Writer Choose Topic

Get ready for Student Presentations!!! Choose the topic of your preference for the Student Presentation from any Chapter of the Textbook or any Article/Research Paper related to the class.

You have to create a Power Point Presentation with a minimum of 8 slides (including Title Page, Introduction, Conclusion, and References). There is not Word Limit. The student MUST use other textbooks, research papers, videos, and articles as references (Minimum: 4 references).

film

watch the film (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Please respond to the following question in a brief essay (250-300 words).  Your response should express your opinion and be logical, cohesive, grammatically correct.

Now that you have read Homer’s Odyssey and discussed the hero of the story in some detail, describe what aspects of Odysseus character the Coen brothers got “right” in their movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?”  What aspects did they get “wrong”? What about his relationships to his companions, his wife Penelope and those traditionally considered his “enemies”?

Merchanics monument

The goal of this project is for you to research a particular piece of historical metalsmithing that you find interesting.( The piece I chose is called Merchanics Monument.) And the only requirement is that you find it personally compelling and that there is sufficient, published information for you to be able to write your paper.You discover as much about that object as possible including things like:

Who made it?
Where/why was it made?
What does it mean?
what is the history of that object?
what is the historical significance of that object?
what can we learn through that object?

The paper must be fully referenced with footnotes or endnotes. Unattributed information is unacceptable.

Find one real world PR disaster or botched PR attempt

Find one real world PR disaster or botched PR attempt and prepare a essay applying all concepts and applications.

Step 1: Read the case thoroughly with a view to understanding the Public Relations issues illustrated by the case. Make sure you discriminate between information which is relevant and that which is superfluous and/or ambiguous.

Step 2: Define clearly and concisely the basic problems (or issues) in the case. Then identify the main issues. Do not be confused with “symptoms.” Identify the key decisions to be made.

Step 3: Use the information and facts provided in the case to analyze the situation. This would include understanding the situaton, an analysis of the environment (if applicable)– for example, are there particular strengths and weaknesses, external opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis), etc. that should be mentioned?

Step 4: Based on your analysis from step 3 above, identify possible alternative strategy solutions to cope with the problem(s)/Issue(s) you have identified in step 2 above. State any assumptions you make, and feel free to make assummptions in order for the strategies to work. Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative considered. This should form the main focus of your attention in the case analysis.

Step 5: Recommend a course of action (if appropriate), selecting the alternative proposed in step 3 above. Which would you consider most appropriate to solve the problems you have identified in step 2 above taking into consideration the analysis made in step 3? Include some specifics regarding how the recommendations may be implemented by the marketing team. Note: You should edit your recommendations based on the latest web-information that you can access by going to the company’s website.