Independent Component 2

Literal:
I, Kennedy Holmes, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30.25 hours of work.
Log: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_B68EKJ7CHdG1xYTVaQWtpUHV6T1BVYjREbWlrVVE
On crimescene.com,

they give out fake cases every 8 weeks and throughout the 8 weeks you get different pieces of evidence

 and interviews with either witnesses or other detectives

 to try to figure out who the correct suspect is. They posted new things up every other day and it would always be up there for reference.

I also took a mini online course about chain of custody because I realized that it is very important in court when it comes to evidence. You would learn things on a few slides

Then you would get a quiz

and then if you got it right you could move on to other slides.

Interpreted:
This represent 30 hours of work because everyday i would take a significant amount of time reading over and watching the videos that they posted up. Once I was done with that I did have the option to look at the 5 most prior cases that they posted up and see all of the evidence photos and videos as well. I also did the online class that lasted about 2 hours because it went in depth with chain of custody which actually ended up being a significant part of my 3rd answer.
Applied:
Being given different pieces of evidence during the process was very helpful because it not only learned about the specific cases and the evidence pertaining to them but I also learned about how different types of evidence effect cases by importance. Such as a DNA mis match for a suspect being important versus a thread found on the scene or a witness testimonial. This helped my EQ " What is most important for a criminal investigator when collecting evidence leading to a conviction?".