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Introduction - Determining Time of Death
Determining Time of Death Part one - (33 minutes)
Determining Time of Death Part two - (25 minutes)
Stages of Post Mortem Changes
Forensic Entomology
Body Temperature – Algor Mortis
Eyeball Changes
Quiz - Determining Time of Death
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Amanda
Title was a good name for this course
Excellent knowledge learned through this course. It was easy to understand.
Adam
Thorough
Thorough
Kerry
Extremely Important for Accurate Time of Death Decisions
The sections in this training are crucial to make accurate decisions and determinations for time of death.
Robert
Determining Time of Death
I enjoyed the course however there was one question that was misleading and I had problems with that question. I did answer it correctly one time during the multiple time I took the test but it said I got it incorrect.
John
Determining time of deat
excellent, concise and easy to understand.
Carole
Determining time of death
thought it was educational and a good review for me
Daniel
WTF!
While the quiz had some straightforward questions, there were questions where A-D could have been correct. Very unclear. Found myself frustrated with two questions in particular. Correct answers did not appear to match with what was provided in the lesson, nor with my training, nor with common sense. I won't be taking any additional courses on this platform. Not worth it.
Angela
interesting
interesting
Terry
very fitting
Informative
Andrea
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MADISEN
Very informative!
Tiffany
Jayreen
Accurate
Cynthia
Very informative
I enjoy hearing of cases that have been investigated.
Chad
Informative
Informative
John
good class
good class
TIMOTHY
Determining Time of Death
great class
Laura
great
I learned a ton from this one!
Kyle
appropriate for subject
lot of interesting and useful information
Joey
Would not change
5
brian
nice
just perfect
Jay Michael
Very informative
Missi
Great
I really enjoyed this course!
Jamie
Excellent
Ingrid
Great and simple
Very useful.
Sandra
Informative Class
There was a lot of useful information in this class. Gave me lots of things to think about.
Taylor
Great
I learned quite a few things!
Jade
TOD
Jordan
Such an informational course!
I loved the content in this course and the way it was explained through images as well as text. I feel i have a solid grasp on determining time of death because of this.
Alan
time of death
very good informative
Lana
awesome
awesome
Nicole
Time of death
Good
Lynette
Accurate
Good and informative class, but a little lengthy
Amiee
Educational and easily navigable
The course was easy to navigate and thorough enough without getting into too much detail for an overview type course. Thanx
Shane
great class, very informative
wonderful
Bill
Very good refresher
Good printed information that augments an outstanding presentation
Steve
Time of Death
Good class, relevent and intersting
Shenton
Determining Time of Death Review Title
Excellent presentation! Well explained. Useful content for practical use in investigation.
Rubette
Determining Time of Death
Great course. Very detailed to help me understand more in depth.
Hannah
Educational
This is not my first time taking a class of this nature. However, I found it very educational and useful for reviewing my prior knowledge
Jennifer
The title told the student exactly what was to be expected and in the course.
I learned more in this course than I did getting a master's degree! Very informative and educational. The instructor gave great examples.
Stewart
Very informative
I had to watch this one several times.
William
Review
Quiz was a little glitchy. Locked me out once, but fortunately saved my progress through the test and course.
John
Well stated
Excellent content
Darrin
Some hiccups, but I made it!
This presentation was a little more difficult for me, not for the subject matter, but for the evolution of the process of rigor mortis. While the quiz answers were accurate, there was one area that I took directly from the presentation in the form of my notes that also applied. I researched a little more, and found that there are some fine determinations on how rigor progresses through the entire body, and understand more the entire method. Thank you for these courses!
Rick
Great Course
Thanks for making this available. I feel all Coroners and Deputies should be retired to take this course
Sophie
It met my expectations
Good course, a lot of exemples, I appreciated the texts to read at the end of the course. As a French speaking coroner, I found that it was a little bit fast, but I managed to follow (thanks to the "pause" button). My first course with the Academy, it met my expectations.
John
My opinion
Very informative BUT the test needs some work. There is a question in which ALL the answers are correct (I looked it up) but the computer only accepts two of them... and you have to retake the test multiple times to find which two... (question about rigor)... I also entered it into the "assistance" tab but found the right combination before someone called me about it...Otherwise good course.
Melanie
Very good Information obtained from this class
The information obtained in this section was very informational. The information can definitely be applied to my scene investigations on a daily basis.
Paul
Great Course!!!
After 20 years of investigations experience I continue to learn from Darren... Although I’ve taken this course before with Darren in person I continue to learn something new every time. Darren continues to be a great instructor, and great investigator. Great job DITA...
Carley
Determining Time of Death
I found this extremely helpful and clear. I did want to mention that as a Paramedic who has done a few years in mortuary science, that possibly being more clear about "internal temperature reading," would be beneficial. For any medical personnel, they could think that your are talking about a rectal temperature and not liver temp!
Alice
Accurate
Amazing! I learned a lot! Thank you!
Madonna
Very Informative
Class was very informative and interesting, made the topic of discussion interesting and easy to comprehend
Pamela
Excellent
Wayne
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great
Linda
Determining Time of Death
Very informative with use of wording and explainations.
Jeremiah
Great Lerning
learned a lot of interesting facts on time of death.
Doug
Time of Death
COMPLETE GARBAGE that you take a test and miss 1 question and need to retake with a passing 93% !!!!!..Then retake same test a few times missing the same question...and when you go back to review a section to look for answer, you have to re-watch the whole time and can not fast forward to see one thing you missed.
Timothy
Awesome course
This course is very beneficial to any level of death investigator. I have been employed as a Forensic Death Investigator for over a year and law enforcement for 15 years. This course provided knowledge that I did not have. The instructor is knowledgeable and remained focused on each section. One of the best classes I have taken in a while.
Erin
Quizzes need to be improved
Most of the questions were appropriate to the lecture. One of the questions had multiple answers and was difficult to answer. Needed to be tried several times for an attempt. If there are trick questions on a test allow the test taker to review the information so they can get the answer correct instead of constantly guessing until they get it right or have a remedial training link they can click on to get the right answer. I still don't know why that answer was answered the way it was and I am unable to access the information from that section without watching the entire 30 minute video again. This could be made more user friendly.
Sarah
Rigor Mortis quiz question
The class was excellent, as all of them have been so far. But this one question I found irritating: Rigor Mortis _________. (Choose 2 correct answers). A. Progresses equally throughout the body (True) B. Does not appear in young children. (False, forms "poorly" according to the class, but still forms) C. Is first noticeable in smaller joints and muscles (True- jaw, fingers, and smaller joints... or is "muscles" what makes in false?) D. Is affected by the body or ambient temperature (True) I struggled because to me, 3 of the 4 choices were true. Maybe something in the slide show was not clear enough, or maybe the question is tricky. Anyhow, between the classes and the podcast, as a newbie to the field, I am learning so much! Thank you for what you do.
Alma
Determining time of death review
Great course, broken down into clear bites. I only wish it had a rewind option because I had to repeat some parts, but as long as you remember to pause and take notes, you'll do great. I got a 100 on my final quiz! As a CSI student and former coroner's intern I thank you!
Peggy
Great info
I really enjoyed the information presented in this section. I will refer back to the print outs at a later date.
Sarah
Good Information
Information was well presented and easy to understand. This is a great course for new and seasoned death investigators.
Brian
Determining Time of Death
Adequate
Amari
On to the next
Now that I have a little taste of this course, I am prepared to go beyond and obtian further information to my benefit. Thanks.
Myron
it was great
text was very good and well talked about
Karin
Appropriate
one of the quiz questions is very confusing as it asks for 2 , then says all that applies.
Daniel
Good Information. Reminders for the Experienced and Teachable Moments for the New!
Elizabeth
Excellent Review
I enjoyed the review of determining time of death now that I have been working in the field doing investigations. Excellent review.
Joseph
Determing Time of Death
Probably not a good idea to take this course and or test at 8PM at night after a 14 hour work day
JULIE
great!!
Great!!!
Doug
Determining Time of Death
Very Helpful, Thank You
Edward
Determining Time of Death
Very good refresher
Lake
well informed
well informed
Kerri
time of death
In the lesson on report writing, it was stressed to spell words correctly. I noticed in this lesson words were not spelled correctly. 1 looses should be loses and 2 schleral should be scleral
Jann
Asphyxial Death - Classifications and Causes
very good information
Selina
Great Course
This course had great useful information in determining time of death
Judith
Five Stars
Kristin
Great Class!
This course was very informative. The instructor gave an excellent, easy to understand overview of determining time of death.
Linda
Determining Time of Death
report
Katarzyna
excellent class
Lots of useful information, user friendly format.
Jerome
Appropriate for the content.
Informative and straight forward.
Gregory
Determining Time of Death
Good information and explanation on PMI and Scene Markers.
Jason
Informative Course
Kirk
Accurate description of the course material
Patrick
Deputy Coroner
Information provided was beneficial in any very well presented.
Dan
excellent
excellent
Geoffrey
review
done
Jacqueline
Great Course!
Loved the class! Very informative!
Karen
Determining Time of Death
The video content could have been condensed.
Greg
Determining Time of Death
Was a good class.
Kaley
Determining Time of Death
I enjoyed this course, it went through the various practices and decomposition signs when trying to find TOD.
Kiera
Very informative
Lots of stuff I didn’t know that I have already used in my job.
Kyle
Very helpful!
As a new MDI I found this course very informative and useful for my training.
Emmett
My first course here, and it was great!
It's nice to have the visual presentation here with images, as I'm used to listening to the Coroner Talk podcast which is audio only. I'm looking forward to taking more of the courses soon!
LARISSA
Good
I loved the course. The questions for the quizzes had a few questions that where worded awkwardly especially the one that was on the Determining TOD. The question asked what are two areas that need to be documented first as soon as possible. In our office, we work a little different in collecting information so it was a harder question to answer. I am sure it was in the text or videos but I didn't recall where.
Paul
Determining Time of Death A+
This was as wonderful course. It was informative and well put together. The speaker is knowledgeable and explains the material very well . I am satisfied :-)
Nicole
Accurate description of topics covered in module
I enjoyed the course but was interested to see that saponification was not discussed.
Stanley Gertley
Determining Time of Death
I am Grateful, it help me gaining more knowledge in this topic.