What did I do today?
 
  Today, I worked on the Budget justification paper. I had completed the zero based budgeting worksheet and was able to access the budget over the weekend, so I had a little head start.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  I thought today had gone really smooth as far as classwork goes. I came to work Monday and was well organized with my thoughts and where I needed to go as far as the paper is concerned.

    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I wish every Monday would start off as today did. I was well organized, was able to get right to work and I wasted little time. It was almost as though it was mid week as I felt "in the zone." I think the preparation that I had done over the weekend was a benefit and a big factor to my performance today.

What did I learn this week?

  I really enjoyed learning about providing a press conference and speaking to the media.  I found the topic and critical incident project extremely beneficial and fun.

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

    I felt that my grant presentation went well, but if I were to improve it, I may have created a note card or two just in case the internet went down during the presentation.  The internet did go down near the end of the presentation, and if I had note cards, I could have smoothly continued. I was able to move on without the powerpoint, but if I would have the note cards it might have been even smoother.

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?

  I will be cognizant that I will need a backup plan in cases where technology, such as the internet fails.  If I would have printed my presentation slides, it would not matter as much if the internet quality is poor or goes down during the presentation.

What did I learn this week?

  I learned a ton! I had never tried to apply for a grant nor have I ever really did any research on what it takes to secure a grant.  I performed a ton of research on my grant project and even reached out to various consulting firms and equipment distributers for information.  The week was very beneficial to me and even though it was difficult, I enjoyed the process.

1.) What could I have done differently this week that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   During week 4, I remember being told that for the grant projects, we were supposed to do exactly what the grant required.  I did do the work for the grant requirement, and it was only after completing all of the work was it brought to my attention that if we were doing the Smart Policing Initiative grant, we were supposed to meet the requirements posted on D2L. I did not initially read the D2L requirements as I thought I had a good understanding of what was required. I should have read the D2L assignment and if I would have done that, I would have to do less work and less time would have spent on finding the grant forms and completing them.

  Initially my grant project was on obtaining a 3D scanner for crash investigation and recreating major scenes.  I did a ton of research on this and even pitched it to Chrysler, SEMCOG, Insurance companies, and a few other places. I made lots of contacts and even had a demonstration done on a scanner. However, I could not locate a grant for the 3D scanner and the business representatives did not get back to me in a timely enough manner so I had to do a grant on a different topic. 

2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced this week?
 
  My behavior will change in the future because I will thoroughly read everything associated with a task prior to beginning it.  Even if I have an understanding, I need to make sure that I meet the requirements of the project rather than doing more than what is required. I tend to do more than what is required on most projects or tasks and this causes me to spend time on less important things in order to get the task at hand completed.

What did I do today?
 
  Today I completed my grant application packet.  I printed it off and prepared to place the entire proposal into a tabbed and bound book.   I still have 3 more books to make as the first one took a while since I had never done it before.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

 When preparing to place it in the bound book, I had it all in place, but didn't realize that I had forgotten my research integrity tab.  I had forgotten about the document that I had composed regarding this topic, until Katie had brought it up in the morning meeting.
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  When preparing a proposal to give to a panel of people, I must first review all documents to make sure that they are in the correct order. Maybe I should make a list so I can guarantee I have everything needed.  Doing this would have prevented me from doing the same work twice. 

What did I do today?
  
  Today I reviewed team members grant proposal papers.  I also completed my rough draft based on the revisions that other members suggested.  I also took some time to think about how I was going to present my proposal.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

  I had my grant proposal on both my desktop in word format and I had in the Google team drive.  When I noticed a revision had to be made, I corrected it on the desktop as well as on the google document. I should have waited to make these corrections until all members had reviewed the document. This would have saved time since I would not have had to do the corrections multiple times.
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?

  I need to learn and practice patience.  I realized my method was not working after I made the corrections the first time, but I could not help myself in trying to get the paper done. In the future I will try to resist the urge to get things done prior to other's completing their portion.

What did I do today?
   
  Today I revised the rough draft of my grant project narrative. I also worked on the budget, budget narrative, and budget worksheet.  I spent time getting quotes for airfare, rental cars, and hotel pricing. Today was a very busy day with the grant project.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   I could have done a couple of things differently today. The first, is that I did not review who was team leader for the day until 0830.  I thought I was supposed to be the timekeeper for the day and tomorrow I was team leader. When I verified this, I realized that I was team leader for the meeting and that I was scheduled as timekeeper for Wednesday. I should have verified this yesterday after our team meeting. If I would have done this, I would not have had to quickly put together the meeting agenda.
   The second thing that I did not do today very well was review the D2L instructions regarding the paper. I thought I had a really good paper that was understandable and well put together. However, during the meeting, Katie mentioned that the paper had length constraints on topics. I did not remember reading this and therefore my paper had to be greatly revised.
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
  
  In the future, I will review all directions regarding projects much more closely than what I did for the grant project.  I might even make notes or a quick outline on projects that require many different topics or points of discussion to cover.

What did I do today?
    Today I spent some time on the phone speaking to a vendor in regards to the purchase of an Illumacam-2 forensic camera. The camera purchase is part of my grant project. I also spent time attempting to contact my proposed research consultant, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, of John Hopkins University. I was reaching out to her in an attempt to gain approval to use her name in my project as a consultant, as well as to obtain a resume and find out about a "train the trainer" opportunity in danger assessment. I made contact with her assistant who requested I send an email to herself and Ms. Campbell in regards to the request. Hopefully, I hear something back from her soon so that I can move forward with the project.

1.) What could I have done differently today that might have impacted my performance for the better?

   I should have reached out to Dr. Campbell last week as I am under time constraints.  Although, I am simply asking for approval to use her name and to include her resume, I know that people are busy in their own work and daily lives. I should have planned this portion of my grant project a little better, especially when I have to depend on others to do work, let alone people that I have never met.
    
2.)  How will my "real world" behavior change as a result of what I learned/experienced today?
  
   My behavior will likely change as I will do better in my attempts to contact people in regards to completion of tasks that I request so that I can give people ample time to reply.  People are busy and have their own work to do, and sometimes doing something for a person whom he/she has never met may not be a priority.