Hey Everyone Jason here...
Just wondering what does everyone do to try to relate to the multifarious majors represented in COM 100....I find trying to relate communication principles to folks who really couldn't care less challenging i.e. engineers, science folks....
I still have difficulty trying to convey the importance of human behavior, social construction....in a non linear, non-causal paradigm thoughts comments....
Also, wanted to give Adam big up's for his cool approach to this course he's made my life easier I don't know about everyone else....
Have a good weekend
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That is a most excellent question. I explain to them the philosophy of Communication Across the Curriculum (CXC) and the idea of rhetoric and communication as the foundation of all subject matters. Aristotle, a long time ago, suggested that rhetoric (and communication) have no subject matter of their own but are very interested in what's going on in all other subjects.
The CxC movement motto is: "Speaking and writing to learn, learning to write and speak." So, in all disciplines, writing and speaking about your subject facilitates the uptake and retention of ideas. We also find that communication plays a significant role in any field, from a scientist writing a grant proposal and having to convince people to fund it, to a physicist presenting his research findings at a conference, and even through the reporting and translating of scientific data to the general public.
Lastly, you can even explain issues of norms, values, cultures that are created around and within different communities, and the role that communication plays in creating, adapting, repairing, and maintaining them.
I'm interested to hear what others might do on a more specific level since this is an excellent issue to discuss further. Thank you for bringing it up!
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