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Undergraduate Studies ePortfolio

Alexandria BrandonPsychology, 2011

Personal Statement

Past• As a child I read a book that made me want to become a

medical examiner.• As I went through high school a teacher influenced me in such a

profound way, that I started to look into being a police officer and law enforcement.

Present• As I got older I further explored that interest, by looking into

profiling and serial killers. • I work at Target in the electronics department. Working retail

has taught be useful skills like, listening, interacting in groups, and researching.

Future• I would love to get a Masters degree in Criminology from UC

Irvine.• In the future I would really love to join the police force. I hope

that with that experience in the police, that I could get a job with an organization like the FBI.

Resume

• 2010-Played softball with work.

• 2009-2010-Helped a family friend by waitressing on Saturdays.

• 2007-Helped coach a softball team.

• 2006-Played golf with the school.

• 2006-Volenteered at a center.

• Extensive knowledge of electronics.

• Great at motivating others.• Great at work as a member of a team.

• Solving problems.

• 2008-now Target-Electronics Specialist.

• I have been named top performer by managerial staff eight times.

• 2007-2008 Nanny- Watched six children, helped them with their homework, and cooked meals for them.

• 2009-2011 Argosy University-Bachelors Degree-Psychology

• 2007-2009 Los Medanos College-Associates Degree-Liberal Arts with a Focus in Social Sciences

Education Experience

Activities

Skills

Reflection

I have learned a lot at Argosy. I have learned that psychology is in the everyday. I have also learned that I can use it in the field of criminal justice. I have also learned about some of my weaknesses. I have learned that I need to work on my writing communication. It is something that I am struggling with now, and I am constantly trying to better myself through learning and persevering.

Table of Contents

Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy

Research SkillsCommunication Skills: Oral and WrittenEthics and Diversity AwarenessFoundations of PsychologyApplied PsychologyInterpersonal Effectiveness

Critical Thinking

Critical thinking was a hard sample to chose. I ended up choosing my paper on authoritarians. I took a test to see if I was one and this is my thoughts on the test and what it is testing. There is a link to the paper below.

Microsoft Office Word Document

Research Skills

For research skills, I choose a topic proposal I did for Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy. It ended up being a very interesting paper.

Microsoft Office Word Document

Communication Skills

For communication skills I chose a PowerPoint I did on Violence and Video Games. Here is a video that I created and used in the presentation

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation

Ethics and Diversity

My sample of my knowledge of ethics and diversity is my paper on cultural study of Gestalt therapy. It was a paper on how cultural difference affects Gestalt therapy. The link is below.

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Foundations of Psychology

For foundations of psychology I used a paper that I wrote on counseling. The paper talked about different aspects of counseling and if I was a counselor.

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Applied Psychology

For my sample of my ability to apply psychology, I chose a paper on comprehensive therapy. It was on different types of therapy and how they work. It also mentioned therapist and therapist traits. Click on the box below to view the entire work.

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Interpersonal Effectiveness

Interpersonal effectiveness was a hard choice. I was not really sure if I had any work that displayed interpersonal effectiveness. In the end I chose a PowerPoint on depression and how to help Michael, a person who is depressed.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation

My Future in Learning

I envision a future of getting a graduate degree and becoming a police officer. I see a job that I constantly learn new and exciting information from. In my future I can see learning from the community. I can always envision a future of learning and explore new information through working and in the classroom.

Contact Me

Thank you for viewing my ePortfolio.

For further information, please contact me at the e-

mail address below. albrandon2007@hotmail.com