Since there is such a growing demand for forensics in general, the forensic students in school are held to I higher expectation. No one will be that interested in having a C average employee determining if a criminal will be sent to prison or to death. That is how they view there training as well. While as an undergrad there are required course; biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, cell biology, instrumental analysis, pharmacology, and microbiology. Now those are just the chemistry courses, there is also a certain level of math and law enforcement classes needed to graduate. After reading this article, Western Illinois University does not have all the courses it is suggesting
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They call it continuing professional development. There are certain requirements that are needed to have something count as continued training. The model for this includes entry requirements, program structure and content, assessment mechanisms, and documentation. The entry requirements are just the experiential and academic requirements need from the course. Program structure and content should include a discipline of specifics and core elements of the topic. The standards of conduct would be things like safety, policy, legal aspects, evidence handling, and communication. While the discipline things would include the history of the subject, relevant literature, methodologies and validation studies, instrumentation, statistics, knowledge relating to the other fields, and testimony. As for the assessment mechanisms that should include reports or oral exams, written exams or reports, instructor or presenter evaluations, peer-reviewed publications, laboratory practical’s and exercises, and finally the observation of technical performance’s. This step is to be able to evaluate what a person actually learned from their attempt to do continued training. The last thing is documentation, which is pretty straight forward concept. It is just where the agencies will keep detailed records of the employees academic credits, the continuing education credits, and things like certificates that are received. Sounds like a lot, right? In actuality all that is needed to continual improving their knowledge. Being over qualified is always sounds better than being under qualified for a job. Having the best to test evidence is much more preferable. Their work can condemn a man or woman to a death sentence, life in prison, a certain time sentencing, or to freedom from suspicion. That sounds pretty important, to hold life in their hands should be taken seriously and
They call it continuing professional development. There are certain requirements that are needed to have something count as continued training. The model for this includes entry requirements, program structure and content, assessment mechanisms, and documentation. The entry requirements are just the experiential and academic requirements need from the course. Program structure and content should include a discipline of specifics and core elements of the topic. The standards of conduct would be things like safety, policy, legal aspects, evidence handling, and communication. While the discipline things would include the history of the subject, relevant literature, methodologies and validation studies, instrumentation, statistics, knowledge relating to the other fields, and testimony. As for the assessment mechanisms that should include reports or oral exams, written exams or reports, instructor or presenter evaluations, peer-reviewed publications, laboratory practical’s and exercises, and finally the observation of technical performance’s. This step is to be able to evaluate what a person actually learned from their attempt to do continued training. The last thing is documentation, which is pretty straight forward concept. It is just where the agencies will keep detailed records of the employees academic credits, the continuing education credits, and things like certificates that are received. Sounds like a lot, right? In actuality all that is needed to continual improving their knowledge. Being over qualified is always sounds better than being under qualified for a job. Having the best to test evidence is much more preferable. Their work can condemn a man or woman to a death sentence, life in prison, a certain time sentencing, or to freedom from suspicion. That sounds pretty important, to hold life in their hands should be taken seriously and