Taken Fall 2010
Instructor: Jay Glass
The class is all about death investigation, and is not for the faint of heart. The instructor Jay Glass has 20+ years experience in death investigation and is a great person to have teaching. The class stucture is lecture based, with no powerpoint or printed notes, just Mr. Glass at the front lecturing. There are picture slides that correspond with each topic that are of a graphic nature, but are extremely helpful in understanding the material. There were 2 multiple choice tests during the semester and a take home final that we had several weeks to complete. The only other homework was to read the textbook chapters and assigned reading articles.
The overall class is very interesting and it is easy to succeed if you take detailed notes during class, most test questions came from there. The remainder of questions came from the assigned articles. Although the book chapters are interesting they can be long and overly detailed so it is not pertinent to focus much studying on those. Because so much of the class is centered on stories and examples from Mr. Glass you should attend every class (if possible). But if you find the matters surrounding death investigation intriguing you will most definitely want to come to class!
Showing posts with label Advanced Questioned Death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advanced Questioned Death. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
JS 650: Advanced Questioned Death Investigation
Taken: Fall 2008
Instructor: Jay Glass
The course is essentially an intro to forensic pathology for non-medical students. Course is taught through lectures with extensive slides to illustrate material visually. Assigned readings are copious but largely supplemental; no textbook material and only some article material appeared on exams, largely just lecture material. Overall, a good and highly interesting course - if absolutely nothing else students should come out with a few interesting facts to toss around!
Instructor: Jay Glass
The course is essentially an intro to forensic pathology for non-medical students. Course is taught through lectures with extensive slides to illustrate material visually. Assigned readings are copious but largely supplemental; no textbook material and only some article material appeared on exams, largely just lecture material. Overall, a good and highly interesting course - if absolutely nothing else students should come out with a few interesting facts to toss around!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
JS650: Advanced Questioned Death
Taken Fall 2008
Instructor: Glass
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. There was not an exorbitant amount of work to do. Mr. Glass requires quite a bit of reading, but as long as you attend every class and take good notes, the reading really just serves to provide extra information. The book that is required for the class wasn’t really necessary to do well on tests, but it is very interesting to read and the illustrations really drive the topics home. I tend to hate buying books, but this is definitely one I will keep for a long time simply because of the photos.
Instructor: Glass
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. There was not an exorbitant amount of work to do. Mr. Glass requires quite a bit of reading, but as long as you attend every class and take good notes, the reading really just serves to provide extra information. The book that is required for the class wasn’t really necessary to do well on tests, but it is very interesting to read and the illustrations really drive the topics home. I tend to hate buying books, but this is definitely one I will keep for a long time simply because of the photos.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
JS650: Advanced Questioned Death
Taken Fall 2008
Instructor: Jay Glass
Overall taking Advanced Questioned Death as an elective was interesting. It gave more incite to te how the medical examiner office works. The first couple of lectures are boring background information about how the medical examiner’s office was established, but if you can make it past those the rest of the class is very interesting. Jay Glass was the instructor when I took the class and he used a lot of pictures so it was easy to understand many of the concepts. (The pictures are graphic so if you have a weak stomach, skip the class and possibly start looking for a major). The majority of the class material is from his class notes, so it is helpful to go to as many classes as possible. If you are strapped for cash, you can go without buying the book (the big blue thick one), as it is more geared towards forensic pathologists. However, if you have the money, the book has a lot of interesting pictures. Overall I think it is a good elective to consider taking.
Instructor: Jay Glass
Overall taking Advanced Questioned Death as an elective was interesting. It gave more incite to te how the medical examiner office works. The first couple of lectures are boring background information about how the medical examiner’s office was established, but if you can make it past those the rest of the class is very interesting. Jay Glass was the instructor when I took the class and he used a lot of pictures so it was easy to understand many of the concepts. (The pictures are graphic so if you have a weak stomach, skip the class and possibly start looking for a major). The majority of the class material is from his class notes, so it is helpful to go to as many classes as possible. If you are strapped for cash, you can go without buying the book (the big blue thick one), as it is more geared towards forensic pathologists. However, if you have the money, the book has a lot of interesting pictures. Overall I think it is a good elective to consider taking.
JS650: Advanced Questioned Death
Taken Fall 2008
Instructor: Jay Glass
This class is an elective offered by the MSFS program and is usually offered once every other fall semester. Since it is only likely to be offered once during the two year program, the class should be taken when it is offered if the student is interested in taking the class. This course gives a basic overview of forensic pathology. This class requires a lot of outside reading, at least 50-100 pages a weeks, sometimes much more. Due to the nature of the course, the reading can sometimes be difficult due to the medical terminology used. The essential material from the readings is covered in detail in class and exam material is clearly pointed out. The more difficult terminology and concepts in the readings aren’t what the forensic science student needs to know and aren’t covered on exams. This class is an excellent class to take if forensic pathology is what a student is considering or if the student wants to be a crime scene investigator. By knowing the basic concepts learned here, it can help the student understand and document a crime scene.
Instructor: Jay Glass
This class is an elective offered by the MSFS program and is usually offered once every other fall semester. Since it is only likely to be offered once during the two year program, the class should be taken when it is offered if the student is interested in taking the class. This course gives a basic overview of forensic pathology. This class requires a lot of outside reading, at least 50-100 pages a weeks, sometimes much more. Due to the nature of the course, the reading can sometimes be difficult due to the medical terminology used. The essential material from the readings is covered in detail in class and exam material is clearly pointed out. The more difficult terminology and concepts in the readings aren’t what the forensic science student needs to know and aren’t covered on exams. This class is an excellent class to take if forensic pathology is what a student is considering or if the student wants to be a crime scene investigator. By knowing the basic concepts learned here, it can help the student understand and document a crime scene.
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