Dr. Anna Potter (USC) 2014
Media and Communication Studies from an Australian perspective
Profile
Dr Anna Potter is a Senior Lecturer and Program Leader of the Creative Industries program at the University of the Sunshine Coast, which is located in Queensland, Australia.
Previously, Dr Potter worked in commercial television, for Rupert Murdoch's London-based Pay-TV operation BSkyB, where she specialised in programme production and classification. Dr Potter is interested in the production, distribution and consumption of television and the production practices of transnational media companies.
She has communications degrees from the University of Manchester (BA Hons), Queensland University of Technology (MA) and the University of Queensland (PhD).
Dr Potter has taught at RheinAhrCampus before and was delighted to be able to return for the winter semester.
Courses
Dr Potter taught two courses at RheinAhrCampus as a guest professor from November to January (second teaching term, 24 November 2014 - 30 January 2015):
- Communication, Research and Critical Thinking Skills (Tuesday, 8:15-11:30, A017)
- Small Screen, Big Business: Media and Communications Industries (Monday, 14:15-17:30, A013)
Both these courses were held in English. Students were required to write short reports and essays and participate in class discussions and presentations.
This way, they could develop their speaking skills and boost their ability to communicate in academic environments.
