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FOR10002 Introduction to forensic science

Teaching Period 2, 2015 FOR10002 Introduction to Forensic Science

Assessment 3: Poster presentation Word limit: 700 (+/- 10%) with diagrams added and labelled. Weighting: 25% Due date: 9am AEST Monday 14 September (Week 10) Assessment overview This assessment task requires you to submit an academic poster about the forensic application of a modern analytical technique. A poster is a visual display and consists of both diagrams and text; it brings order to a section of information and communicates in a way that is unique to plain text. Assessment details You are to prepare a poster that describes one of the modern analytical techniques listed below:  UV-Visible Spectroscopy.  Infrared Spectroscopy.  Mass Spectroscopy.  High Performance Liquid Chromatography.  Gas Chromatography. Your poster must include: a) an introduction to the technique b) the history of the technique c) a description of how the technique works d) a case study in which the technique has been successfully used e) an account of the limitations of the technique. It should also be correctly referenced and titled. Academic posters while being more visual than a set of text still must adhere to a certain level of structure and rigour in the content and choice of language. We advise that you follow the structure listed above (a-e) when constructing your poster. There are a number of different tools that you might choose to produce your academic poster and they can be found on the how-to guide in the assessment 3 section of Blackboard.

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FOR10002 Introduction to forensic science

If you are using work form other sources– whether that is a diagram, image, illustration or content- be sure to use correct APA Style referencing in-text and include a reference list with you submission. Submission details Please submit your assignment through Blackboard. More detailed information is available in the Assessment 3 folder in Blackboard. Assessment criteria

• 1. Originality of connection made between the chosen case and the modern forensic technique
• 2. Choice of points about the technique presented in the poster
• 3. Clarity and effectiveness of communication with use of illustrations
• 4. Format, structure and organisation of ideas, as well as use of APA referencing in-text, for

illustrations and in reference list. Your work will be marked according to the following rubric:

Criteria No pass Pass 50-59% Credit 60-69% Distinction 70-79% High distinction 80-100% Originality of connection made between the chosen case and the modern forensic technique (30%) Did not meet criteria. The presentation made weak and basic connections between chosen case and the modern forensic technique. The presentation drew obvious connections between chosen case and the modern forensic technique. The presentation drew interesting and frequent connections between chosen case and the modern forensic technique. The presentation poster imaginatively and critically between chosen case and the modern forensic technique. Choice of points about the technique presented in the poster (30%) Did not meet criteria. More appropriate points from the reports could have been used in the presentation poster The choice of points were mostly relevant The choice of points from the reports were suitable and well chosen The team has clearly selected pertinent points from the reports to present Clarity and effectiveness of communication with use of illustrations (20%) Did not meet criteria. The information was not communicated clearly or

• effectively. No

illustrations were used The information

• ccasionally

required some

• clarity. Only one

illustration was provided The information was mostly clear though more illustrations would have been beneficial The information is communicated clearly and effectively, using illustrations where appropriate

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FOR10002 Introduction to forensic science

Format, structure and organisation

• f ideas, as well

as use of APA referencing in- text, for illustrations and in reference list. (20%)

Did not meet criterion. Links between introduction and conclusion are present; there is some evidence of argument and planning. Draws on an appropriate range

• f sources which

are made explicit; quotations relate to the context in which they are used; references are generally cited appropriately using the APA style. The work is very well structured, giving appropriate emphasis to all areas; structural devices (language and paragraphing) enhance the work. References are successfully incorporated into discussion using an appropriate blend

• f quotation and

paraphrase; references are presented accurately using the APA style. Very good

• rganisation is

evident; the work is cohesive from beginning to end; there is a systematic and cogent approach to the structure of the work. All sources are acknowledged and are presented with meticulous care; references are integrated successfully making accurate use of APA style; the balance of quotation and paraphrase enables points to be made strongly. Evidence of extensive planning and preparation. Extremely well structured, with clear progression in the development of ideas and the use of supportive exemplars Highly sophisticated and persuasive expression of ideas. Extremely well- written, with great clarity and maturity of presentation. References embedded expertly into the flow

• f information and

ideas with a well- managed balance of paraphrasing and

• quotation. Flawless

use of APA style for all forms of referencing.