Coursework Examples
This page contains examples of coursework that I have produced throughout my college career. Toward the top of the page, a slideshow includes photographs of some of my extracurricular achievements. Following the slideshow, downloadable files are available to view assignments that I have completed in my College of Business courses. The business examples are from the following courses: Interpersonal Skills, Financial Accounting, Introduction to Computer Information Systems, Management Science, and Principles of Programming. The final section contains essays that I have written outside of the College of Business.
Pictures and Videos of Extracurricular Activities
This is a video that the Virginia Special Olympics used to advertise the philanthropic activity that I participated in at JMU.
SimVentions Articles and Links
Click the Wikipedia link to view an article I wrote during my internship. The topic is Modeling and Simulation Community of Interest Discovery Metadata Specifications (MSC-DMS). MSC-DMS is an XML schema used by the Department of Defense. I have also included a link to the STEM16 Facebook Page I created.
MSC-DMS Article
http://www.facebook.com/Stem16
MSC-DMS Article
http://www.facebook.com/Stem16
Examples of College of Business Coursework
This first letter was written in my Interpersonal Skills course. In the scenario, I am the Vice President of a public relations firm. My client hired the PR firm to hold a talent show event to promote their company's name. During the selection of the winner, the client disregards the judges' scoring and instead selects the winner based upon their desire to choose a candidate who will be most helpful in promoting their business. In my letter, I must explain why the selection process came into conflict with the PR firms core values.
PR Business Letter | |
File Size: | 13 kb |
File Type: | docx |
The file below is an example of a business memo wrote during my Interpersonal Skills course. The memo is a request to seek talk show host Jon Stewart as a guest lecturer for the course.
Business Memo | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |
This following file is a contract constructed by my team in an Interpersonal Skills course. The team worked on projects together throughout the semester. Some language in the contract may be unfamiliar such as "IRAT" and "TRAT." The IRAT was an individual assessment taken on course material. Following the IRAT, a TRAT was taken, which was an identical assessment taken as a team.
Team Contract | |
File Size: | 20 kb |
File Type: | docx |
The example below is a portion of a project from my Financial Accounting course. This project illustrates my experience with writing general journals, general ledgers, adjusted trial balances, income statements, equity statements, and balance sheets. The project takes place during an eight year period that a company has operated.
Financial Accounting Project | |
File Size: | 119 kb |
File Type: | xlsx |
The following examples are from my Managerial Science course. These examples show the various mathematical functions I have utilized within Microsoft Excel.
Decision Tree Analysis | |
File Size: | 14 kb |
File Type: | xlsx |
Breakeven Point | |
File Size: | 10 kb |
File Type: | xlsx |
Sensitivity Report | |
File Size: | 157 kb |
File Type: | xlsx |
The following examples are from my Computer Information course. These are database reports and forms that were created on Microsoft Access.
Student Database | |
File Size: | 557 kb |
File Type: | accdb |
Rental Car Agency Database | |
File Size: | 847 kb |
File Type: | accdb |
The following examples are programs developed using Microsoft Visual Basic. Note: Visual Basic must be installed on your computer to view these programs. Visual Basic is provided free online at this link.
Interest Rate Calculator | |
File Size: | 88 kb |
File Type: | zip |
Wheel Of Fortune Calculator | |
File Size: | 176 kb |
File Type: | zip |
Coursework Outside of the College of Business
This is a short essay I wrote in my Business and Professional Communication course. The essay discusses an informational interview I had with Smarthinking's Director of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic Region. A major topic within this essay is business ethics.
Job Shadowing Paper | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | docx |
This is a cover letter I used to apply for an internship.
Cover Letter | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |
The following are essays were written in my humanities, sociology, and religion courses.
Humanities Essay | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Sociology Paper | |
File Size: | 31 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Religion Paper On Shinto | |
File Size: | 22 kb |
File Type: | docx |