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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.
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.
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