
6. How to rearrange the moles equation to isolate and calculate concentration or volume

1. How to calculate the pH from the proton concentration
   
2. How to calculate the proton concentration from the pH
   
3. Define the relationship between pH and proton concentration
   
4. How to determine the proton concentration of a strong acid
   
5. How to determine the hydroxide concentration of a strong base
   
6. How to calculate the proton concentration using the Kw equation
   
7. How to calculate the pH of a resulting solution from a neutralisation reaction
   

1. How to apply the pH equation to different situations

1. How to calculate the absorbance using the Beer-Lambert equation
   
2. How to convert between metric prefixes
   
3. How to rearrange the Beer-Lambert equation to isolate and calculate the concentration
   
4. How to rearrange the Beer-Lambert equation to isolate and calculate the absorption coefficient
   
5. How to calculate the absorbance using the light absorption ratio version of the Beer-Lambert equation
   
6. How to rearrange the Beer-Lambert equation to isolate and calculate the percentage light exiting a solution
   

1. When to apply the fundamentals of Beer's Law to various solution scenarios

1. When to utilise dilutions
   

1. What the C1V1 = C2V2 equation can be used to calculate
   
2. How to rearrange the C1V1 = C2V2 equation to isolate each component
   
3. How to identify which concentration or volume component needs calculating and then perform the relevant calculation

1. How to calculate dilution factors from concentration
   
2. How to calculate dilution factors from volume
   
3. How to calculate volumes and concentrations knowing dilution factor
   

1. How to identify givens and unknowns in scenario based practice
   

1. How to identify the appropriate algebraic rearrangement to solve for unknowns

1. Define what is meant by a serial dilution and 10-fold dilution
   

1. How to calculate the dilution factor when given the concentrations of solutions in the series
   
2. How to rearrange the dilution factor equation to calculate the successive concentrations in a serial dilution
   
3. How to rearrange the dilution factor equation to calculate the volume of solution and diluent required for each step in a dilution series

Fundamental numeracy

Scientific formulae

Introduction to kinetics

Kinetics: order of reaction

1. How to identify which experiments would be suitable for determining the reaction order with respect to each reactant order
   

1. How to derive the reaction order equation from the rate of reaction equation
   
2. How to calculate the reaction order
   

1. How to calculate the rate constant of a reaction
   

Iodine clock reaction (persulfate variation)

Interpreting and Analysing Data Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. How to calculate rate reactions from concentrations and time 
   
2. How to calculate reaction order and rate constant 
   
3. How to calculate activation energy from an Arrhenius plot
   

Arrhenius equation: activation energy

1. How to use the iodine clock reaction  
   
2. How to derive the linearised form of the Arrhenius equation
   

Inorganic pyrotechnics

1. How to calculate moles, mass, volume, theoretical yield, changes in enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy
   

1. How to interpret the results of change in Gibbs free energy
   

1. How to determine the oxidation states of elements in different molecules
   
2. How to balance equations and analyse the causes of observable features of redox reactions

Thermodynamics: heat capacity and calorimetry

1. How to record temperature changes during a calorimetry experiment

1. How to use cooling curves to extrapolate temperature data to account for heat losses during calorimetry experiments

1. How to calculate heat exchange, heat capacity, and enthalpy change from experimental data

1. How to identify endothermic and exothermic reactions
2. Defining an isolated system
3. Distinguishing between heat capacity and specific heat capacity

Ideal gas law

Interpreting and Analysing Data

1. How to convert between different units of volume and pressure
   
2. How to calculate different variables according to the ideal gas law and Boyle's, Charles's and Avogadro's laws
   

Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. Identifying the relationships between pressure, volume, moles and temperature according to the ideal gas law

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Determine an unknown concentration of acid by titration

Making a buffer

Acid base titration

Henderson-Hasselbach equation

Chemical tests

Mass spectrometry fundamentals

Identification of an unknown compound

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis

1. How to measure and record the distances of different components on a TLC plate 
   

1. How to calculate retention factor values of various TLC plates
   

1. Determining the composition and the purity of unknown compound through analysis of various retention factors

Gas chromatography analysis

Using Instruments and Equipment

1. Relating the vapour pressure of analytes to their retention times during GC analysis
2. Predicting the order of elution of different compounds
3. Predicting how changes to GC system parameters will impact retention and separation

Interpreting and Analysing Data

1. Proposing modifications to GC methods
   

Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. How to define key terms such as retention time and resolution
2. How to solve problems relating to sample preparation methods in GC

HPLC analysis

1. How normal and reverse phase HPLC differ 
2. How HPLC compares to standard column chromatography

1. What key components make up the HPLC instrument
   

1. How column efficiency and selectivity relate to resolution
2. How column length and particle size affect column efficiency
3. How the polarity of the mobile and stationary phases affect column selectivity

1. What is meant by resolution
2. How bands in the column relate to chromatogram peaks

Beer-Lambert equation

UV-Vis calibration curves

1. Describing how a spectrophotometer works
2. Identifying the correct order of steps when running a sample for UV-Vis
3. How to take an accurate reading using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer 

1. How to select the data required to construct a calibration curve
2. How to use a calibration curve to calculate absorption coefficients and concentrations of unknown samples

1. How to use the Beer-Lambert law to calculate absorbances, absorption coefficents and concentrations based on experimental data
   

1. Identifying the components of the Beer-Lambert equation
2. Explaining the limitations of the Beer-Lambert law

Infrared spectroscopy analysis

1. Identify key peaks in an IR spectrum
   
2. Correspond peaks with functional groups
   
3. Use spectra to identify corresponding compounds and molecules
   

NMR spectroscopy fundamentals

1. Identify the number of proton chemical environments and predict the number of signals in the 1H NMR spectrum
   
2. Relate number of protons to relative intensity of peaks
   
3. Identify splitting patterns from neighbours
   

1. How chemical environments will result in peaks of different chemical shifts

NMR: Interpreting spectra

Interpreting and Analysing Data

1. How to predict the splitting pattern and chemical shift of different chemical environments
2. How to relate the integration in an NMR spectrum to the number of protons in the chemical environment

Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. How to name different splitting patterns based on their appearance
2. How to assign different signals in an NMR spectrum based on a chemical structure

13C-NMR fundamentals

1. How to interpret 13C NMR and DEPT-135 spectra
2. How to assign chemical shifts to carbon environments in a compound

1. How to differentiate between the terms upfield and downfield
2. Predicting where carbon atoms might resonate in a 13C NMR spectrum

Stoichiometry: balancing chemical reactions

1. How to count the  number of atoms of a particular element based on the molecular formula
2. How to balance chemical equations using stoichiometric coefficients

Redox and electrochemistry

1. How to calculate the cell potential of a redox reaction

The oxidation states of vanadium

1. How to apply basic principles of oxidation-reduction reactions
   
2. How to balance oxidation-reduction half reactions
   
3. How to balance oxidation-reduction full reactions

Coordination compounds

Organic Chemistry

Introduction to naming organic molecules

Naming multi-chain molecules

Synthesis of paracetamol

Introduction to food tests

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Biosciences

Analytical foundations

Selecting appropriate time, voltage and concentration

Troubleshooting potential errors

Pathogen identification experiment

Triplet repeat disease risk

Mark-release-recapture

1. Estimate the population size of a range of mark-recapture scenarios
   

1. Apply principles around the application of mark-release-recapture
   

1. How to use both visual and textual information to measure the number of marked and unmarked individuals

Simpson’s biodiversity index

The Hardy-Weinberg principle

PCR primer design

1. Use the key principles of PCR to design primers
   
2. Write DNA sequences of primers
   
3. Design primer extensions
   

1. How primers are affected by length, melting temperature and GC content
   
2. How restriction enzymes create overhang regions

Gene regulation: the lac operon

1. How to plot graphs showing cell mass and sugar concentration
   

1. Defining cell molecular states and activities based on growth conditions
2. Justifying a molecular phenotype based on graphical data 

1. Identifying the different parts of the lac operon
   
2. Describing the impact of different sugars on the regulation of the lac operon and the relative levels of transcription and repression
   

qPCR in molecular diagnostics

1. Defining the logarithmic plot parameters and defining the fluorescence threshold
2. Defining the axes and trendline of the standard curve
3. How to calculate the template concentration using the standard curve 
4. How to quantify the ΔΔCT and FC for all the samples required

1. Identifying the different phases of an amplification plot and determining the cycle start and end values
2. Identifying the differences between the probe, reference and quencher signals
3. Identifying a baseline and cycle threshold from an amplification plot
4. Identifying the CT value from the amplification plot
5. Concluding the meaning of a negative ΔCT
6. Assessing the nature of the fold difference observed and determining whether or not the food was safe for consumption

1. Identifying the reasons why the reference signal is subtracted from the probe signal
   

Introduction to BLAST®

1. How to gather metadata associated with BLAST® entries
2. How to align two sequences using BLAST®

1. How to interpret the alignment data to determine the type of mutation.

Intermediate concepts in BLAST®

1. How to gather query cover and identity data for different organisms for evolutionary comparisons
2. How to gather identity data for the forensic scenario. How to use the genome viewer to gather metadata associated with specific genes for both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.

1. How to interpret % identity in an evolutionary comparison. 
2. How to determine if any of the crime scene exhibits came from a human source

Microscopy: estimating size

1. What the purpose of various parts of a microscope are
   

1. How to count divisions on a stage micrometer and eyepiece graticule
   

1. How magnification can affect calibration
   

1. How to calibrate an eyepiece graticule
   
2. How to calculate the length of an object in a microscope
   

Histological staining

1. What the steps in histological staining are and their purpose
   
2. How to differentiate between different staining methods
   
3. How each of the different reagents is used to contribute to the staining of different cellular parts
   

1. How to use each of the reagents and solutions in an H&E stain
   

1. How to identify good and poor results for an H&E stain
   
2. How to identify specific problems with a stain and adjust to fix errors

Counting microbial populations

1. How to identify and count colonies on a microbial plate for use in colony forming units per millilitre calculations
   

1. How to calculate volumes for specific dilutions
2. How to calculate colony forming units per millilitre for different dilutions
3. How to calculate the average colony forming units per millilitre

1. Defining whether the colony forming units per millilitre are above or below a pre-defined clinical threshold to make a diagnosis

Introduction to bacterial growth curves

1. How to define the type and axes of a standard curve and use this to calculate the CFU/mL from an optical density value
2. How to calculate the number of divisions of a bacterial progenitor cell and the total number of cells after a defined period of growth
3. How to calculate the generation time of a bacteria based on a defined exponential phase
4. Defining the title of a growth curve graph

1. How to interpret death phases based on initial inoculum concentration
2. Distinguishing between each of the different growth phases from the interactive bacterial growth curve and using this to calculate the generation time
3. Defining how different growth conditions impact phase behaviour and generation time

1. How to identify the correct definition of each bacterial growth phase

Hemocytometry analysis

1. How to accurately count using a haemocytometer in various ways

1. How to use the differences between the measurements of the counting grid
2. How to select the appropriate areas of the grid to count various types of cells using a haemocytometer

1. How to calculate and convert cell counts into cell concentrations

1. How to determine which samples to use for specific scientific investigations
   

1. How to identify contamination on agar plates
   
2. How to interpret a biochemical profile test
   

1. How to apply biochemistry principles to biochemical profile tests

Enzyme kinetics: plotting fundamentals

1. Manipulate data to construct Michaelis-Menten and Lineweaver-Burk plots
   
2. Identify and interpret Michaelis-Menten and Lineweaver-Burk plots
   

1. Apply the Michaelis-Menten equation to a variety of scenarios to calculate Km and Vmax
   
2. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of Michaelis-Menten in conjunction with other analytical methods

Protein purification and yield

Concepts, principles and theories

Western blot analysis

1. Determining the reasons for not using a freezer stock to make immediate working solutions
   

1. How to calculate working dilutions and subsequent concentrations needed for a Bradford assay 
2. How to build a standard curve by defining the axis titles and ranges
3. How to use the equation of a standard curve to interpret novel absorbances from protein samples
4. How to calculate specific volumes needed to reach a normalised protein concentration for a western blot experiment

1. Interpreting a Bradford assay and determining whether the protein extraction was useable in a western blot experiment
2. Identifying different western blot errors from stylised and real western blot images
3. Interpreting western blot results from novel case studies

1. Defining the purpose of western blot as an analytical technique and what it measures
2. Distinguishing the different methods of western blot and the procedures and components associated therewith

Analysing ELISA

1. How to calculate the volume needed to resuspend a lyophilised protein
2. How to calculate how much stock solution would be required for a specific dilution
3. How to calculate a dilution factor
4. How to calculate a serial dilution
5. How to calculate mean corrected absorbance
6. How to calculate the coefficient of variation
7. How to rearrange the equation of the standard curve to solve for protein concentration
8. How to plot a standard curve and determining an evidence-based outcome using the previous learned skills

1. Determining if protein measurements are reliable based on the calculated coefficient of variation
2. Reaching an evidence-based conclusion using gathered data calculated from a novel scenario

1. Identifying the fundamental principles of ELISA and the reasons behind certain practices for the method and analysis

Pharmacokinetics: single dose

Pharmacokinetics: multiple doses

Competitive antagonism

Ileum organ bath

ECG fundamentals

1. How to recording data from ECG traces paper to convert to numerical values
   

1. How to calculate time between heart beats
2. How to calculate the instantaneous heart rate
3. How to calculate ECG complex intervals from trace paper

1. How to compare relative heart rates between subjects

1. How to identify key parts of an ECG trace, including waves and complexes 
2. How to apply methods of calculating heart rate

ECG in action

Using Instruments and Equipment

1. How to interrogate correct electrode placement in an ECG
   
   

Interpreting and Analysing Data

1. How to identify issues with ECG traces
2. How to estimate electrical axis of the heart based on QRS complex magnitudes

Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. How to apply Einthoven's Triangle to evaluate electrode placement to form appropriate leads
   

Membrane potential

Interpreting and Analysing Data

1. How to interpret membrane data and diagrams to identify concentrations and permeability
   
2. How to determining the electrochemical and concentration gradients
   

Concepts, Principles and Theories

1. What a membrane potential is
2. How membrane potential is effected by changes in confirmation to membrane transport proteins
3. How the potential of a membrane changes throughout a action potential

Manipulating and Presenting Data

Spirometry fundamentals: lung volume and functions

1. How to interpret spirometer traces
2. How to calculate lung volumes, capacities and other key metrics
3. How to compare volumes and capacities to reference ranges

1. How to identify the main functions, and factors when carrying out a spirometer test. 
2. What volumes and capacities are measured during a spirometer test

Liver function

1. How to use an equation of a line to calculate the concentration of serum alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin concentration in patient serum
   

1. How general processes of the liver are carried out and how pathophysiology intersects with normal function
   
2. How liver function tests work and their constraints
   

1. How to analyse a panel of liver function tests to diagnose a specific liver abnormality
2. Determine the differences in why specific enzymes are raised in specific conditions
3. Compare calculated parameters to clinical reference ranges and make a clinical diagnosis

Kidney function

1. How to calculate uncorrected and corrected glomerular filtration rate (GFR) specifically including creatinine clearance
2. How to calculate urinary volume per minute

1. How general processes of the kidneys are carried out 
2. How kidney function tests measure kidney parameters and their purpose and appropriateness for certain renal pathologies

1. How to identify the correct stage of renal disease and how it impacts function
2. How to interpret proteinuria
3. How to interpret a panel of different blood results in relation to clinical kidney disease

Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes

1. How to calculate fasting and non-fasting glucose concentration for different patients for an oral glucose tolerance test
   

1. How glucose is regulated and the effects of different hormones, tests and pathologies
   

1. Clinically diagnosing different patients based on oral glucose tolerance test data
2. Interpreting urinary tests and a panel of blood results in a clinical context

Endocrine disorders

1. Evaluating clinical case studies and formulating a diagnosis, proposing further testing and suggesting treatment choices and outcomes
   

1. How the endocrine system functions
2. Recalling key components of the endocrine system

Autoimmune disease and diagnosis

1. By using knowledge of key diagnostic tests in conjunction with autoimmune disease symptoms, complex immunological and haematological patient profile data to inform diagnosis
   

1. Interpreting reference range data to inform the patient profiles

1. By generating a standard curve and calculating serum immunoglobulin concentration
   
2. Using appropriate controls and applying the principles of reference ranges
   

Internal quality control and systemic lupus erythmatosus diagnosis

1. By using your knowledge of key diagnostic tests and indicators of systemic lupus erythematosus
   

1. By interpreting images of anti-nuclear antibody testing, and indirect immunofluorescence performed on Crithidia luciliae
   

1. By determining ICQ internal ranges, constructing Levey Jennings plots and applying Westgard rules to establish the validity of diagnostic results
   

Diagnosing respiratory pathogens

1. Choosing the correct media for sputum samples
2. Determining how to carry out further identification using the blood bottle sample
3. Defining the preliminary steps before carrying out PCR
4. Defining which further investigations would be necessary in order to differentiate between a commensal and pathogenic bacteria

1. How to calculate the relative proportions of bacterial isolates resistant to specific antibiotics

1. How to identify different bacteria on agar plates
2. How to identify bacteria in blood culture using classical and molecular techniques
3. How to interpret antibiotic sensitivity assay results and determine the most suitable antibiotic for treatment

1. Identifying a microbial organism growing on an agar plate
2. How to select the correct differential or selective growth media to use for pathogen isolation
3. Identifying the expected microscopic morphology and any further biochemical tests that could be used to help differentiate between S. pneumoniae and K. pneumoniae
4. Identifying the different biochemical tests used in a microbiological lab
5. Defining the principles behind blood bottle cultures
6. Exploring the virulence factors and intrinsic resistances of K. pneumoniae
7. Recognising the distinction between hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections and how antibiotic resistance impacts stewardship policies

Diagnosing urogenital pathogens

1. Determining the appropriate media to use for both E. coli and N. gonorrhoeae
2. Determining an appropriate media for an alternative fungal pathogen

1. Diagnosing E. coli as the cause of the UTI based on the interpretation of the agar plates
2. Assessing the various biochemical tests and Gram stains for both E. coli and N. gonorrhoeae
3. Determining the susceptibility of E. coli to antibiotics C and D and interpretation of the growth data to define their respective mechanisms of action
4. Interpreting the problems with the PCR gel
5. Building a biochemical profile of N. gonorrhoeae and by 
6. Diagnosing N. gonorrhoeae as the most likely causative organism

1. Defining the benefits of chromogenic agar 
2. Defining antibiotic susceptibility testing methods and the various mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. 
3. Distinguishing between bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics and specific recall of a cephalosporin-class antibiotic
4. Determining the recommended treatment for N. gonorrhoeae infection and why penA mutations induce resistance to cephalosporins

Diagnosing foodborne pathogens

1. Determining the appropriate microbiological media and diagnostic tests for isolating specific organisms
   

1. How to identify various foodborne pathogens and organism characteristics
2. Interpreting antibiotic susceptibility tests
3. Identifying organisms from Gram stains

1. How to identify the categories of different pathogens 
   
2. Recalling knowledge of aseptic practice and the terminology surrounding 
   
3. Identifying different macroscopic morphologies of various bacterial colonies
   
4. Defining the suitability of specific agar
   
5. Defining the consequences of bacterial toxins on patient pathology
   
6. Applying the principles of taxonomic hierarchy and molecular identification techniques for microbial diagnostics
   
7. Identifying the correct method of antimicrobial susceptibility test showcased
   

Parasitology

1. Defining the necessary steps required before carrying out specific statistical tests
   

1. How to calculate the proportion of a specific group with Ancylostoma duodenale egg infection and identifying the significance value
   

1. How to identify a parasitic species from different stages of parasitic growth development
2. Determining whether or not blood markers were outside of the typical reference ranges
3. Determining the difference between infection incidence and prevalence
4. Determining the reasons behind why quantitative data on egg counts behaved in specific patterns and their statistical significance
5. How to analyse sensitivity and specificity data for parasitic detection methods

1. Defining parasite type
2. Defining infection characteristics
3. Defining staining and identification methods for both Ancylostoma and Entamoeba

Virology, public health and epidemiology

1. How to calculate the odds ratio, risk ratio, basic reproduction number and minimum vaccination coverage
   

1. How to identify the cause and source of outbreak pathogens
2. How to interpret hepatitis serological profiles and suggest future testing procedures for different individuals. 
3. How to analyse herd immunity data and predict future trends

1. How to define core epidemiological concepts 
2. How to determine parameters involved with virological screening and serology testing 
3. Define epidemiological trends for Hepatitis and Poliovirus

Mycology

1. Defining the period of time required to incubate an agar plate when growing a filamentous fungi
   

1. How to calculate the sensitivity and specificity for certain fungal germ tube staining experiments

1. How to identify and diagnose fungal organisms from qualitative and quantitative data 
2. How to highlight different morphological features and use this, alongside diagnosis data, to formulate other related conclusions

1. How to determine appropriate diagnostic methods including staining and appropriate microbiological media 
2. Define appropriate treatment 
3. Define taxonomy, and reasons why fungal organisms should be identified

Haematology and Transfusion Science

Haematopoiesis

1. This has been covered by accurately identifying normal and abnormal morphologies of blood cells from blood films, bone marrow trephine and aspirates enabling you to correlate morphological features with expected reference ranges
   

1. This has been covered by recalling and consolidating knowledge of haematopoiesis, enabling you to understand the principles of reference ranges and the impact of dysregulation on neoplasm
   

Haemostasis and quality control

1. By applying your knowledge of primary and secondary haemostasis
   

1. By considering the IQC data presented and deriving meaningful conclusions relative to quality and validity
   

1. By carrying out various calculations using a PTT and PT data sets to generate levy-jennings plots and compare against QC parameters
   

Primary and secondary haemostasis

1. Recall knowledge of primary and secondary haemostasis and apply this to the evaluation of PFA data and clot curve analysis
2. Utilise critical thinking and evaluation of complex case study data

1. How to use internal quality control data to determine quality and validity of data
   
   
   

Haematological malignancies

1. This has been covered by demonstrating that you can recall morphological features of cells at various stages of development and consider the clinical significance of this in a complex scenario
   

1. This has been covered by utilisine images of cells at different stages of development, applying this to expected reference ranges and morphology and correlating with abnormal morphologies and underlying conditions. You can also be able to perform calculations for white blood cell count correction
   

Transfusion science

1. This has been covered by applying your knowledge of primary and secondary haemostasis and applying this to the analysis of clot curve data. You have also utilised critical thinking and evaluation of more complex case study data
   

1. This has been covered by considering Internal Quality Control data presented and deriving meaningful conclusions relative to quality and validity

1. This has been covered by carrying out various calculations using a PTT and PT data sets to generate levy-jennings plots and compare against QC parameters
   

Scene management: prior to the examination

Incident scene: assessments and examination

Obtaining and recording data

1. Why information gathering and communication skills are important in maximising forensic evidence opportunities
   
2. How to identify priority forensic evidence and other evidence types relevant to the investigation
   
3. How to record observations, actions and priority evidence
   
4. How to develop a forensic strategy for evidence recovery and a hypothesis
   
5. How to maximise forensic evidence opportunities
   

1. How to interpret fingerprint, DNA, footwear, drugs, fibres, glass and other forensic evidence
   
2. What factors to take into account when considering the value and significance of evidence
   
3. How to interpret forensic evidence and its priority and significance for the investigation
   
4. How to develop a forensic strategy for evidence recovery and a hypothesis as to the circumstances of the incident
   

1. Forensic Science Regulator Codes of Conduct and Practice
   
2. ISO 17020 accreditation criteria
   
3. Dynamic health and safety risk assessment
   
4. Locard's Principle
   
5. Crime scene management
   
6. College of Policing Murder Investigation Manual

Blood pattern analysis: point of impact

1. How to measure the width and length of individual bloodstains
   

1. How to calculate the angle of impact of individual blood stains
   

1. How to identify and select appropriate bloodstains to measure in a blood spatter pattern
2. How to identify the direction of travel for a bloodstain
3. Using blood spatter evidence to justify a legal hypothesis

1. Defining the specific terminology on blood dynamics and where to measure on an individual bloodstain