Capstone Project Paper a Forensic Science Capstone Project & Paper ñ 100 points – Students will select a forensics topic to study more in-depth throughout the class. Some time will be set aside within the class, but time is required out of class to work on the project and paper. Use this week to begin researching your topic concentrations and project selections.
Directions – Students choose an area of concentration from Landmark Cases, TV Show Analysis or Career Exploration. Within the concentration, students select their project – 2 cases, 2 shows or 2 forensic careers they are in interested in learning more about. After completing the project (identifying and researching 2 forensics landmark cases, identifying and watching 2 TV shows in their entirety, or identifying and researching 2 forensics careers), students write a paper that provides a description of each of the cases/shows/careers, evidence that is collected/tied into the areas of concentration, how these impact the Criminal Justice System, and why these cases/shows/careers are interesting to them. 2-4 pages, 100 points. Please use appropriate APA/MLA formatting for this paper.
Here is a very useful link on writing. It is the Purdue University writing lab link – it is a wonderful resource containing information on writing and citing/formatting in APA or MLA formats:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html.
Capstone Project/Paper ñ 100 points
Capstone Project & Paper ñ 100 points – Students will select a forensics topic to study more in-depth throughout the class. Some time will be set aside within the class, but time is required out of class to work on the project and paper. Use this week to begin researching your topic concentrations and project selections.
Directions – Students choose an area of concentration from Landmark Cases, TV Show Analysis or Career Exploration. Within the concentration, students select their project – 2 cases, 2 shows or 2 forensic careers they are in interested in learning more about. After completing the project (identifying and researching 2 forensics landmark cases, identifying and watching 2 TV shows in their entirety, or identifying and researching 2 forensics careers), students write a paper that provides a description of each of the cases/shows/careers, evidence that is collected/tied into the areas of concentration, how these impact the Criminal Justice System, and why these cases/shows/careers are interesting to them. 2-4 pages, 100 points. Please use appropriate APA/MLA formatting for this paper.
Here is a very useful link on writing. It is the Purdue University writing lab link – it is a wonderful resource containing information on writing and citing/formatting in APA or MLA formats: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html.
