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10 reuniones en vivo
10 horas presencialesTarea
1 hora por semana. Students will have the opportunity to review information about case studies for subsequent discussions. There will also be optional written homework for students who choose to have a written component to class.Evaluación
I offer informal assessments based on either participation in class or written homework for those students who opt to receive a grade or narrative assessment.Calificación
Grades are completely optional and are based on an assessment of participation and/or written homework.Experiencia de clase
Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 7 - 10
Nivel Beginner
This class is a full introduction to forensic science. The first session will be a discussion of what we mean by the term "forensic science" and how evidence is collected and used in legal cases. Then, the remaining sessions will focus on specific areas of forensic science or types of evidence as follows: 1. Fingerprints 2. Blood and DNA 3. Handwriting and questioned documents 4. Fire analysis 5. Forensic Glass Analysis 6. Forensic Toxicology We will cover a variety of cases which may focus on one type of evidence or on multiple types. The cases we cover include: 1. Jack the Ripper (the letters and potential handwriting match to a notorious American criminal) 2. Black Dahlia (no details of the murder are discussed--only discussions of an early use of Luminol for the detection of a small amount of blood under floor boards and handwriting analysis of a postcard from a suspect). 3. Jon Benet Ramsey (case overview, analysis of the ransom note, and discussion of observations by a previous Outschool student who figured out a key component of the timeline). 4. The Zodiac (this is our big case). I am an expert in this case, having discovered many previously unknown clues, and solving the complete body of the Zodiac's hidden messages. I will include a discussion of the recent solution to one of the Zodiac's long ciphers, along with an explanation of how that solution was woefully incomplete. 5. A variety of other cases which will be very briefly discussed in terms of specific evidence issues. All case materials have been stringently vetted and are age appropriate.
Programa de estudios
10 Lecciones
más de 10 semanasLección 1:
Overview of Forensic Science
Core concepts of forensic science, including identifying and exclusionary evidence, planned crimes vs. crimes of opportunity, scene preservation, collection of evidence, chain of custody, and Locard's Exchange Principle.
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Fingerprints 1
History of fingerprints in investigations, formation of fingerprints before birth, classification of fingerprints, factors that affect the types of fingerprints we have.
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Fingerprints 2
Matching fingerprints using comparator programs and databases, methods of developing latent prints, including powders, liquids, and high tech methods, and two case studies.
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
Blood 1
Discussion of the "Visual" period of blood evidence (pre-1900), blood types, blood presence tests, luminol, and case studies.
60 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Otros detalles
Orientación para padres
We do cover criminal cases (it is a forensic science course, after all), but I do not include any gory details, images of bloody crime scenes or other sensitive content. I avoid many cases which are used in college level courses because I do not feel they are right for learners of this age.
Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
I have over 20 years teaching Forensic Science up through the college level. I hold a J.D. and graduate training in forensic science. I have published a Forensic Science manual, which has been used at colleges in Europe, and I have been invited to speak at international conferences. I have completed the most thorough cryptanalysis of the Zodiac's writings (all of which are coded), and that 100-page document is with the FBI. I currently am completing a book on this case, which should be published late in 2024 or the first half of 2025.
Reseñas
Curso grupal en vivo
140 US$
por 10 clases1 x por semana, 10 semanas
60 min
Completado por 2011 alumnos
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 11-16
4-17 alumnos por clase
Asistencia financiera
Tutoría
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