Multiple-discipline, team-taught forensic science course

CHED 1688

John Bartlett, bartlettj@campbell.edu1, Bruce Gay, bwgay@campbell.edu2, Timothy Metz, metz@campbell.edu1, and Michael B Wells, wellsm@campbell.edu3. (1) Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, PO BOX 308, Buies Creek, NC 27506, (2) Department Government , History, & Justice, Campbell University, PO BOX 356, Buies Creek, NC 27506, (3) Department of Chemistry and Physics, Campbell University, PO BOX 308, Buies Creek, NC 27506
Drawing on ideas and experiences at the CWCS workshop in Forensics Science, a multiple-discipline, team-taught forensic science course was developed. This course meets a general college laboratory science course requirement. The course is divided into four modules: Criminal Science, Forensic Entomology, Chemical Evidence, and Forensic Biology. The course is taught by members of the Criminal Justice, Biology, and Chemistry Departments. Major topics explored include: crime scene analysis, evidence collection and analysis, and legal issues surrounding forensic science. The university has provided a 1600 square foot house to stage crime scenes. Detailed crime scene drawings are made. A pig carcass is used in the entomology unit to understand determination of time of death. Spectroscopy and chromatography are used to analyze trace evidence. Microscopy and DNA fingerprinting are used to establish identity.
 

Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS)
8:30 AM-11:55 AM, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N230B, Level 2, Oral

Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007