Grad Student in Communication, QUAL & QUANT research experience

RACQUEL NICOLE BAKER

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EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago

M.A. Communications, Present, 4.0 GPA as of December 16, 2011

University of California, Berkeley

B.A. Media Studies, December 2010, Graduated with 3.2 GPA

New York University

Courses in: Media and Public Life, January 2008 – May 2008

RELEVANT

GRADUATE COURSES: Introduction to Communication Research, Philosophy of Technology, Operationalizing in Communication Research, Seminar in Intercultural Communication, and Seminar in Media Studies.

RELEVANT

EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois at Chicago

Teaching Assistant for Statistics in Communication Research (August 2011 – Present)

Perform the following task for a class of 55 undergraduate students:

• Administer and proctor midterms & final exams

• Grade assignments

• Assist students with any problems they needed help with during in class group work sessions

• Monitor attendance via an excel spreadsheet

• Present complimentary material to the class when necessary

• Maintain email correspondence via email for any /all students with questions

• Enter all grades into the online grade center

• Hold bi-weekly office hour appointments for extra assistance with class material

Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency

Account Planning Intern (May 2009 – December 2010)

• Develop and compose the integrated marketing strategic plan for Disney, ESPN, Coca-Cola and other high profile accounts

• Mine the insight of the target audience and became the voice of the consumer

• Conduct extensive market research on the target audience

• Maintain correspondence with account managers and the creative team

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

• Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars - members must rank in the top 20% of their class as a Freshman and Sophomore in college (April 2007 – Present)

• Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholar (2010)

• Plenary Speaker, 2010 National McNair Scholars Symposium, University of California, Berkeley (August 2010)

SKILLS

• Type 62 words per minute, proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, strong analytical skills particularly with qualitative data, intermediate SPSS knowledge, great public speaking skills.

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