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Evaluations For: Open Source Investigations
Instructor: David Ferris
Location: Online Seminar,
Dates: November 15, 2022 - November 16, 2022
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82% would recommend this course/instructor to others in their agency.
91% would recommend this training provider to others in their agency.
68% will be able to use what they learned in this course.
Individual Evaluations
Evaluation 1
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I enjoyed the class more personally then professionally. The level of investigation for us is not what was shown but it did help.
Evaluation 2
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Unfortunately, I would not be able to apply most of the information gathered from this course on my daily line of investigations, however, gaining knowledge is always good and I am appreciative of the experience and knowledge of the instructor.
Thank you.
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I don't have much knowledge of social media stuff, I fear that I may do something wrong.
It's interesting to see all the sources of availability to find information on someone.
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Great course, thank you
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The instructor was very knowledgeable and hosted a very informative class. However, our limited scope and abilities with the information made it not as useful in the applications to our field of DSHS Welfare Fraud investigations.
I would totally recommend the instructor to any fully commissioned Law Enforcement agency for training in this area.
Out of the course of instruction we would be able to use maybe 25% of the information due to our limited capabilities as a very open limited law enforcement division for Welfare fraud.
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The presenter was well versed in the subject matter and used appropriate anecdotal stories to highlight the topics covered.
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It was interesting.
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The course and subject are invaluable. The presentation and instructor were poor. The instructor lacked enthusiasm and he kept getting lost in his own presentation.
Also, the instructor was never on time. We started late; every 5-minute break became a 10–15-minute break. There were several times I had to reach out to other attendees to see if the class was done or was the instructor just late / not returning.
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I loved the material, and I will incorporate it into my job duties.
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Lots of great information
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It made me realize the true depth of data mining om the internet.
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Overall it was a good class.
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Interesting information.
very professional and great presentation.
I would definitely recommend this course to my friends and co-workers.
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Great online course. Very interesting.
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Most of the training in this course does not apply to my agencies type of investigation. While I was thoroughly engaged in the training and learned new tactics, they would not be applicable to my cases as I do not interact with suspects while undercover.
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examples, videos, hands-on class material awesome
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This course was virtual. Somewhat disjointed. Good information. Poor platform for presentation. Would be better in person.
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This was a great class. This is a bit outside my scope of investigations but some really relevant information.
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Great class!
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Good info. Lots of resources he made available.