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Undergraduate Courses Taught at the Bellisario College of Communications, Pennsylvania State University  

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COMM 280

Instructor of Record- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • Introduction to Telecommunications Technologies , COMM 280 (LAB) *(Three sections).

  • COMM 280: In the lab of COMM 280, students explore the telecommunications technology, media, and information industries of the twenty-first century that build upon digital information. The COMM 280 lab also touches on the challenges existing in the telecommunications and media industries that intersect with the rapid development of technology. Students also use Salesforce Trailhead, an online learning platform, to learn how to analyze data related to different telecom subjects

  • Total Enrollment of three sections 19.

COMM 260

Instructor of Record- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • News Writing, COMM 260

  • COMM 260: This class is a skills-based course that includes topics related to news writing and journalism. COMM 260 helps students understand the processes of journalism, including newsworthiness, fairness and serving the public interest by providing essential information for daily living. This class also help students apply tools and technologies appropriate for the contemporary newsroom.

  • Enrollment 18.

COMM 380

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • COMM 380: This is one of the mandatory courses for the telecommunications major at the college of communications at Penn State University. This course familiarizes the students with the telecommunication and media business side

  • Enrollment 138.

COMM 180

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • Survey of Electronic Media and Telecommunications, COMM 180

  •  COMM 180: Introductory communication course focusing on the role of technology, law, economics, and social forces in telecommunications industries, and the importance of globalization and diversity in telecommunications and mass communications.

  • * Enrollment 309

COMM 110

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • Media and Democracy, COMM 110

  • COMM 110: Introductory communication course focusing on the topics related to the media and democracy, participation, and civil rights.

  • Enrollment 213

COMM 165

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • Build your Media Brand, COMM 165

  • COMM 165: Introductory communication course focusing on the tools, resources, and techniques necessary to create a strong and memorable digital brand while the applicants start preparing for a career in the field of communications.

  • Enrollment 317

COMM 489

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • COMM 489: Upper-level communication course focusing on the analysis of telecommunications-related advanced topics; such as intellectual property, privacy and surveillance, technology application, children, and media.

  • * Enrollment 26

COMM 403

Teaching Assistant- Donald P. Bellisario, College of Communications

  • Law of Mass Communication, COMM 403

  • COMM 403: Upper-level communication course focusing on mass media law, economics, politics, and technology.

  • * Enrollment 300

SRTE Students Quotes 

  • "His weekly lessons & helpful feedback on all of my writing assignments helped me learn a lot in this course. He was extremely attentive to our needs as students & understanding throughout the entire semester, great professor!"

  • "Professor Al Rawi's instruction style promotes an enjoyable, light-hearted and fun learning experience. I always look forward to attending his lectures."

  • "This was a very interesting class that was interactive. The interactive part of this class helped me learn and allowed me to learn from my classmates. Ahmad Al Rawi was a great teacher who worked with his students to help them succeed."

  • "My professor was the best, would definitely take another class with him he taught it very well."

  • "My professor made the course material easy to learn and the process enjoyable.

  • Powerpoints and weekly quizzes! His lectures were also great."

  • "The small class size really helped give this class a personal and unique experience for me. I was able to really focus in on the information and Ahmed did a really great job of engaging all of us in discussions and making sure we all understood the material."

  • "Outside of classroom time in order to get a better understanding of the topics discussed in class helped me learn"

  • "Every class was very lively and the lectures weren't boring and the class was very engaged in discussion with each question you asked."

  • "Our professor was extremely friendly and genuinely cared about the success of his students. He was very fair and straight forward."

  • "This course helped me discover the ways of news writing. The way to structure a story and certain ways to go about topics will take me a long way. The PowerPoints and the in-depth conversations about the topics really helped a lot."

  • "This man was very understanding, outgoing and extremely helpful with just about everything. The material was understandable, and when it wasn't the topics were explained in greater detail. This course was an amazing experience."

  • "Professor Al Rawi was great! He is seriously the best professor I had this semester and we are all going to miss this class. He was very informative, always available to answer questions, and made us feel like what we were doing was important."

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