This course includes weekly in-class note-taking assignments as well as mid-term and final group projects, which are submitted through group presentations and discussions. The weekly assignments from the beginning to the end of the course show an increasing understanding and interest in the course material by the students. The assignments in the first three weeks are relatively simple, and the students’ feedback is more general. However, after the teaching assistants share excellent notes and explain their strengths and weaknesses during class, the content of the weekly assignments gradually becomes more detailed. In addition to summarizing the key points from the lectures, students also include supplementary materials, reflecting their self-directed learning. Students have proactively researched related or similar topics beyond the course content, which has led to more student participation and expression of opinions during class discussions.

The course schedule includes a few practical sessions. After several group experiments, it can be observed that students' interactions with peers have improved, and the division of labor has become clearer. Since the groups were initially assigned based on seating arrangements, not all group members were familiar with each other. However, by mid-term, the atmosphere within the groups was very harmonious. Many students mentioned in their end-of-term feedback that one of the main takeaways from this course was meeting new friends from different departments and with diverse interests.

By the end of the course, each group submitted a more thorough report than in the mid-term, which included extensions of what was learned in class, such as bloodstain pattern analysis. Some groups also combined the course's discussion on drug cases with their own areas of expertise, exploring the relationship between drugs and neurobiology. This shows that students' interest in and application of the course content is quite rich.