HOWARD UNIVERSITY

W. Montague Cobb Research Lab

Forensic Science
Course Syllabus Summer 2016
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION:

Summer Boot Camp Course at Howard University Forensic Science

Thursday June 16, 2016; 8:30am 5:30pm
2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC 20059 Room: TBD
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is an introduction to forensic science through crime scene

investigation, medicolegal death investigation and patterned evidence
examination. Students will become familiar with core concepts of crime scene
investigation, physical evidence concepts, and pattern evidence. Major principles
taught in this course include firearms and tool marks, fingerprints, and
questioned documents. This course includes an introduction to forensic science,
a hands on lab portion and a quiz to test your knowledge.
PREREQUISITES:

No prerequisites are needed for this course.

INSTRUCTOR INFO:

Ms. Keely Clinton

Department of Biology
Howard University
Email: KeelyClinton@gmail.com
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:

This course will be taught using lectures, PowerPoints, hands-on labs, videos,
and open discussion.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand and assess crime scene investigation and its real world
application.
2. Understand proper evidence, collection, documentation and packaging
techniques.
3. Understand methods of recognizing, lifting and developing fingerprints.

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4. Understand the roles of the various forensic professionals, particularly
crime scene investigators, medicolegal death investigators, forensic
pathologists, latent print examiners, firearms and tool marks examiners,
bloodstain pattern analysts, and document examiners.
5. Understand the role of the forensic scientist in the U.S. criminal justice
system.
GRADING

There will be a quiz administered at the end of class, grading is as follows:

100 90 = A
89 80 = B
79 70 = C
69 60 = D
59 and below = F

CLASSROOM CONDUCT:

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is conducive to

learning. Electronic devices are potential distractions in the classroom
environment. Cell phones, pagers and other handheld devices must be turned off
or set to "silent" mode and not used while class is in session. Laptop computers
and similar devices may be used only if such use is directly related to the
classroom activity.