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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. 1 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 Credit Distinction High distinction 70-79% 50-59% 60-69% 80-100% Originality of Did not meet The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation connection made made weak and drew obvious drew interesting poster imaginatively criteria. between the basic connections connections and frequent and critically chosen case and between chosen between chosen connections between chosen the modern case and the case and the between chosen case and the forensic modern forensic modern forensic case and the modern forensic technique technique. technique. modern forensic technique. technique. (30%) Choice of points Did not meet More appropriate The choice of The choice of The team has clearly about the criteria. points from the points were points from the selected pertinent technique reports could mostly relevant reports were points from the presented in the have been used in suitable and well reports to present poster the presentation chosen poster (30%) Clarity and Did not meet The information The information The information The information is effectiveness of criteria. was not occasionally was mostly clear communicated communication communicated required some though more clearly and with use of clearly or clarity. Only one illustrations effectively, using effectively. No illustration was would have been illustrations where illustrations illustrations were provided beneficial appropriate (20%) used 2 FOR10002 Introduction to forensic science

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