Courtney Clay Bosworth

• Made contributions in curricular development and innovation in teaching strategies.
• Advised student groups, assisting learners in educational programs both on and off campus.
• Graded assignments and examinations, recording grades in grade book and reporting to primary course instructor on average performance and students requiring special attention.
• Helped students to develop and demonstrate broad, integrative and specialized knowledge, essential habits of mind, communicative fluency and effective problem-solving skills.
• Mentored students and advised on career paths, degree requirements and post-graduate education options.
• Enhanced effectiveness of curriculum and lectures using computer-assisted instruction programs and audio-visual equipment.
• Sustained professional contact with colleagues and engaged in continuing professional activities to upgrade and augment existing skills or develop new ones.
• Served students, clients and programs through participation in assessment processes, academic support units and university committees and task forces.
• Kept abreast of advances in pedagogy and work to continuously improve teaching methods and introduce new approaches to instruction.
• Updated curricula and lesson plans for primary instructors, researching developments in relevant fields and updating materials to reflect most recent data and statistics.
• Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.

I acted as interim chair for the Department of Political Science during the summer after the current chair left and before the new chair started her duties. Oversaw the conclusion of a faculty search and budgeting duties for the upcoming academic year.

• The 2007-2008 academic year, the Departments of Communication and Media Studies began the merger into the new School of Communication.
• Acted as interim chair for the Department of Media Studies during this transitional process.
• In addition to the normal activities of a department chair (advising, graduation checks, college-wide meetings, faculty evaluations, etc.), I represented the department on the committees handling the merger of the two departments' curriculum, faculty policies, and overall departmental (school) structure.

As the first full-time advertising faculty member within the Department of Media Studies, I restructured the advertising curriculum to provide a cohesive flow among the courses, which allowed the students to build upon each successive course, leading up to taking the capstone advertising campaigns course. I developed courses in advertising research, advertising media planning, advertising copywriting, and redesigned the advertising design course. I also initiated the process of using actual clients in the advertising campaigns course to give students the experience of working with real brands and also fostering a community of service between the university and the community. I also established and advised the student American Advertising Federation student club on campus.

• Taught courses in advertising media planning, advertising research, and advertising campaigns.
• Advised the student AAF club.

• Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain a positive learning environment.
• Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
• Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books and materials.
• I taught the Introduction to Advertising course during my first year at the University of Georgia. During the second and third years of my doctoral program, I became the sole instructor for the Advertising Research course due to a faculty member leaving to work with the CDC in Atlanta.

• I compiled and analyzed data on the various retail industries covered by CSGIS and wrote the front-end pieces of the retail directories published.
• Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
• Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication.
• Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
• I also worked on several special projects such as GIS retail analysis to use as a consulting service to our clients.

• Planned and executed internal and external marketing events.
• Boosted brand awareness with target customer demographics with social, print, and email campaigns.
• Created engaging brochures and flyers to use for promotional materials and distribution.
• I compiled direct marketing efforts within the business-to-business retail industries we published in.
• I attended trade shows and conventions with the retail industries we covered to not only gather data but also market our products.

• Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.
• Mentored students through office hours and one-on-one communication.
• I assisted the professor teaching the large lecture Introduction to Advertising course.
• Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
• I also taught one of the writing labs for the broadcast advertising copywriting course.