Download Lecture Schedule Part A – Background Sept. 6 Forensic science

Course Outline
Anthropology 2235a
Instructor: Dr. El Molto
Office: Social Science Centre 3433
Office Hours: Thursday 10-12 A.M.
Lecture and Lab Times: 1:30-4:30 P.M. Thursdays;
Place: SCC 2050
TAs: Lisa Brown, Casey Kirkpatrick, Tiffany Sarfo
Prerequisite: Open but Anthro. 2226A, biology and/or chemistry backgrounds would be useful
Required Readings: Readings available in a course pack in bookstore
: power point presentations for each lecture on webCT; including a detailed
presentation of each each lecture!
Grading: 2 exams highest mark counts for 55%
Students are required to read the policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness
(https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm). If you miss either of the two exams for
medical reasons a note from the doctor is to be sent to the Dean of Social Science. Thereafter in
consultation with the professor a rescheduled time suitable to both parties can be arranged.
Appropriate student responsibilities will be discussed in the opening lecture. Cheating on exams
results in a ‘0’!
Lecture Schedule
Part A – Background
Sept. 6 Forensic science today: The new paradigm!
Sept. 13 Death and crime scene investigations in Canada
Sept. 20 Individuation Methods: Nuclear DNA methods
Sept. 27 Individuation Methods: Mitochondrial DNA
Oct. 4 Individuation methods: Forensic anthropology and Odontology
Oct. 11 Expert witness testimony with emphasis on statistical methods
Oct. 18 Test #1
Part B
Special Topics and Case Studies in Forensic Science
Oct. 25 Determining osteobiographies from the human skeleton and
dentition.
Nov. 1 Trauma analysis in skeletonized human remains
Nov. 8 Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology
Nov. 15 Case Studies in forensic DNA analysis
Nov. 22 Historical cases in forensic science: “The Titanic Project”
Nov. 29 Forensic Investigation of Mass disasters and human rights
Final Test: TBA (trying for1st day of exams)