The ExpertRating Online Writing Course (Forensic Science for Writers) (leading to ExpertRating Writing
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You've followed
forensic investigators as they solve crimes in novels, movies, and
TV shows, unearthing facts hidden from the normal human eye. And now
you want forensics to play a starring role in your fiction, but you
need a quick education on the subject. This course will reveal all
the secrets you need to know in order to craft a gripping and
realistic work of fiction.
During this six-week course, we'll explore how investigators analyze
physical evidence, including blood, DNA, fingerprints, hair,
documents, ammunition, and corpses. From the code-breaking tricks of
the cyber-sleuth to the traditional procedures of the autopsy room,
we'll look at the strengths and weaknesses of forensic technology.
And we'll cover common misconceptions about forensic analysis found
in films and novels, errors that you'll want to avoid in your own
writing.
This course will
also introduce you to the major players of a criminal
investigation--the first responder, the lead investigator, and the
crime scene experts--just the sort of people who make great
characters. You'll meet forensic pioneers who can provide role
models for fictional investigators. And you'll explore historical
highlights of forensic crime detection, which will prove helpful
when you write about historical periods other than our own.
This course includes a knowledgeable
and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons,
facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor
for this course will be Phillip Jones.
Phillip
Jones
About
the
ExpertRating Online Writing Course (Forensic Science for Writers) instructor: Phillip Jones,
Ph.D., J.D., a former science and medicine instructor, has
practiced extensively in both scientific and legal arenas. As a
fulltime freelance writer, Jones has published over 100 articles
that blend science, law, and history. He earned a certificate in
forensics and has published articles on forensic science and
historically prominent criminal investigators in Forensic Nurse
Magazine, The Strand Magazine, The Forensic Center Newsletter,
Today's Science, Forensic Magazine, and Law and Order Magazine,
as well as a mystery story in Futuristic. His writings in
forensic science earned him associate membership with the Mystery
Writers of America.
Online Forensic
Science For Writers Course requirements:
For taking this instructor led ExpertRating Online Writing Course (Forensic Science for Writers) you need
A basic knowledge of high school science, Internet access, e-mail,
and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
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As
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use of crossword puzzles as assignments."
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training in the Forensic Identification Bureau."
"I
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Mystery
fiction is a popular genre of writing.
Mystery fiction
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novel or short story in which a detective unravels a crime or a
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readers.
In this lesson,
you'll discover how forensic evidence fuels a
criminal investigation. This lesson will look at
the many uses of forensic science—from the crime
scene to the courtroom. And you'll find out
about the professionals who extract clues from
the scene of a crime: the first responder, lead
investigator, crime scene specialists, and
evidence analysts. You'll also find out how
writers take advantage of the limitations of
real forensic analysis to create plot twists.
Friday - Lesson 02
Investigators
find a reddish stain at a crime scene. Is it
blood? If so, is it human blood? If it is human,
then whose blood is it? In this lesson, you'll
learn how forensic scientists examine blood
chemistry to answer these questions. This lesson
will also explore how experts reconstruct a
crime scene using the physical characteristics
of blood. This is the science of blood spatter
analysis, which will be explored in this lesson.
You'll also become familiar with classification
and individualization, processes that can link a
victim, a crime scene, and the perpetrator.
Week Two
Wednesday - Lesson 03
The year 1986
marked the first time that a scientist used DNA
analysis to aid a criminal investigation. Since
then, DNA profiling has emerged as a vital tool
of law enforcement. In this lesson, you'll
discover the techniques that forensic scientists
have employed to analyze DNA, including current
tactics supported by extensive DNA databanks.
You'll also learn a few tricks that your
fictional villains can use to duck DNA analysis.
Friday - Lesson 04
Edmond Locard,
one of the true pioneers of forensic science,
says that every contact leaves a trace. In this
lesson, you'll see how trace evidence—hair,
fibers, glass fragments, paint chips, and
dirt—can link a suspect and a crime. You'll also
see how fictional investigators have benefited
from trace evidence analysis.
Week Three
Wednesday - Lesson 05-
Do you know what
a fire and an explosion have in common? Either
can occur by accident or by design. And either
may be used to commit a crime or to cover a
crime. In this lesson, you'll discover how arson
investigators determine the cause of a fire.
Then, this lesson will explore techniques for
examining the scene of an explosion. You'll also
learn how your fictional protagonist can
investigate a homicide-by-poison.
Friday - Lesson 06
Forensic
ballistics has played a role in criminal
investigations for over 200 years. In this
lesson, you'll learn how experts currently
perform forensic examinations of firearms.
You'll find out how investigators determine the
type of weapon used in a crime and link
ammunition fragments to a weapon. You'll also
learn about methods that experts use to
reconstruct a shooting. How should your
fictional investigators inspect the scene of a
shooting? What can the evidence suggest about
the crime? You'll learn the answer here.
Week Four
Wednesday - Lesson 07
In this lesson,
you'll see how experts scrutinize one of the
oldest types of evidence used in criminal
investigations: fingerprints. You'll find out
how your fictional crime scene specialists can
visualize hidden fingerprints, and how experts
can distinguish one fingerprint from another.
You've undoubtedly seen movies or TV programs
that show computers conclusively matching a
suspect with a fingerprint scan. But did you
know this just doesn't happen in real life? In
this lesson, you'll find out the real role
computers play in fingerprint analysis.
Friday - Lesson 08
Fingers aren't
the only things that leave impressions at crime
scenes. Tools, feet, footwear, tires, palms,
teeth, lips, and even ears leave prints, as
well. In this lesson, you'll learn how
investigators use these marks, and which of
these techniques are frowned upon most by
judges. You'll also discover how some
investigators scan a suspect's brain to examine
a very different type of impression: those
residing in memory.
Week Five
Wednesday - Lesson 09
In this lesson,
you'll find out about two very different types
of tracks: computer traces and audit trails.
Computer forensic experts can use electronic
evidence to establish that a crime has been
committed or to link a crime with a victim or
its perpetrator. You'll see how experts hunt
down incriminating bits in a computer and the
techniques used to thwart them. You'll also
learn about forensic accounting, a specialty
that has gained popularity in fact and in
fiction.
Friday - Lesson 10
In this lesson,
you'll explore the contributions forensic
document examiners make to an investigation.
You'll find out how experts detect hidden
writing, date documents, link a document with
the machine that created it, and unmask
forgeries. You'll also learn how adding a
document examiner to your story can be of
benefit. You'll even get a tip or two about,
what your fictional investigators should avoid
when examining paper evidence.
Week Six
Wednesday - Lesson 11
Do you know the
difference between a coroner and a medical
examiner? How do death investigators determine
the time of death? You'll find out in this
lesson. You'll also learn how investigators seek
the identity of a corpse and uncover clues about
the cause and manner of death.
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About
the
ExpertRating Online Writing Course (Forensic Science for Writers) instructor: Phillip Jones,
Ph.D., J.D., a former science and medicine instructor, has
practiced extensively in both scientific and legal arenas. As a
fulltime freelance writer, Jones has published over 100 articles
that blend science, law, and history. He earned a certificate in
forensics and has published articles on forensic science and
historically prominent criminal investigators in Forensic Nurse
Magazine, The Strand Magazine, The Forensic Center Newsletter,
Today's Science, Forensic Magazine, and Law and Order Magazine,
as well as a mystery story in Futuristic. His writings in
forensic science earned him associate membership with the Mystery
Writers of America.
As
an already successful writer, I am sure I will refer to these lessons over the
coming years as I continue to write novels."
ExpertRating
is one of the world's only ISO 9001:2015
Certified companies (from
TUV America) offering an Online Writing (Forensic Science for Writers) Course (leading to ExpertRating Writing (Forensic Science for Writers) Skills Certification). 
It is very safe to buy from
ExpertRating. Apart from being an ISO 9001:2015
certified company, it is a member of the TRUSTe and HackerSafe approved.
