Comments on: Forensics turns on science students http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/10/forensics-turns-on-science-students/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Blogging - Forensics turns on science students « Joanne Jacobs http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/10/forensics-turns-on-science-students/#comment-51889 Blogging - Forensics turns on science students « Joanne Jacobs Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:43 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=11805#comment-51889 [...] Read more from the original source: Forensics turns on science students « Joanne Jacobs [...] [...] Read more from the original source: Forensics turns on science students « Joanne Jacobs [...]

]]> By: Engineer-Poet http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/10/forensics-turns-on-science-students/#comment-51888 Engineer-Poet Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:33 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=11805#comment-51888 Hmmm.  Who's hiring in this field?  It looks like fun (to this nerd). Hmmm.  Who’s hiring in this field?  It looks like fun (to this nerd).

]]> By: Bill http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/10/forensics-turns-on-science-students/#comment-51887 Bill Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:15:55 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=11805#comment-51887 We had such a program at our local university a few years ago, but when the reality of the nature of the coursework set in (general biology, animal, and plant), two courses in anatomy and physiology, three classes in chemistry (through organic), math through calculus I, criminal justice, anthropology, the students saw that it was far more work than most of them wanted to do. In addition, the reality of the coursework was NOTHING like that which was seen on television (CSI's don't carry weapons, generally, don't make arrests, and don't drive around in $50,000 cars and wear designer clothes). We had such a program at our local university a few years ago, but when the reality of the nature of the coursework set in (general biology, animal, and plant), two courses in anatomy and physiology, three classes in chemistry (through organic), math through calculus I, criminal justice, anthropology, the students saw that it was far more work than most of them wanted to do.

In addition, the reality of the coursework was NOTHING like that which was seen on television (CSI’s don’t carry weapons, generally, don’t make arrests, and don’t drive around in $50,000 cars and wear designer clothes).

]]> By: Lightly Seasoned http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/10/forensics-turns-on-science-students/#comment-51886 Lightly Seasoned Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:05 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=11805#comment-51886 Kids really like this class; it's popular in our building. Once a semester they go up to Walmart for the day and photograph the bottoms of off-brand shoes for the federal database. Their final is staging and solving crime scenes. Kids really like this class; it’s popular in our building. Once a semester they go up to Walmart for the day and photograph the bottoms of off-brand shoes for the federal database. Their final is staging and solving crime scenes.

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