Online Class: How To Be Your Own Private Investigator
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13Lessons
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29Exams &
Assignments -
12Hours
average time -
1.2CEUs
Course Description
How would you like to be your own detective?
Are you interested in tracking down someone who owes you money, or getting information from credit bureaus or locating lost children or friends, or finding out whether a spouse or lover is being faithful or do you want to learn more about one of the fastest growing careers? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then this is the perfect course for you! Through this private investigator course you will be given the tools to perform searches over the internet, the skills to assess public records online and the methods for performing background investigations. The class will include real life examples from actual private investigators. So if sleuthing is something that intrigues you, join this self-paced online course.
Course Motivation
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Being able to track down companies or individuals that "skipped town" with your money.
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Opportunities to easily access up-to-date credit reports and credit histories to avoid collection issues further down the road
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Locating long-lost friends, relatives and biological parents
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Learning to locate missing children and runaways
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Never having to just "wonder" if a spouse is cheating, but having the tools to actually unearth the facts
Lesson 2: Tools Needed to Be a Successful P.I.
Lesson 3: How to Do Searches on the Internet
Lesson 4: The Rich Sources of Information Found in Public Records, and
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Why Become Your Own Private Investigator
- Lesson discussions: Survey on course enrollment
- Complete Assignment: Introduction
- Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Tools Needed to be a Successful PI
- Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment: Concealed Weapons
- Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Exercises to Develop Investigation Skills
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 3 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: Exercises to Develop Observation Skills
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 4 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: How To Do Searches On The Internet
- Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment: Find Someone
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 5 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz A
Lesson 6: The Rich Sources of Information Found in Public Records
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 6 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz A
- Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz B
Lesson 7: Background Checks
- Lesson discussions: Misconceptions about a PI
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 7 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 7 Quiz A
- Assessment: Lesson 7 Quiz B
Lesson 8: Electronic Surveillance Equipment
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 8 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz
Lesson 9: Surveillance in the Home
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 9 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 9 Quiz
Lesson 10: The Affair
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 10 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz
Lesson 11: The Runaway
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 11 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz
Lesson 12: Theft
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 12 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz
Lesson 13: The Judicial System
- Lesson discussions: Course Completion Poll: Your Thoughts; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
- Complete Assignment: Lesson 13 Exercise
- Assessment: Lesson 13 Quiz
Learning Outcomes
- Summarize why become your own private investigator.
- Describe tools needed to become a successful PI.
- Describe exercises to develop investigative skills.
- Summarize exercises to develop observation skills.
- Conduct advanced searches on the Internet.
- Access rich sources of information found in public records.
- Conduct background checks.
- Describe electronic surveillance equipment.
- Describe cases of theft, affairs, and runaways.
- Describe the processes of the justice system.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Student Testimonials
- "What was most helpful was the video at the end of each lesson." -- Emilio C.
- "The course and the instructor were extremely helpful." -- Israel T.
- "THANKS I WILL BE TAKING MORE CLASSES SOON." -- Oscar D.
- "A good learning experience." -- Johnny P.
- "What can i say? Fantastic course! Almost wish I could take it again!" -- Martin M.
- "Great teacher. Always answered any questions you have." -- Mark C.
- "All the material was very useful." -- Mark C.
- "The instructor was a knowledgeable and capable instructor. I thoroughly enjoyed his class." -- Jerry F.
- "I really enjoyed this class and I hope to keep learning on here in the future. The instructor was very nice as well." -- Joseph S.
- "The website search. I was better my results when searching online. It has made finding things and people a lot easier." -- Joseph S.
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