Infusion of EWC Institute Material in Group Communication Classes at Fresno City College

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Infusion of EWC Institute Material in Group
Communication Classesat Fresno City College

• Lynn Badertscher

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• Communication is taught primarily as a General
  Education class
• Group Communication is one of five Comm classes
  that fulfill a GE requirement
• Institute material will not be taught as a unit
  in this class
• Instead it will be infused into several lectures
  during the semester
• Here are a few examples

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Confucian Philosophy During Ethics Lecture

• Students will study traditional Western ethical
  theories and philosophers, including
• Greek philosophers
• Situational ethics
• Legal ethics
• Etc.
• Confucian ideas will be infused into this lecture

Kant Aristotle Russell Confucius Socrates
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Core Values of Confucius
Ren Benevolence, Charity Humanity
Yi Honesty and Appropriateness
Li Correct Behavior, Good Manners Propriety
Politeness
Zhong Equilibrium Balance
Xin Connection of Thought Feeling
Confucius 551-479 BCE Philosopher
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How do these Confucian values apply to working in
groups?

• Benevolence, Charity Humanity?
• Connection of Thoughts and Feelings?
• Honesty and Appropriateness?
• Equilibrium Balance?
• Correct Behavior, Good Manners Propriety
  Politeness?

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Confucian Philosophy During Leadership Lecture

• Students study a wide variety of leadership
  issues, including
• Bases of power that contribute to leadership
• Leadership roles
• Functional leadership
• Confucian teachings on the ideal man will be
  included in this material

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Confucian Philosophical Teachings on Leadership

• The major requirement for a good leader is to be
  a good person (ideal man)..
• Above all be virtuous
• Rule wisely and fairly
• - Think first, then take action decisively

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• Are these Confucian ideas still viable?
  Practical? Effective?
• Do you see these ideas in any national or
  business leaders today?
• Would they be valuable in your groups?

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• Leaders should
• Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with
  the rites, and they will, besides having a sense
  of shame, reform themselves.
  Confucius Analects II, 3
• Confucian theory emphasized conflict
  resolution through mediation, in order to achieve
  social harmony.
• Asia for Educators, Columbia University
   http//afe.easia.columbia.edu

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Confucian Philosophy cont.

• Rituals are critical to establish and maintain
  leadership and group cohesion
• Groups are strengthened by establishing rituals
• Why are rituals important?
• What kind of rituals would benefit your group?
• Frequently meeting at a coffee shop
• Regular meetings at the library
• Lunch or dinner together

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Infusion During Meeting Management Lecture

• Lectures will include information on how to lead
  and participate in group meetings
• One of the concepts focuses on the importance of
  meeting minutes

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Importance of Group Recordkeeping

• One leadership responsibility is to make sure
  that records are kept of all group meetings.
• Meeting records are usually called minutes and
  include
• Date, Time Participants
• Decisions made
• Issues discussed
• Member assignments
• Plans made

Without written records, it is easy to
misremember what happened or for participants to
have different memories
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Ancient Meeting Records
Modern meeting records
Gathering of State Examination Alumni at
Huigyeong Pavilion, 1567Hanging scroll ink and
color on silk Dongguk University Museum, Seoul
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Other issues

• Intercultural Communication
• Symposium assignment
• Gender and Communication
• Korean custom of female names
• Language lecture
• Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis discussion will include
  the Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching concept
• As soon as we start to establish a system, we
  have names. And as soon as there are set names,
  . It is time to stop. chapter 32

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Faculty Workshop

• Susana I will be joining a faculty member from
  last years Institute in making a presentation to
  faculty in January
• Focus of Presentation
• What we learned at EWC
• How are we using the material
• Resources that we can share

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