Smigala15

Name:

Career selected:

Due: Tuesday Sept. 30th

Careers in Forensic Science Project (M)

You will:

1.  Select a career to research.

2.  Research information about that career using the Internet, books and other sources both during class time and at home in order to answer the questions below.

3.  Create a large Want Ad that will include the information you learned during your research.

4.  Present a summary of your research to the class.

Resources:

American Academy of Forensic Sciences page:

http://www.aafs.org/

Their resources page:

http://www.aafs.org/resources

All about Forensic Science.com site:

http://www.all-about-forensic-science.com/index.html

Forensic Science Resources:

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/forensic/

John Jay College’s listing of resources for specific fields including some links:

http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/foscbib.html

Forensic Science Careers links:

http://www.careersmarts.com/science.htm

Naviance: (career center resource)

http://connection.naviance.com/ludlowe

In addition- here is a link to multiple other sites that are very helpful:

http://fairfieldschools.org/wardehs/cwardehs03/forensics.htm

After answering the attached questions, you will use that information to create a want ad This will be like a poster that is done on an 8x11 (or so) paper.

The ad will include the following information:

·  Position This is what you chose to look up.

·  Job description- 4-6 sentences elaborating on what you’ve learned. This will be the answers to questions 1-3.

·  Location

·  Education required

·  Salary

·  Job availability

·  Criminal connection This will be a case where someone in your job was involved in the investigation.

·  3-5 labeled pictures of equipment used by people in that field

·  Bibliography- attached to back of poster or on a separate sheet This should be a list of the sources you used for this project.

(Please review the poster rubric to ensure that you have all information complete and in the proper format.)

The information on the ad should be neat, typed, and grammatically correct and should be easy to read from a few feet away.

Answer the following questions either on this sheet or in a computer file:

Job Description:

1.  A person who has this job does the following that relates to the field of forensics:

·  ______

·  ______

·  ______

2.  A person who has this job does the following that does NOT relate to the field of forensics:

·  ______

·  ______

·  ______

3.  What kind/types of evidence do people who have this job examine/look at?

·  ______

·  ______

·  ______

Location:

4.  Where could you work if you wanted to have a career in this field? For example, at a hospital or a police station.

______

Education:

5.  What type of education or training is required/necessary/needed to work in this discipline- a specific degree, program or training?

______

Salary:

6.  What is the approximate starting salary OR average salary for someone beginning in this field? (Make sure to identify your source for this information on your poster.)

Starting salary is about______

Average salary is about______

Salary range can include______to ______

Job Availability:

7.  Is this a field where there is a demand for a large number of new individuals or just a few? Explain why this is true. Make sure to also identify how you determined your answer. You are looking at this to find out how many job openings there may be for people who do this job? (you can be looking in the job ads and on the Connecticut Job site to see if you can find any job openings)

______

Crime Connection:

8.  Describe a crime where someone in this job played a part in investigating and solving the crime. Include some basic information/details that covers:

The name of the case______

the date ______

the location ______

a description of the crime and criminal ______

how it was solved using the information from the experts in your field

______

Tools/equipment used

9.  What kinds of tools/equipment do people in this field use? Find 3 to 5 good pictures of these tools and print them out.

***Make sure that you have enough information about the tools/equipment to write a caption/title underneath each picture on your poster.

*****You will need to be able to describe how each tool/piece of equipment helps forensic investigators carry out their jobs below. You do not need to include this information on your poster, but you will need to explain this during your presentation.

Tool/equipment name______

How it is used

______

Tool/equipment name______

How it is used

______

Tool/equipment name______

How it is used

______Tool/equipment name______

How it is used

______

Tool/equipment name______

How it is used

______

Bibliography

10.  Make sure that you are keeping track of your sources as you go about your research. Type this up and attach it to the back of your Want Ad.

Go to the FLHS Library webpage to set up the proper format.

For full credit you must use at least one of each of the following types of resources in your research:

·  1 Print resource

·  1 Database

Name:

Careers in Forensics Project

Scoring Rubric

Section / Possible
Points / Student
Score / Teacher
Score
Job Description- 4-6 sentences elaborating on what people in this field do day to day both related and unrelated to forensic science. Also includes what kind of forensic evidence they examine. Student is able to elaborate beyond these sentences during presentation. / 25
Location- describes where an individual with this job works, includes multiple places where applicable / 5
Education Required- describes the degree, program, training and/or certifications required / 10
Salary- average starting salary or if unavailable, average salary. List your source for this information / 5
Job Availability- explains the level of demand for new people in this job. List your source for this information. / 5
Related Crime- paragraph that summarizes a real crime- date, location, description of crime and criminal, how it was solved and how your job was involved in trying to solve it / 10
Pictures- minimum of 3 pictures of tools used in this job as well as well described captions listed underneath each picture. Student is able to explain how tools aid investigators in this field. / 10
Poster- is neat, typed, has an interesting style, grammar is used properly / 10
Bibliography- using appropriate FLHS citation format with title, author, dates, etc. Includes 1 print source- 2 points and 1 database- 2 points
*2 points will be given for web addresses only / 10
Presentation to class- was interesting, well prepared- did not read directly off the ad, was organized and showed that the student was knowledgeable about the career / 10

TOTAL POINTS: 100