Project+Evaluation

Project Evaluation 1.) **-To better understand how profiling works and the steps it takes to create a profile ** I definitely understand how profiling works and have even applied what I have learned to create profiles for the 2 serial killers I studied directly during this course. I wouldn’t say I passed with flying colors but I had issues with posting my powerpoint online and missed some due dates which I have gotten points off, however I believe that my presentation will be good. I know my stuff, I know what I am talking about and I love my topic, which helps greatly. This all depends on how my presentation goes, but even from just me talking about it people are starting to understand it more and to see what effects it does have on bringing an on-going investigation to close. I hope to dispel the rumor that criminal profiling is racial profiling and hope to let everyone know that doing wrong things will not make you happy, and you will not get away with it. This is the one goal I absolutely am sure I have achieved. I love this career choice and am extremely excited to do this as a future career and understand that I will have to work hard and go through difficult things but that is a part of life and I am excited to start my new life. 1.) I really didn’t seek for any advice, it was more looking through databases and steps that profilers take to actually create a profile. However I don’t care about asking about feedback anymore and do not feel angry or upset if it is serious criticism because I know it will make me better. 2.)  I took more emotional risks than I thought I would. I was actually really afraid if I did criminal profiling for my topic for senior seminar I would end up hating it because I had to get graded on it. When actually the opposite happened. I am so glad I chose my topic and stuck with and got myself more in love with it. I also took more emotional risks because I studied Ted Bundy and Jack the Ripper so thoroughly I know exactly what they did to each victim and know how many victims each of them hurt. Yet I know this is only the beginning of looking at the evil things human beings can do. 3.) The first satisfaction I have is that I found myself wanting to do this project and wanting to get interested in it and get others interested in it too. The second I would have to say is that I am very proud of myself for the amount of late night study sessions about murderers, which then of course I slept about as good as a raccoon at night. And lastly I am very satisfied with the way my presentation will be. I know what I am talking about, I am excited about what I am talking about and I am excited at having others see my passion for life. 4.)  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">One of my problems was the slideshow not working for me. I actually had to re-do it completely to recover what I had done, which ended up being a good thing because I actually think I made it better than the first one. Another problem was mine was staying focused and on task. At first that was really hard for me because staring at a computer screen looking through piles of information that was useless bores me. However I overcame that when I finally found the information I was looking for and blocked everything else out when I was reading and studying my stuff. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I definitely learned that I need to manage my time better, and stay focused, because I want to get right into something but I realized there are steps to take, and those steps make it even better. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">6.)  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh stress, my stress level was through the roof. However I kept myself on an even keel because I know what I need to do to calm myself down and relax. I can paint, and talk to someone or do my mma or color. Or, you know, actually do what needs to be done. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">7.) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I would definitely try to stay on task and do things ahead of time to make sure I wouldn’t stress out as much or having to fix things last minute because my computer decides to not work when I want it too. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">8.)  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I think I would give myself at least a ‘B’ mainly because I applied what I learned to actually do a profile, I analyzed hundreds of papers of information and learned a lot from them, I was creative and thoughtful about my presentation and didn’t want things to be boring to people and I made good judgments on everything that I had made.
 * -To get a good grade on this project**
 * -To have people understand what exactly criminal profiling is**
 * -To create awareness about types of criminals and better protect oneself**
 * -To make myself dedicated to this topic since I will be doing this for my job in the future**