Forensics Project
Presentation:
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Reflection:
1. During the process of the making our forensics project, I learned a lot not only about biology, but a bit about law. In the realm of biology, our group learned how to take a fingerprint through dusting, gained knowledge about how chromatography works and its uses, as well as gel electrophoresis and its role in DNA sequencing. In the field of law, I learned about the differences in murder degrees, how accessories differ from accomplices, and how laws in California differ from other places.
2. I would like to learn more about if and how karyotypes differ between two normal humans and how dramatically DNA sequences differ between different people. I would also like to know more about how forensics scientists in the "real world" do their jobs and how close our replication was to their jobs.
3. Next year for this project, I would suggest to keep the incentive as it keeps people on task, pace the project better, and to give more direction as to interpretations of data as well as direction in being on task. I liked the incentive to drop the RFP lab reflection from the work load, however as a struggling group, the fact that no one would help us when we were failing was frustrating. Especially towards the middle, I realized we didn't pace the project very well. We spent too much time at the beginning and did not have enough time to accurately do or even do some experiments at all! I also disliked the lack of direction in this project. My group frequently was off task and this work load was too big for me to handle by myself all the time.
4. I feel that I, myself was not very effective during this project until the last minute. With major edits happening the day before the presentation, I felt that I could have paced my own work better if I hadn't been distracted. However, I was one of the more on-task in the group and as such did the majority of the project. During the presentation I was one of our two speakers. I was not intended to speak and had to make up all of my thoughts on the spot and as a result I could have been much more prepared and done better had I been able to practice more than once. If I were to redo this project, I would focus on biology more than the law aspect of the project and also try to pick a more dedicated and focused group. There were members who did nothing to the entire presentation that forced more work upon us.
5. My group was only on task a few times. Most of the time, they were off-task talking and cracking jokes and would get me off-task. This resulted in serious lack of work being accomplished. My group was not up to par on the presentation. With only two presenters and me as one, three of our group members just stood there. If we were to do this again, I would have each member take a slide instead of only having two speakers. I would also think about being more assertive as a group leader, however, I don't want to come off as such. Overall, I think a different group unfortunately, would have been the best solution.
2. I would like to learn more about if and how karyotypes differ between two normal humans and how dramatically DNA sequences differ between different people. I would also like to know more about how forensics scientists in the "real world" do their jobs and how close our replication was to their jobs.
3. Next year for this project, I would suggest to keep the incentive as it keeps people on task, pace the project better, and to give more direction as to interpretations of data as well as direction in being on task. I liked the incentive to drop the RFP lab reflection from the work load, however as a struggling group, the fact that no one would help us when we were failing was frustrating. Especially towards the middle, I realized we didn't pace the project very well. We spent too much time at the beginning and did not have enough time to accurately do or even do some experiments at all! I also disliked the lack of direction in this project. My group frequently was off task and this work load was too big for me to handle by myself all the time.
4. I feel that I, myself was not very effective during this project until the last minute. With major edits happening the day before the presentation, I felt that I could have paced my own work better if I hadn't been distracted. However, I was one of the more on-task in the group and as such did the majority of the project. During the presentation I was one of our two speakers. I was not intended to speak and had to make up all of my thoughts on the spot and as a result I could have been much more prepared and done better had I been able to practice more than once. If I were to redo this project, I would focus on biology more than the law aspect of the project and also try to pick a more dedicated and focused group. There were members who did nothing to the entire presentation that forced more work upon us.
5. My group was only on task a few times. Most of the time, they were off-task talking and cracking jokes and would get me off-task. This resulted in serious lack of work being accomplished. My group was not up to par on the presentation. With only two presenters and me as one, three of our group members just stood there. If we were to do this again, I would have each member take a slide instead of only having two speakers. I would also think about being more assertive as a group leader, however, I don't want to come off as such. Overall, I think a different group unfortunately, would have been the best solution.