University of Toronto Mississauga
FSC271H5
Ethics and Professionalism in Forensic Science
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How is it graded?
35% final
From the Fall 2026 syllabus. 10 graded components.
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From the calendar
Official source · University of Toronto MississaugaThis course examines the role of forensic scientists, their duties, and ethical obligations. It explores ethical dilemmas in forensic casework, the impact of unprofessional behavior on miscarriages of justice, and professional standards.
- Prerequisite
- FSC239Y5
- Contact hours
- 24 lecture · 12 seminar
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
Where the marks come from
Fall 2026 syllabusExtracted from a published Fall 2026 syllabus — verified against the university's own document. Components that could not be labelled are shown unresolved rather than folded into a neighbouring category.
How well we know this course
2022–2025Pyko’s archive holds 5 documents for FSC271H5, across 3 years between 2022 and 2025.
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- Final exams
- 1
- Syllabi
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Source ledger
Report an error →| Claim | Source | Captured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | University of Toronto Mississauga | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
| 5 archived documents, 2022-2025 | Pyko archive | 2026-07-25 | index only |
| Grading structure, description and credit weight from the official Fall 2026 syllabus (instructor: E. Faisal) | Official Fall 2026 course syllabus (University of Toronto Mississauga) | 2026-09-05 | official syllabus |
Page last verified 2026-09-05. A claim whose source moves is withdrawn before it goes stale.
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