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2020-21 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FS 520 Moot Court


1 credit
This interactive lecture based course covers strategies for the presentation of evidence in court. The culmination of laboratory analysis of evidential material and review of the resulting data is its presentation in court, where the scientist has the opportunity to explain the testing carried out, interpret their results and defend their validity and reliability. This course will educate the forensic science student in the preparation and presentation of scientific information to lay audiences, and will help students understand the dynamics of the court room. This is achieved through lectures and moot court format. Instructors may utilize reports and projects prepared in other courses to provide the subject matter for the students’ testimony. Students will be videotaped for self-critique.