Week 1
Lesson 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.
 Week 2
Lesson 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.
 Week 3
Lesson 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.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Blood 1
Discussion of the "Visual" period of blood evidence (pre-1900), blood types, blood presence tests, luminol, and case studies.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Blood, DNA, and Written Evidence 
BlueStar, DNA testing, and introduction to questioned document analysis.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Written Evidence 2
Case studies involving written evidence.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Zodiac 1
Discussion of the crimes of the Zodiac, focusing on evidence found at the scenes, as well as the types of evidence that were not found, indicating significant planning.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Zodiac 2
Discussion of the many writings of the Zodiac, including letters, ciphers, and postcards.  This discussion includes details about the Zodiac's code-making system.
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Zodiac 3
The last few Zodiac documents will be discussed, followed by an examination of the prime suspect in the case and the connections between him and the evidence.
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Preview of other fields in Forensic Science
We will briefly cover Forensic Fire Analysis, Forensic Glass Analysis, and Forensic Toxicology.