Communications Portfolio – Yen Hsieh Hsu

*Below are the courses and the course descriptions (from UofL catalog), along with some writing samples.

Highlights

COMM 465 Comm Service Learning

International Service Learning Program 2023: Belize Trip, March 2023

– Traveled to Belize over Spring 2023 spring break as a member of the Communications discipline, along with Law and Nursing discipline.
– Taught students in Stann Creek Ecumenical High School about Communication topics.
– Culture exchange and providing guidance on career options.

COMM 417 Senior Comm Internship

Internship at Atria Management Company (also known as Atria Senior Living or Atria Support Center), Louisville KY, as a PR and Corporate Communication Intern.

*below are some sample work, where I have removed any confidential and/or sensitive information.

COMM 344 Strategic Communication Writing

Skills for writing across the multiple media platforms and genres that are currently used in strategic communication campaigns.

COMM 320 Newswriting

Study and practice of news-writing and reporting techniques for routine news stories, including story organization, writing story leads, and the elements of hard news and feature journalism.

Intro Courses & Courses Without Samples

– COMM 112 Business & Professional Speaking

Develops theoretical and applied material concerning communication practices appropriate to business and professional settings.

– COMM 201 Intro to Communication

Introduction to basic concepts of communication discipline. Focuses on communication processes in interpersonal, small groups, organizations, and mass media.

– COMM 342 Intro to Strategic Communication

Explores the various forms of persuasive communications employed in corporate, agency and nonprofit settings. Course content covers public relations, advertising, sales promotion, relationship marketing, direct marketing, database marketing, cyber marketing, globalization, and business ethics.

– COMM 360 Web Site Development

Study and practice of producing and placing materials on the World Wide Web. Activities include creating, manipulating, and maintaining graphics, audio, and text documents.

– COMM 370 Desktop Publishing

Introduction to the creation and development of strategic communication materials from conception to completion. Uses a computerized environment to apply basic principles of effective and visual communication.

– COMM 435 Media, Culture & Society

Advanced study of media culture; analytical and critical perspectives on the institutional and social dimensions of television, film, journalism, and popular music.

Intro Courses With Samples

COMM 303 Intro to Communication Technologies

Students learn about communication technologies in contemporary society, explore the various contexts in which these technologies are used, and apply theoretical perspectives to the use of these technologies

COMM 304 Argument in Everyday Life

Surveys theory and practice related to the creation and analysis of arguments in public communication. Topics include argument structure, evidence, types and limitations of inferences, and the adaptation of messages to particular contexts

COMM 305 Intro to Mass Comm

Survey of media institutions and effects.

COMM 315 Intro to Interpersonal Communication

Study of communication principles as they apply in everyday life. Applying social conventions as guides for effective communication.

*For the class, we grouped up and did a movie analysis. The paper and presentation slides can be found below.

COMM 316 Research Methods

Introduction to basic research methods of communication discipline. Examines relationship of theory and methods, research design, and measurement in communication contexts.

COMM 319 Debate

Principles and techniques of preparing evidence and of persuasive speaking before critical listeners.

COMM 350 Intro to Intercultural Communication

Introduction to communication among people from different cultures and nation-states.

COMM 411 Mass Communication Law

Study of media regulation by constitutional and governmental processes; includes review of legal decisions, role of federal agencies, and historical trends in media control.

COMM 463 Special Topics in Communication – Sports Comm

Introduction to sports media coverage. The class consists of analyzing current sports news and reports, discussions about sports and the pandemic, and a final paper of an interview with a Panamanian athlete.

*class taken in Panama Quality Leadership University during COVID-19.