Module 5 & Exam 2

Module Five

Objectives for this week:

1) Interpretation of results/ types of results

2) Presentation of DNA results in the court room.

3) Famous court cases

4) Complete Final Exam

Assignments

• Review DNA results interpretation/Possible DNA results at ??? & ???

• Review Tips to follow when explaining DNA evidence in court at ???

• Review presentation of DNA evidence in court (FBI protocol) power point at ???

• Three famous forensic cases that were solved by DNA fingerprinting ???

• Optional: Information about 10 Famous Criminal Cases Cracked by Forensics at ???

After reviewing the information above:

• Construct a table of the different types of evidence and what they mean.

• Summarize the proper methods of presenting DNA evidence in court in an outlined format.

• Explain what an expert witness is.

Recommended reading

Safersteien: p. 403-410, 411-412

Butler: p. 455-470, 498-515, 529-534, 435-449, 167-170, 201-215, 241-260

Assessment

Excellent 90%-100%

Adequate 70%-89%

Insufficient 0%-69%

Chat:

12.5 possible points

Excellent: Attended and participated in chat lecture.

Adequate: Attended chat lecture with minimal participation.

Insufficient: Attended lecture with no participation or did not attend lecture at all.

Week Assignments

50 Possible Points

Excellent: Answered all questions thoroughly with no grammatical errors.

Adequate:

• Some questions answered and some not.

• All questions answered but not fully.

• Grammatical errors present

Insufficient:

• Not enough questions answered.

• Questions do not have a satisfactory answer.

• Many Grammatical errors present.

• No questions answered at all.

Final Exam

300 Possible Points

Excellent: Questions answered thoroughly with no grammatical errors.

Adequate:

• Most questions were answered thoroughly.

• Some or no grammatical errors.

Insufficient:

• Answers were unsatisfactory.

• Many grammatical errors.

Proceed to the following page to take the final exam on Sept. 28th-30th. Final Exam is due on the Sept. 30th at 11:59 PST.