Extra Credit Assignment
Forensics
Write a 2-page essay on one of the following two topics:
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Computer Forensics
Fire Investigation
Essay must be written in 12-font, double-spaced and contain an introduction, body, and
conclusion/summary. A work cited page is also required. There must be citations within the
paper.
Essay must discuss the following:
- how the crime scene or computer is analyzed
- how evidence is collected and preserved
- the technology used to analyze the evidence
- the people/specialists involved
Rubric
Organization:
Introduction,
Body,
Conclusion
Keywords
10 points
Wrote content clearly
with a logical
progression of ideas
30 points
Brainstormed
keywords, categories,
related terms that
were effective in
researching the topic
Inclusion of
30 points
work of
Included detailed
Forensic
description/analysis
scientist, crime of work of scientists
scene
and specialists
investigator
pertaining to topic
and/or
specialist
Citations/ Work 30 points
Cited
Cited all sources of
information
accurately to
demonstrate the
credibility and
authority of the
information
presented.
0 points
Wrote content
which was
unfocused, poorly
organized, showed
little thought or
effort
15 points
7 points
Selected some
Selected some
effective
keywords that were
keywords to use
not effective in
in researching the researching the
topic
topic
15 points
7 points
Included some
Included some
description/analys description that was
is of work of
not effective
scientists and
specialists
pertaining to topic
___/10
15 points
Cited most
sources of
information in
proper format
and documented
sources to enable
accuracy
checking.
___/30
5 points
Wrote most of the
content with a
logical
progression of
ideas
2 points
Created citations
which were
incomplete or
inaccurate, and
provided no way to
check the validity of
the information
gathered.
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