Fall Quarter Syllabus
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| Day | Start Time | Topics and Details | Assignments Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue: 9-28 | 9:00 AM | Intro, Syllabus, Covenant, Etc. | |
| 12:00 PM | Writing: Defining mystery components of story and SDT | ||
| Wed: 9-29 | 9:00 AM | Math Assessment, Writing Samples (observations & dead bodies) | EM chpt 1 |
| 11:30 AM | Writing: Dead body descriptions | ||
| Thur: 9-30 | 9:00 AM | Seminar: Introductions | |
| 12:00 PM | Forensics: Introduction to Forensics & Drug Use Guest Speaker- Jason Kilmer from Counsling Center |
FS chpt 1 |
| Tue: 10-5 | 9:00 | Writing: Field work on Campus (location TBA) | |
| 12:00 | Forensics: The Forensic Lab | FS chpt 10 | |
| Wed: 10-6 | 9:00 | Workshop: Microscopes (location TBA) | |
| 11:30 | Writing: Motives | EM chpt 4, Describe a Murder | |
| 4:15 | Depart for Mystery Dinner Train Field Trip | ||
| Thur: 10-7 | 9:00 | Seminar: Short Stories # 1 & Lab Safety Discussion | lab safety, seminar paper 1 |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Micro Analysis | FS chpt 14 |
| Mon: 10-11 | 8:00 | Lab Experiment: : Hair Fiber & Glass Analysis | prelab in lab notebooks |
| Tue: 10-12 | 9:00 | Writing: Clues and story | List of Clues, Describe a Crime Scene On Campus Field Work |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Fingerprints | FS chpt 15, EM chpt 6 | |
| Wed: 10-13 | 9:00 | Workshop: Fingerprints Part # 1 | (bring FS text to workshop) |
| 11:30 | Writing: Characters | ||
| Thur: 10-14 | 9:00 | Seminar: Short Stories # 2 | seminar paper 2 |
| 12:00 | Workshop: Scientific Notation and Unit Conversions |
| Tue: 10-19 | 9:00 | Writing: More with characters & the short story | Lab Notebooks, Lab Journals |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Crime Scene Investigation | Touch the glass, FS chpt 8 |
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| Wed: 10 -20 | 9:00 | Workshop : Fingerprints Part # 2 | (bring FS text to workshop) |
| 11:30 | Writing: Outlining and Beginnings | EM chpt 9 | |
| Thur: 10-21 | 9:00 | Seminar: The Casebook of Forensic Detection # 1 | Seminar Paper 3 |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Day one of the potato accident |
| Tue: 10-26 | 9:00 | Writing: Middles and ends | |
| 12:00 | Forensics: DNA Analysis | FS chpt 13 | |
| Wed: 10-27 | ~8:30 | Ropes Course | Outline of a short story |
| Thur: 10-28 | 9:00 | Seminar: The Casebook of Forensic Detection # 2 | seminar paper 4 |
| 12:00 | Forensics: DNA Analysis cont. |
| Mon: 11-1 | 8:00 | Lab Experiment: DNA Fingerprinting | prelab in lab notebooks Take Home Exam Available |
| Tue: 11-2 | 9:00 | Writing Lecture: How to workshop, POV | First Group Writing Piece, |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Ballistics | FS chpt 18 | |
| Thur: 11-4 | 12:00 | Workshop: More with Unit Conversions |
| Tue: 11-9 | 9:00 | Guest Speaker: Detective Roland Weiss | Forensics Exam Take-Home Due, Lab Notebooks, Lab Journals |
| 12:00 | Writing: Techniques part I | ||
| Wed: 11-10 | 9:00 | Writing Workshop for First Group Pieces | Second Group Writing Piece |
| 11:30 | Writing: Techniques part II | ||
| Thur: 11-11 | 9:00 | Seminar: Post Mortem | seminar paper 5 |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Guest Speaker Matt Noedel Forensic Scientist III with WA State Patrol |
| Tue: 11-16 | 9:00 | Writing: TBA | |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Forensic Pathology | FS chpt 2 | |
| Wed: 11-17 | 9:00 | Writing Workshop for Second Group Pieces | Third Group Writing Piece |
| 11:30 | Writing: TBA | ||
| Thur: 11-18 | 9:00 | Seminar: Short Stories # 3 | seminar paper 6 |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Day two of the potato accident |
| Mon: 11-29 | 8:00 | Lab Experiment: Ballistics & Explosives | prelab in lab notebooks |
| Tue: 11-30 | 9:00 | Writing: TBA | |
| 12:00 | Forensics: Forensic Anthropology Self Evaluation Workshop (Linda Mewhirter) |
FS chpt 6 | |
| Wed: 12-1 | 9:00 | Writing Workshop for Third Group Pieces | |
| 11:30 | Writing: TBA | ||
| Thur: 12-2 | 9:00 | Seminar: Corpse | seminar paper 7 , Day 2 Potato Assignments |
| 12:00 | Workshop: Conversions & Working with Graphs |
| Tue: 12-7 | 9:00 | Workshop: Bones (with Guest Nancy Cordell) | Lab Notebook, Lab Journals |
| 12:00 | Writing: TBA | ||
| Wed: 12-8 | 9:00 | Forensics: FINAL EXAM & QL ASSESSMENT | IN CLASS FINAL EXAM |
| 11:30 | Writing: TBA | ||
| Thur: 12-9 | 9:00 | Seminar: Short Stories # 4 | seminar paper 8 |
| 12:00 | Program Potluck | Bring a food dish of choice |
EVALUATION WEEK IS DECEMBER 13 THROUGH DECEMBER 17
FS = Forensic Science Edited by Stuart H. James & Jon J. Nordby
EM = Evil Minds by Robert J. Meadows & Julie Kuehnel
Created by Rebecca Sunderman (sundermr@evergreen.edu) .....Last Updated on 12-02-04
