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Defining Time of Death (11 minutes)
Initial Observations (9 minutes)
PMI Considerations in Time Since Death (24 minutes)
Stages of Body Decay (19 minutes)
Insect Activity in Time of Death (14 minutes)
Investigative Scene Markers (20 minutes)
Quiz: Determining Time of Death
Stages of Decomposition
Forensic Entomology
Eyeball Changes
Stages of Post Mortem Changes
Body Temperature – Algor Mortis
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Johnny
Captivating
Good
Steve
Time of Death
Good class, relevent and intersting
Shane
great class, very informative
wonderful
Rubette
Determining Time of Death
Great course. Very detailed to help me understand more in depth.
Bill
Very good refresher
Good printed information that augments an outstanding presentation
Rick
Great Course
Thanks for making this available. I feel all Coroners and Deputies should be retired to take this course
Jay Michael
Very informative
Patrick
Deputy Coroner
Information provided was beneficial in any very well presented.
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
Veronica
It caught my eye as being a course that would help me in the field of forensic science and death investigation
It was very easy to understand and made the topic interesting to learn about.
Scott
Very goood course
As a beginning MDI this course built a solid foundation on the basics of TOD determination to enter field work and to expand upon.
Daniel
Good Information. Reminders for the Experienced and Teachable Moments for the New!
Taylor
Great
I learned quite a few things!
Kristen
Determining Time of Death
Very interesting. I will definitely be taking more courses through this academy.
Angie
Great course, easy to understand and very affordable. Appreciate the downloadable powerpoint handouts!
Text was a good review at the end. There may have been a way, but did not see a way to download the text version.
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 :-)
Alan
time of death
very good informative
Peggy
Great info
I really enjoyed the information presented in this section. I will refer back to the print outs at a later date.
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
Ellen
good overview
I liked the course, got a lot out of it. I do think the question in the test re: Rigor Mortis was confusing... only 2 of the 4 listed options were allowable, but 3 were correct. (The video stated rigor mortis progresses consistently through the entire body and is only NOTICEABLE earlier in smaller joints as the larger ones take more lactic acid to immobilize. If I misunderstood please let me know, but it seemed like everything but the kid answer was correct. I do understand that children and the elderly have potentially less noticeable rigor due to less developed muscle mass.)
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.
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.
Shenton
Determining Time of Death Review Title
Excellent presentation! Well explained. Useful content for practical use in investigation.
Karin
Appropriate
one of the quiz questions is very confusing as it asks for 2 , then says all that applies.
Carrie
Informational
I learned more in this course than I did learning from on the job training. With on the Job training, examples are not always available or comparable for visualization.
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.
brian
nice
just perfect
Jason
Informative Course
Wayne
determining time of death
great
Regina
Determining time of death
Great course
Donnie
Determination of time of death
Yes
William
Review
Quiz was a little glitchy. Locked me out once, but fortunately saved my progress through the test and course.
Alice
Accurate
Amazing! I learned a lot! Thank you!
Geoffrey
review
done
Josh
Nice work
Details were helpful
Myron
it was great
text was very good and well talked about
Lynette
Accurate
Good and informative class, but a little lengthy
Nicole
Time of death
Good
Lana
awesome
awesome
Pamela
Excellent
Stanley Gertley
Determining Time of Death
I am Grateful, it help me gaining more knowledge in this topic.
Nicole
Accurate description of topics covered in module
I enjoyed the course but was interested to see that saponification was not discussed.
Kirk
Accurate description of the course material
Linda
Determining Time of Death
report
Doug
Determining Time of Death
Very Helpful, Thank You
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.
Sarah
Good Information
Information was well presented and easy to understand. This is a great course for new and seasoned death investigators.
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!
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...
Kiera
Very informative
Lots of stuff I didn’t know that I have already used in my job.
Laura
great
I learned a ton from this one!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jeremiah
Great Lerning
learned a lot of interesting facts on time of death.
Linda
Determining Time of Death
Very informative with use of wording and explainations.
Kyle
appropriate for subject
lot of interesting and useful information
Kaley
Determining Time of Death
I enjoyed this course, it went through the various practices and decomposition signs when trying to find TOD.
Tammy
EXCELLENT
GREAT CLASS
Angela
interesting
interesting
John
good class
good class
Adam
Thorough
Thorough
Nicole
CSI Student Review
Super informative, and I learned alot to add to my training
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.
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!
Amanda
Title was a good name for this course
Excellent knowledge learned through this course. It was easy to understand.
Joey
Would not change
5
Chad
Informative
Informative
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
Jennifer
Lots of Info
This course provided a lot of insight into determining time of death.
John
Well stated
Excellent content
Stewart
Very informative
I had to watch this one several times.
Jann
Asphyxial Death - Classifications and Causes
very good information
Levi
Great course
Great course and very informative. It would be nice to rewatch certain portions of the video without having to re-watch the entire video.
Kelsey
Determining Time of Death
Excellent information provided
Selina
Great Course
This course had great useful information in determining time of death
Carole
Determining time of death
thought it was educational and a good review for me
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!
Karen
Determining Time of Death
The video content could have been condensed.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
Kristin
Great Class!
This course was very informative. The instructor gave an excellent, easy to understand overview of determining time of death.
Donald
Accurate Representation
Well organized, with a lot of information, and thorough descriptions.
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.
Jamie
Excellent
Dan
excellent
excellent
Missi
Great
I really enjoyed this course!
Jacqueline
Great Course!
Loved the class! Very informative!
Ingrid
Great and simple
Very useful.
Greg
Determining Time of Death
Was a good class.
Jimmy
Good information
Good information
Sandra
Informative Class
There was a lot of useful information in this class. Gave me lots of things to think about.
Masey
Quiz Review
Brian
Determining Time of Death
Adequate