Oral Defense- COME389A, Fall 2022
For my Media Law & Ethics course, we had to demonstrate our ability to make and defend a judgment based on evidence and logical reasoning. We had to make an argument in front of the “Supreme Court” to support my position in the case, and how the court should rule. In this piece of work, I had to create a message, analyze a variety of court cases, and answer questions using research. The target audience was the supreme court, which was my professor, Kendal Rasnake.
Hegemonic Masculinity: Chrisley Knows Best– COME467B, Fall 2022
In Television Criticism for our final, we had to critique a piece of media and analyze the piece of media through a lens. The lens I choose was Hegemonic Masculinity. This final checked all three of the boxes for the criteria. I analyzed various scholarly articles, identify the most important pieces, and apply the research to my paper. The target audience for this was Dr. Mark Glantz
Dissemination Project- COME315A, Spring 2023
For my Conflict Communication course, we were given a dissemination project for our final. The dissemination project was based on using a media medium and distributing our research findings to that medium. For my group, our medium was Instagram. We looked at bereaved adolecents and the effects, and conflict that can arise after a parental loss. We analyzed over 20 different scholarly articles and critically analyzed the articles to determine what was the best fit for our research. After sorting through a variety of sources, we then applied those findings to our overall message. Altogether, we created ten different posts discussing bereaved adolescents. The target audience for this project was Dr. Anna Antos.
https://www.instagram.com/familygrieving101/
Case Brief- COME389A, Fall 2022
In Media Law & Ethics, we had to create three different case briefs to show that we understand concepts of media law that were determined by court cases. The case brief shown is the New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. For this brief, I had to find, and use the relevant information from the case, analyze various legal terms, and documents, and also be able to answer what this case was truly about. The target audience for this was my professor Kendal Rasnake.
Translational Final Project- COME389A, Spring 2021
For this final project, we had to create a resource for an audience for recommendations on communicating how to facilitate emotional well-being. My project was a resource for college students on how to practice self-care, and how to be compassionate with themselves. In the paper, we had to analyze, interpret, and apply research on how to practice self-care. I wrote the paper to explain my research findings. Then I used Instagram posts to create an appropriate message for my audience and use relevant information, and research for the various posts. The target audience for this final was college students.
Family Communication Infographic- COME328A, Fall 2021
For my Family Communication course, we had to create an infographic that related to family communication. The topic I chose was parent-child communication through trauma. I had to create a message about my research, which was the infographic, analyze different articles, and interpret the research. The target audience for this project was my professor, Dr. Toni Morgan
Feature Story for The Freedom House Ministries- COME252A, Spring 2022
This assignment looked at our PR skills, and how we can use those skills. For this assignment, we had to create a feature story for our client. Using their brand voice, but also using promotional language. With this, I had to create a message for the brand’s target audience This feature story would be used for the brand’s website. For this piece of work, I hit all three of the criteria. I created a message for the brand, created influence with my message, and used research to help me create that influence. My target audience was people who needed the resources of the homeless family shelter.
Final Capstone Project- COME468A, Spring 2023
This work was my senior communication capstone project. For my project, I asked, How are portrayals of relationships in television shows harmful to real-world relationships. This project was to show what we have learned throughout the past four years in our major, and if we can apply those concepts and teachings to research. Throughout this project, I have hit all three of the criteria. I created multiple messages, on various different platforms. Before creating the message, I had to research and understand the influence of the message. Such as, why these messages about sex influence adolescents. I then had to interpret and apply the findings of the research. In my findings, I found that social cognitive theory was part of the explanation as to why adolescents are influenced in this way. The target audience for this project was adolescents and my professor Dr. Valerie Kretz.
