Course curriculum

The forensic science course offered can be a four-hour course that combines lectures with laboratory exercises or three hours of instruction consisting of lectures and several laboratory demonstrations. A brief outline of the course curriculum is presented for both the lecture and laboratory components of the course. 

The course curriculum has been changed as is evident in the 1990 course oudine. (See appendix.) Polymer technology remains at the core of the course but is covered in much less depth. The original curriculum was appropriate for the teachers who attended because of their interest in polymers, but we learned much of it was too specialized for a wider audience. 

National Science Foundation. Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program Solicitation, NSF05-559. http //www.nsf.gov /pubs 005/nsffl5559/nsf05559.htm (accessed Fall 2006). 

Some safety programs require documentation of safety training for students taking laboratory courses. If the course curriculum material shows that safety topics are included in the laboratory, and the student pre-lab reports referred to above are retained, the need for documentation may be satisfied. 

These examples from the interviews with the teachers show that introducing the new platform into the course program and participating in the evaluation program caused them to reflect on the course curriculum and instruction methodology. 

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