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. 2022 Apr 26;62(6):721–734. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2022.04.009

Table 3.

Teaching activities implemented in Forensic Entomology, Forensic Anthropology, and Hematology & Serology as taught in the undergraduate programme of forensic science at UNAM.

Type of activity Forensic Entomology Forensic Anthropology Hematology & Serology
Lectures
  • Live and recorded sessions

  • Instructor-made video tutorials, YouTube videos

  • PowerPoint presentations

  • Instructor-made video tutorials

  • PowerPoint presentations

  • Live and recorded sessions

  • PowerPoint presentations

  • YouTube videos, Netflix shows

Readings
  • Guide on how to write a scientific report

  • Textbooks and manuals

  • Journal articles

  • Textbook chapters

  • Journal articles

  • Search protocols

  • Statutory law

  • Chain of custody forms

  • Test protocols and/or manuals

  • CSI protocols and/or manualsTextbook extracts and chapters

  • Journal articles

Practical work
  • Take-home laboratory/field kit

  • At-home laboratory/field worksheets

  • Reports of results

    ·Written assignments

  • Concept mapping

  • Diagramming

  • Glossary compilation

  • Letter soup exercise

  • Group discussions

  • Student-made videos

  • Student presentations

  • Online PMI calculation

  • Protocol proposal

  • At-home laboratory activities

  • At-home laboratory worksheets

  • Reports of results

  • Written assignments

  • Reading reports

  • Diagramming, scene sketching

  • Analysis of digitized images

  • Online searches

  • Free statistical software (R)

  • Online and instructor- or student-compiled databases

  • Image analysis software

  • Online sex estimation

    O·nline ancestry estimation

  • Enquiry proposal

  • Take-home laboratory kit

  • At-home laboratory worksheets

  • Reports of results

  • Written assignments

  • Decision tree diagramming

  • Infographic creation

  • Analysis of digitized images

  • Blood typing simulator

  • Student-compiled database

  • Forensic report critical review

  • Case file critical review

  • Student presentations

  • Student questions forum

Assessment
  • Multiple-choice questions

  • Open-ended questions

  • Rubrics

  • Self-assessment

  • Peer assessment

  • Multiple-choice questions

  • Open-ended questions

  • Guidelines/checklists

  • Multiple-choice questions

  • Open-ended questions

  • Rubrics

  • Model answers

  • Diagnostic assessment

  • Self-assessment