SCI210: Forensic Science

1) Choose a Topic: See the box below about choosing a topic. Prof. Mowatt will need to approve your topic first.

2) Search these library databases for background on the topic.

• See the "New to College Research?" box to review database searching tips. 
• Save article PDFs to a Google Drive folder to stay organized. 
• Make sure to copy the APA citations for each source you may use. 

3) Citations

The APA citations offered by the databases may need some perfecting. See the CRW's APA guide in Blackboard, as well as this site: 

• Look through your textbook for ideas, and test out topics in the databases below.
• Explore the links below.
• Also try the databases (above).

Here's a link to the library's electronic books on forensic science ethics. These were found from the library's home page search box by searching ethic* AND "forensic science*" and then limiting the search to Ebooks. 

Here some sample topics used by students in the past: 

• "DNA fingerprinting"
• "Criminal investigation"
• "Bloodstain pattern analysis"
• Wildfires
•  "Forensic biology"
• "Body fluid identification"
• "Forensic genetics"

For search tips, see the tab C) Debating the Topic (Articles). 

If you're not familiar with library database searching (truncation, Boolean logic, phrase searching), scroll down to the "Library Database Search Tips" box on this page for two short videos.