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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Forensic Science by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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    About the Course

    We have all seen forensic scientists in TV shows, but how do they really work? What is the science behind their work? The course aims to
    explain the scientific principles and techniques behind the work of forensic scientists and will be illustrated with numerous case studies from
    Singapore and around the world. Some questions which we will attempt to address include: How did forensics come about? What is the role of
    forensics in police work? Can these methods be used in non-criminal areas? Blood. What is it? How can traces of blood be found and used in
    evidence? Is DNA chemistry really so powerful? What happens (biologically and chemically) if someone tries to poison me? W...
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    Top reviews

    KW

    Jun 4, 2021

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    ​This course was very interesting. It covered different forensic science components in a very methodical way and interspersed cases studies to illustrate the techniques and give real world examples.

    LC

    Dec 22, 2024

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    An amazing course, great professer for teaching forensics class, really challenging, however, worth working thru each module - it was worth it. I recommend this course to friends, Great achievement.

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    By Bernie N

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    Mar 6, 2017

    I've taken many, many Coursera courses and this is one of the best if not the best.

    Video presentations are given in a straight forward manner with real world case studies that demonstrate application of topic material. I learned a LOT primarily due to the interesting nature in which the course was structured and material presented.

    I cannot say enough nice things about this course and Professor Bates. Well, how about 'Outstanding"

    Thanks You!

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    By Gwenyth M

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    Aug 22, 2021

    This course was excellent - interesting, informative, fun.

    Big thank you to the lecturer, he was awesome .... exceptional presentation.

    My only complaint is assignments being marked by peers. It's their opinion about your answers & if they are wrong, then you are wrong. The experts should be marking the assignments.

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    By Tamanna A

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    May 29, 2020

    This course helped to understand every possible detail that can be left at a crime scene and how to analyze them. Easy to understand, and the instructor was very clear about the lectures. Quizzes and assignments were also enjoyable and creative. I liked this course very much.

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    By Alexis K R

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    Apr 8, 2024

    I absolutely love learning at my own pace, and Professor Bates was excellent!! I wish I could take more courses from him, but sadly he only has this one. Would recommend this Professor and course.

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    By ALPNA S P

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    Apr 17, 2021

    HI, I am student of forensic science and as per my knowledge this is the best course i come across.

    you just need to have basic knowledge, the cases given in the course are awesome.

    i loved this

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    By Beatriz G L

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    Nov 26, 2020

    This course really provided a lot of insights for me regarding solved and unsolved cases. It made me more excited to pursue Forensic Science after finishing my undergraduate degree. Thankyou!

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    By Keerthika T

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    Aug 26, 2020

    The course package is very informative! I managed to learn more about forensic than I expected. The learning is very well divided into different weeks for more efficient learning experience.

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    By Jamyang P

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    Oct 29, 2019

    The course was very insightful and i thoroughly enjoyed every stage of the course and learnt so many new things. Everything is provided was in good detail and ordered well. Thank you!

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    By Virginia P

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    Oct 13, 2016

    Professor Roderick Bates is a fantastic lecturer. It is my first time back at school in 23 years and I followed his classes with ease. Highly recommended course for everyone.

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    By Jonathan V P

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    Nov 11, 2018

    Very helpful class and a lot of interesting material and real cases. The professor and mentor are excellent and very helpful. Great class I would lovely recommend it

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    By Zafar A

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    Feb 9, 2019

    I learned a lot from this course, Everything was well prepared, and excitingly delivered. I was not bored even for a second.

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    By Anupriya C

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    Feb 11, 2019

    Well laid out course. Perfect for basic introduction to various topics in forensic science

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    By Shaza S

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    Oct 22, 2020

    Great professor! Well organized lectures. Would highly recommend.

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    By CurlyPianoGirl †

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    Sep 2, 2020

    It's an excellent course, you can learn chemistry, biology even a little of history, so it's very complete and interesting, if you like science and investigation I recommend you this course.

    ThThe only thing I can mark as "a bad thing", as a native Spanish speaker, is that sometimes the subtitles weren't correct or weren't in coordination with the video, but it wasn't a big problem, just a little setback.

    P.D.: Para aquellos que solo hablen español es importante tener en cuenta que las pruebas son en inglés, además de que a veces en los videos los subtítulos fallan, así que es recomendable entender lo suficiente de inglés como para poder comprender las consignas y/o preguntas de las pruebas.

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    By Pat D

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    Jan 18, 2022

    The course itself was very good! The only problem is having to wait for someone to review/grade the case projects with no easy person to contact. It would be very helpful to have a definite contact for "me" to contact when problems arise such as the one noted above. The only help I could find was to try and contact a moderator, though I do not remember reading that she would be the person to contact. Loved the course. Please change the easability of contact when needed as that was a BIG frustration and would be a definite consideration when thinking about taking another course through Coursera. Thanks, Pat Donaldson

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    Jun 10, 2020

    The course goes in depth into the world of forensic science. The course dwells into the idea of a crime scene which not only makes one use critical analysis but also puts you into the shoes of the criminal themselves. The topics covered in this course were immense and the easy understanding of complicated topics such as DNA,Toxicology and many others made me want to continue on the course with interest and curiosity.

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    By Teresa C

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    Oct 6, 2020

    very interesting course which is worth the time and effort to learn if one is interested or curious about forensic science work. After completing this course made me realized that forensic science work is really not that easy as shown in dramas / movies. Kudos to the forensic scientists who contributed their expertise and knowledge through the participation of the investigation process to help dead victims "talk".

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    By Julia Y

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    Jul 17, 2017

    Amazing! I would highly recommend this to anyone, no need to have too much scientific knowledge, just basics, everything is explained incredibly well and the lessons are engaging - especially the case studies. Also, the skills learned are able to be applied to evidence in the short response assignments (of which there are 2). Over all, this was a great experience, this course is great for anyone and everyone!

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    By Alicia J

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    Jun 5, 2019

    This course is a well written and structured course i have taken an "introduction to forensic science" course before but it was not as good as this one was. The website i took my course on was https://www.futurelearn.com/ it was an okay course but the accent was very difficult to understand. If you were to take a forensic science course take this one first i reccomend you to take the class on this website.

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    By Rodrigo P R V

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    May 2, 2020

    A simple and easy to follow course, wich introduce the main techniques used in the field of forensic Science. The cases ilustrative of the advances in the multiple subjects, like DNA o Poisons. I especially enjoy the Case assignments at the end of some lectures, it was a great oportunity to test the knowlegdes of this course. I recomended as a first approach to the forensic Science.

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    By Gee K

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    Jun 19, 2017

    Amazing course, and brilliantly designed. The Professor peppered his lectures with occasional anecdotes and humour, making the course very interesting. Initially I had some misgivings on taking this course, as I do not have a prior background in chemistry, but with a little bit of extra effort could grasp the essential nuances of chemistry as was required for this course.

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    By Nirnay D S

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    Jun 11, 2023

    I am a Biotechnology student, though most of the techniques mentioned in this courses are familiar to me, still the applications of the same in the field of forensic science just amazed me. For me it's the same thing what I do, but the purpose is totally different. And I think though it is a beginner course, everyone in the field of life science should go for it.

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    By MENG Y

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    Jun 20, 2020

    I am used to be an NTU student. While when this MOOC course is available for NTU undergraduate for electives, I have finished all my electives AUs. But luckily I can still take a free audition after graduation. It is a very interesting course and solves many of my questions when I saw those SCI episodes. Thanks a lot for the professor and tutors for preparing it!

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    By Maude L

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    Jul 7, 2018

    I love this course. I have no background in science and everything is explained very well, I am learning so much. It is more time-consuming for me than the average time the course is giving as approximates. I'm in week 4 and I needed to spend about 5 hours every week on each subject except for week 1. I recommend it to everyone who finds this subject interesting.

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    By Martina P

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    Jul 16, 2017

    This course was very interesting and the teacher explained all the concepts clearly and easily so that everyone could learn even without any previous knowledge. All the assignments were easy to do. The only thing that I would reccomend to improve is the peer assignments that sometimes are subjected to free interpretations. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun !!!

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