A Classic Case of Serial Murder: Forensics Meets Photonics
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Graduate |
| Discipline(s): |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Engineering Ethics |
| Learning Resource Type: | Teaching - Case Study |
| Author(s): | Karen Altendorf and Alan Cheville Oklahoma State University |
| Description: | "In this case study, a newly appointed medical examiner uncovers an unusual trend in drowning cases, which she suspects may be the work of a serial murderer. To prove she??s right, she needs to build a case based on spectroscopic evidence, relying on instrumentation designed and tested by a team of students from the local university. The evidence gathered and analyzed by the students leads to the arrest of a local man, and the students are called to present evidence at his trial. The case is suitable for any undergraduate course on optics, photonics, or spectroscopy in physics, chemistry, or electrical engineering." |
| Rating: | No Rating |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(f) Understand professional and ethical responsibility |
| Use of Resource: |
Multidisciplinary case Case from the <a href=http://www.engineeringpathway.com/ep/learning_resource/summary/?id=00312076-7989-434C-B2F0-DB3D9220EFC9> Case Studies in Science digital library </a> hosted at SUNY Buffalo. There is also an <a href=http://www.sciencecases.org/serial_murder/serial_murder_notes.asp> Instructors Guide</a> available. |
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| Publication Date: | December 2006 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.sciencecases.org/serial_murder/serial_murder.asp |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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