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A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)  Mathematical Circles

Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it alone joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth." 
~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Dass Guided Imagery

"LOVE AND DO WHAT YOU WILL"  St. Augustine

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8-30: THE ETHICS REQUIREMENT

If you have not already done so, BRING TO CLASS ALL VOLUMES OF THE COURSE ANTHOLOGY (REQUIRED) TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED THEM  (-5 PER DAY PER VOLUME UNTIL YOU DO + QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ASSIGNED READINGS PP. 9-112

TODAY'S GOALS:

 

 [2A2] ETHICS: The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: "have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems." Our ethics goals include    [   [2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.    [2A2f] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.

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Why are you required to study ethics? What is ethics? To whom or what does it apply? Who has the best idea of business ethics: St. Paul, the Oxford Dictionary of Economics, Gordon Gecko (the  big Wall Street firms), Bernie Madoff, Kenneth Lay,  Billy Graham, or Pope Francis, ? or How does this all relate toDFW's commencement speech? How does all this relate to the quotes from Einstein, Chardin, Augustine?

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Answering questions about the course; QUIZ on Ethics Workbook and on Business Ethics and then Blog DISCUSSION of ethics.

 

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U. T. Business School

W. B. Yeats, "Hammer Your Thoughts Into Unity"

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U. T. Business School Cafteria

Bodhi Tree Planted in Honor of the Dalai Llama

SEE 204-210                 Buddhism in the Business School?

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REQUIRED READING: COURSE ANTHOLOGY:

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    ETHICS FLAG


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    University of Texas Ethics

    "Ethics, (or morality) is the study of how people should act toward one another, other species, and natural systems" Ethical Challenges

    163-170                Ethical Challenges [official UGS workbook for this flag]
    171- 175                Honor Code of U.T.
                       see  also  Course Syllabus  + Paraphrasing vs. Plagiarism
     
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    ETHICAL PROBLEMS?
    The Example of Business
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    176-177                 Enron + Madoff
    188-121                 Enron vs. Empathy
    182-127                 Wall Street
    188-92                   When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers

    ANSWERS: RELIGION?

    193-194                 Paul’s First Letter to Timothy:
                 Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas:
                (the root of evil is greed)?
    195-197                 Billy Graham et al
    198-203                 Pope Francis
    204-210                 Buddhism in the Business School?

    ANSWERS: ETHICAL CAPITALISM?

    211                Sisodia, Ethical Capitalism
    212               Cox, Ethics in Business Education
    213-218         Harvard students’ MBA Ethics Oath
    219-220                 A Humane Revolution
    221-222                 Humane Business             
    223-230                  Cruetlty-Free Companies
    231-235                Consumer voting with forks        
    236-239                Example: Perdue Chickens
    240-247                 Example: EcoDairy Farm
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    ANSWERS? EMOTIVE BUSINESS ETHICS
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    248-249                 Covey bio
    250-257                 Covey, Principled Leadership: Service, Law of Love, Seek first to Understand Focusing on that which is greater than the ego Conscience, Character, …..Left Brain/Right Brain

    258-269                 Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness: The Whole-Person Paradigm, incl. Spiritual Intelligence, Compassion and Conscience Ethos, Pathos, Logos Character

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BRING QUESTIONS   ABOUT:
17                              Experiential Learning
18-19                  Meditation and Guided Imagery
20-21                          Lyrics
22                                Einstein/Dass meditations
23-5                        Deep Relaxation
26-35                  Mindfulness
36                              Service Learning
37                              Discovery Learning
38                              Discovery Learning at U.T.
39-40                          Discovery Learning in Freshman English, Amherst
41                             My Teaching Philosophy & the Carnegie Report
42-46                       Course Goals 
47                             Racial Harassment Policy;
48-49                       Sexual Harassment Policy;
50                             If I Am Heterosexual
51                             Ally Work
52-53                      LBGT Vocabulary
54-57                         "Toxic Masculinity"
58-59                       Drug + Alcohol Policy;
60-61                      The Importance of Reading Directions in This Class
62                              Employer survey: writing, collaboration, ethics,
63-67                       Revenge of the Right Brain
68-70                          Flunking out of College
71-72                      The New Curriculum
73                              Moyers Rebirth at U.T.
74                              Concentration vs. “multitasking”
75                             Sleep Deprivation and Multitasking
76                            Negative vs. Positive Attitude
                           [CF. Goleman on optimism in “Emotional Intelligence”
77-81                      Jacob Meyer: Suicide at U.T.
82-83                       U.T. Counseling Center
84                               Stress Test
85                              Tips for Reducing Stress
86                             U.T. Stress Relief Site
87                              Everything  I  Wish  Someone  Had  Told  Me                            About College Before I Started: Why Are You Here?
88                              Texas Constitution: “for the promotion of                                            literature”
89                             U. T. Seal
90                              U. T. CORE PURPOSE (Ethics) and Core Values:

 Freedom, Discovery, Learning, Leadership, Responsibity, Individual Opportunity

91                             Diversity
92-94                       Perfectionism
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INSPIRATION
95                              Tower Motto: Ye Shall Know the Truth
96                             Blake, “London”
97-98                      Scallop Shell Symbolism
99                            The Mystery: Spoken by a Child
100                           Augustine, "Entering Into Joy"
101                             Kesey and Robbins, on the Mystery
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102                              Five Characteristics of  a Good  Student: Postive                                     Attitude...
103-104                      Willie Tichenor: Positive Attitude at U.T.
104                         Motivation; cf. Perfectionism
107                             Goal Setting
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COMMUNICATION
108-109                       Covey on listening +reading, writing, speaking
110                        Listening during Class Discussion
111                       Compassionate Listening
112                              Listening Instructions
113                              Have You Tried Listening?                          
 114-115                     Leading Class Discussion
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TIME MANAGEMENT + RESOURCES
116-117                      “Procrastination: How Adolescents Encourage                                         Stress”
118-119                       Covey, Personal Planning System, from The                                         Eighth Habit
120-121                       Covey, Time Management form and example
122-123                      Overcoming Procrastination;
124-125                      Design Your Own Procrastination Plan
126                             Sanger Learning Skills Center
127                          Undergraduate Writing Center

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LOOKING AHEAD:

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9-1 Emotional Intelligence;

?? 9-3 Convocation 4:30 get food from Zen, Taco Cabana or Chick-fil-A in SAC (or from dorms even if you want) and bring it to CLA 2.606 by 5 PM for Convocation meeting with mentors, alumni, photos of whole class, etc. Then to WEL 2.224.  ??

 

    DUE BY MIDNIGHT 9-4: QUESTIONNAIRES DUE : -5 PER CLASS DAY UNTIL RETURNED BY EMAIL INTRODUCTION BLOG 15 PTS.


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    9-6 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

 

REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: these texts and your own ethics and/or the DFW speech


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