Project option students complete 33 credits (usually 11 courses), write a comprehensive exam and a professional project worth 3 credits. A professional project demonstrates a student's mastery of theoretical and practical concepts taught in their program as applied to a specific professional problem or situation of interest to them.

Recent Professional Projects

2016

Hamburg, Alexis: 鈥淐ommunication Challenges in Small Health Care Start-Up Companies.鈥�

Hauer, Sarah A.: 鈥�MediFact: a model for medical fact checking.鈥�

Kusper, Analyn M.: 鈥淎udience Centered Communication Strategy for the national Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.鈥�

Rippinger, Mary (Molly): 鈥淗ungry for More: Salt Magazine Milwaukee 鈥� a Business Model and Discussion of Media Persuasion and Ethics.鈥�

Wooters, Daniel F.: 鈥淕reater Together: Milwaukee Flag Competition.鈥�

2014 鈥� 2015

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2013

Bishop, Lianna S.: 鈥淐atalyzing the Network of the Milwaukee Food Council for Food Systems Change.鈥�

Sun, (Ms) Xiaojing (Stephanie): Introduction to and Strategic Communication Application of Tencent鈥檚 Media Products in Marketing Practice in China.鈥�

2012

Corbin, Allyson G. 鈥淎dvanced Organizational Communication.鈥�

Odabasi, Suzan. 鈥淓xploring Tensions in a Virtual World Environment.鈥�

2011

Husted, Brittany M. "A Big 'Fat' Problem (This May Sounds Easy, But Some Types of Fats Are Healthy)."

2010

Zabriskie, Kathryn. 鈥淩ecycling for a Brighter Tomorrow: A Faith-Based CFL Recycling Campaign.鈥�

2009

Myszewski, Kevin A. 鈥淭he Effective Promotion of On-Screen Entertainment.鈥�

2008

Bisquerra, Darele M.: 鈥淚n the Warmth of Dreams Commentary: Discussing the Telling of a Bicultural Story.鈥�

Foss-Campbell, Betsy. 鈥淎 Public Awareness Campaign on the Need for More Affordable Housing in Waukesha County.鈥�

Floyd, Shelly-Ann. "The Mosaic on Burleigh: A Community Development Initiative."

Holmes, Nicholas. 鈥淎 Critique of Boomertown.com Using the Product Oriented Design Theory for Information Systems.

2007

Stamm, Abigail J. "Information Seeking Regarding Sexual Assault Among 向日葵视频 Students."

Mintner, Kristy M. "An Audit of Organizational Communication."

Pua, Tiffany G. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Project 408: Wisconsin Featuring Monarch Homes Promotional Documentary."

Schmidt, Sarah A. "Marketing the Great American Cleanup鈩� and Other Programs that Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful."

Straub, Robyn A. "A Marketing Communication Campaign Promoting Cigarette Litter Prevention in the Greater Milwaukee Area."

2006

Jia, Mei (Jackie). "A Strategic Marketing Plan for Wisconsin Dance."

Nielsen, Kimberly A. "America's Freedom Center: A Public Relations and Marketing Communication Plan for a Growing Organization."

Speed, Angela R. "Stay-At-Home Fathers: A Journalistic Inquiry."

Tang, Ming. "A Marketing Plan for (the) Department of Sinology, College of International Cultural Exchanges, Northwest University, China."

2005

Banda, Daniel J. "After the Immigrant: A Multi-Media Program www.danielbanda.com."

Banks, Lauren C. "Marching Toward Change: Reducing Racial Disparities of Premature Birth in the City of Milwaukee."

Braier, Joseph. "The Milwaukee Community Sailing Center PR Campaign."

Gilliam, Kathryn E. "Hope House of Milwaukee: Marketing a Nonprofit Organization."

Henning, Denise D. "Designing a Business-to-Business Newsletter Using the Uses and Gratifications Theory."

Shulusky, Christine M. "Escapade: The Start-Up Magazine and Its Place in Our Culture."

Yu, (Ms) Weiwei. "The Appeal of Reality TV: Why People Watch reality TV."

2004

Johnson, Rachel. "Tolerance: What are We Teaching Our Children?"

2003

Beier, Alissa L. "The Power of Integrated Marketing Communication: A Campaign for Market Positioning."

Chandran, Urmila. "A Guide to Risk Communication."

Nicolini, Kristine. "Creating a Strategic Communication Plan for the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh."

2002

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2001

Cui, Cindy. "Using the Intranet as the Primary Organizational Employee Communication Vehicle."

French, Robert B. "Sacred Heart: A Second-Career Seminary for the New Millennium."

Haveman, Christopher D. "Those Who Served: American Indians in World War II."

Quinn, Candice A. "A Journalistic Study of Why Canadians Choose to Live in the U.S."