Bob Ash Eportfolio

I. PERSONAL STATEMENT

My enrollment in the communication studies department has allowed me to enhance and broaden my communication skill set. A skill set that is now more elevated. I now consider myself to be a more accomplished public speaker. The enhancement of my public speaking skills now allows me to professionally communicate detailed business objectives within the company that employs me, as well as my leadership role within the various community organizations that I am involved with.

I have also become more competent in performing detailed research analysis. Research analysis that has been formalized into various conclusions and shared with my colleagues at San Jose State University.
The communication studies program has allowed me to grow, intellectually. Therefore, allowing me to become more credible in my interaction within the community as well as on a professional basis. My time at San Jose State has been most memorable since the skills that I have learned and practiced are relevant in today’s society.
　
　
COMM 101- Introduction to Communication Studies.
This was clearly the most challenging course that I have taken while at San Jose State University. Dr. Andrew Wood challenged me to improve the main assignment in the class. In fact, I performed a rewrite of it. Starting from scratch since I did not feel that it was strong enough. The completed project, entitled "How do clothes communicate authority for middle management….." featured the application of Geertz and Pacanowsky’s cultural approach to organizational theory.. I’m quite proud of the research that I performed in this class. In fact, I developed it even more while in another upper division class.　

II. FOUNDATIONS

a)Theories of Communication: Theories of Communication are explanations that can be applied to how information is transferred from one individual or group to another. The principals of these theories of communication by various individuals have been devised by research and are widely accepted as rules. -I’ve chosen two foundational papers to list. One from COMM 101C, Intro to Communication. Entitled, "How Clothes Communicate Authority to Middle Management Employees at Lintelle Engineering. The other paper that I have listed is from COMM 172F Intercultural Communication. Entitled, "Global Outsourcing".
-Both of these papers have helped me to achieve the foundation learning objective by applying formal communication theories that have been developed by academically respected communication theorists. McCail’s theory mass communication theory and Geertz and Pacanowsky’s cultural approach to organizations.

b)Ethics:My understanding of ethics is a word that defines the moral character of a person. In my opinion, it is the responsibility of a person to have their actions reflect a positive moral character by doing the right things in their every day life.
　
LINKS:
How Do Clothes Communicate Authority to Middle Management Employees at Lintelle Engineering.Global Outsourcing　

III. INQUIRY

a)Research Methods: My understanding of research methods is to apply a theory of communication that has been learned in class to a certain subject matter. I have used this method on a number of

projects in order to determine the substance for analysis. I have conveyed these findings through speech in an attempt to elevate understanding of a topic to others.

• Listed here are two papers that I consider to be part of my best work while at San Jose State. The first paper, from COMM 145I, Rhetoric, entitled, China Syndrome: An Artifact, focuses on a movie that was released in 1979. I analyzed the plot of the movie itself and by using the concepts of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic criticism and Kenneth Burke’s Comedy and Tragedy was able to synthesize the meanings in correlation to societal norms.

I consider the second entry from COMM 169, Media Response, simply entitled, Unemployment, to have been given a second look at. This is a paper that I reworked during my enrollment in COMM 199C. This paper is important to me because it is relevant to the current time period. I was able to apply terminology learned during the course as explanations to why unemployment is occurring.
Links:
China Syndrome: An Artifact
Unemployment
b)Research Application and Critique: This method is related to research methods. However, I understand it to have an evaluation aspect to it. An evaluation that draws upon my own personal opinion.

IV. PRACTICE

a)Communication Competence: My understanding of this learning objective is to know how to communicate and get my ideas conveyed in a competent manner to another party. This is done in everyday life through one to one, small group and addressing a crowd in public.

I have chosen my paper on Mediation: Dynamic of Court Mediation as my paper for communication competence. COMM 116P Mediation. I’ve chosen this since I was a court-mediated observer in Santa Clara County. I’ve chosen my second paper from COMM 131P New Media since there is a degree of social responsibility on the content of material that should be placed on the Internet. The work is entitled, "How effective is online terrorist propaganda".
Links:
Mediation: Dynamics of Court Connected Mediation
How Effective is Online Terrorist Propaganda


  b) Social Responsibility: I undertand social responsibility to be able to demonstrate proper ethics when giving back to the community. Being able to assist the community without a personal agenda or ego. Being a proper citizen to the people. Helping those in need.

　

V. MY CAREER

My career goal is to locate a position in the San Jose area that utilizes my skill set. My background in various purchasing departments within the semi-conductor industry has allowed me to develop various skills such as the ability to understand various MRP systems as well as Microsoft office. I am a recent communication studies graduate from San Jose State University also. I look forward to offering my skill set to your company.
MY RESUME