General Education Research Paper
• Provide at least three reasons why every student should be required to take general education courses. Explain your rationale.
The first reason students should be required to take general education courses is many classes prepare them to deal with everyday situations. Many of the general education courses have taught me how to apply moral, ethical and logical thinking skills to my job and personal life that were not taught in my degree major specific studies.
The second reason to take general education courses is to learn more about other cultures and diversity which will help adapt in a global environment. I have been a part of a company that recently expanded into the global market within the last few years. At the time the global expansion …show more content…
Per a YouTube video by Cecilia Rose called The Difference Between Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, only seven percent of our communication is actually verbal or the words we speak. The other ninety-three percent is non-verbal communication and of which thirty eight percent are our vocal tones and fifty-five percent is facial expressions. The other ninety-three percent of non-verbal communication gives an important message about what you really think or how you really feel (Rose, 2010). In the text for this course, Making Connections, Understanding Interpersonal Communication examples of non-verbal communication are described as raising your eyebrows, rolling your eyes, sighing, biting your lip. Nonverbal communication is usually unconscious and may reinforce the words you speak, substitute for words you say, distract from the verbal message or contradict your message (Sole, 2010). Interpersonal communication is something that we all use constantly in our personal and professional lives. There are times when we all must put on our “poker face” and not let our emotions or feelings be expressed through our body language. Sometimes I find this to be very
The first reason students should be required to take general education courses is many classes prepare them to deal with everyday situations. Many of the general education courses have taught me how to apply moral, ethical and logical thinking skills to my job and personal life that were not taught in my degree major specific studies.
The second reason to take general education courses is to learn more about other cultures and diversity which will help adapt in a global environment. I have been a part of a company that recently expanded into the global market within the last few years. At the time the global expansion …show more content…
Per a YouTube video by Cecilia Rose called The Difference Between Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, only seven percent of our communication is actually verbal or the words we speak. The other ninety-three percent is non-verbal communication and of which thirty eight percent are our vocal tones and fifty-five percent is facial expressions. The other ninety-three percent of non-verbal communication gives an important message about what you really think or how you really feel (Rose, 2010). In the text for this course, Making Connections, Understanding Interpersonal Communication examples of non-verbal communication are described as raising your eyebrows, rolling your eyes, sighing, biting your lip. Nonverbal communication is usually unconscious and may reinforce the words you speak, substitute for words you say, distract from the verbal message or contradict your message (Sole, 2010). Interpersonal communication is something that we all use constantly in our personal and professional lives. There are times when we all must put on our “poker face” and not let our emotions or feelings be expressed through our body language. Sometimes I find this to be very