Blog 14:Third Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
I plan to interview my mentor Tony Nyguen, who has been a CSI for 17 years.
2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 
January 19, 2016. 2:00p.m.
3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.
Is there any resounces you would recommend on what is the most compelling evidence to prove a case in court?
4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).
What can I have the students do during my mock crime scene? 
5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 
What question is frequently asked through a variety of cases?
How can you convince a hung jury?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am mentoring with the forensic unit at the Pomona police station.


2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
My mentor is Tony Nyguen, he is a 17 year long CSI.


3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
I currently have 60 hours from mentorship (this includes my summer hours).

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
So far I have managed to learn how to analyse fingerprints as well as locate and preserve them. I have also learned how to search and process evidence and a crime scene. Me and my mentor get along quite well. I plan to finish my hours at the same station learning about bloood spatter and DNA anaylysis. 



*You need 50 hours plus the original 10 in the summer by May.   The original 10 from the summer do not count toward the 50.  By the end of the year, you will have 60 hours counting that original 10.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
Over the break I had went to my mentorship with Samantha Villanueva, where we performed our mock crime scene. Here we displayed our skills we gathered over our time at mentorship. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

I learned from my mentor, who had taught me how to analyse and sketch a crime scene.
3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

I plan to talk to my mentor Tony Nyguen. The reason being he is very knowledgible in forensics and if he is aware of my essential question he will be able to help me develop a lesson plan.