Education

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Keilah is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications—with a concentration in New Media and Communication Technology. She also completed her degree with specialization in Communication Technology Management (CTM). Through her courses and scholarship with The Ohio State University she has developed a passion for digital media strategy and effective social media marketing + communication practices. Keilah’s precise attention to detail and strong work ethic enables her to go above and beyond any standard requirements given.

Completed Courses & Descriptions

Communications Courses

  • COMM 1100: Communication in Society: Provides an overview of some of the major theories guiding our understanding of communication in various contexts.
  • COMM 1101: History of Human Communication: Overview of the history of communication with a primary focus on the evolution of the media.
  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication: An exploration of the art of persuasion as it relates to the American experience.
  • COMM 3545: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Overview of HCI and learning how to design usable interactive technologies.
  • COMM 4554: Social Media: Examination of social media and their impact on social interactions.
  • COMM 2540: Introduction to Communication Technology: Exploration of major communication technologies and the range of older media and contemporary new media.
  • COMM 3554: Social Implications of Media Technologies: Upper-level course on the social implications of communication technologies.
  • COMM 4665: Human Communication in Social Networks: Understand the various ways in which communication may be directly observed or inferred and the consequences that such communication has for humans who are embedded in networks.
  • COMM 4557: Communication Network Infrastructure: Developing a basic understanding of telecommunication technologies, from radio broadcasting and PSTN to streaming audio and HDTV.
  • COMM 3331: Communication and Decision Making: Studying decision-making as a process; comparisons between interpersonal, bargaining-negotiation contexts, groups and organizations; descriptive and prescriptive models of decision-making in small groups and organizations.
  • COMM 3165: Evaluation and Usability Testing: Developing the skills needed to evaluate User Experience; Interactive communication systems, diagnose shortcomings in design, and persuasively suggest improvements to a variety of audiences.

Business Courses

  • ECON 2001.01: Principles of Microeconomics: Introduction to economic theory
  • ACCTMIS 2000: Foundations of Accounting: A survey of accounting for non-business students.
  • BUSFIN 3120: Foundations of Finance: Develops skills related to Time Value of Money, Risk and Return with applications in business and personal finance.
  • BUSML 3150: Foundations of Marketing: Presents the concepts, framework and tools of market-based management.
  • BUSMGT 3130: Foundations of Operations Management: Introduction to operations & supply chain management to improve organizations; specifically analyzing, controlling & improving resources & processes to increase productivity, generate value-added output & meet business strategic & tactical goals.

Computer Science Courses

  • CSE 1223 – Introduction to Computer Programming in Java: Introduction to computer programming and to problem solving techniques using computer programs; programming lab experience.
  • CSE 2221 – Software I: Software Components: Intellectual foundations of software engineering; design-by-contract principles; mathematical modeling of software functionality; component-based software from client perspective; layered data representation.
  • CSE 2231 – Software II: Software Development and Design: Data representation using hashing, search trees, and linked data structures; algorithms for sorting; using trees for language processing; component interface design; best practices in Java.
  • CSE 2321 – Foundations I: Discrete Structures: Propositional and first-order logic; basic proof techniques; graphs, trees; analysis of structures
  • CSE 2501 – Social, ethical, and professional issues facing computing professionals; ethical principles; discussion of case studies

Other Engineering Courses

  • ECE 2060 – Electrical and Computer Engineering I:  Introduction to the theory and practice of combinational and clocked sequential networks, sampling, discrete linear time invariant systems and discrete finite impulse response filters.
  • ENGR 1100.06 – Introduction to Ohio State and Computer Science and Engineering: Introduction to the University community and College of Engineering. Strategies for successful transition, academic requirements, University procedures, grading system, resources, overview of engineering academic areas of study and services.
  • ENGR 1181.01 – Fundamentals of Engineering: Engineering problem solving utilizing computational tools such as Excel and Matlab; hands-on experimentation; modeling; ethics; teamwork; written, oral and visual communications.
  • ENGR 1182.01 – Fundamentals of Engineering II: Introduction to 3D visualization and CAD; engineering design-build process; teamwork; written, oral and visual communications; project management.
  • ENGR 2367 – Instruction and practice in how to format or write technical documents, such as Field and Lab Reports, Technical Proposals and technical information written for a non-technical audience; how to analyze, present and discuss results from data; and how to effectively plan, design, and deliver technical oral presentations in person and via video formats.

Relevant Math and Science Courses

  • PHYSICS 1250 – Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves: Calculus-based introduction to classical physics: Newton’s laws, fluids, thermodynamics, waves; for students in physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
  • STAT 3470 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers: Introduction to probability, Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables, expected value, probability distributions; point and interval estimation; hypotheses tests for means and proportions; least squares regression.

Other Relevant Courses

  • DESIGN 3305 – Visualization in Thinking: An overview of concepts, processes and modes of communicating with visual media to effectively generate design proposals.
  • SPANISH 1101.01 – 1103.01: Development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in cultural contexts.