teaching business and management in china: for teachers

TeachingProblems

OpportunitiesMethods

Robert Shaw PhD MRSNZSchool of ManagementGuangdong University of Foreign Studies

17 October 2013, 2.30pm, Room 358

Today

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I hope we can talk together about our teaching.

1.Problems

2.Opportunities

3.The techniques Robert has been experimenting with this semester

4.Robert’s teaching with Yuan Denghua

Problems

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1. Confusion about the goal

2. Confusion about the nature of management

3. Curriculum relates to pedagogy & evaluation

Myths about our goals

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1. The curriculum relates to jobs / employment

2. We teach students how to be managers

3. Management is about business

4. Western theory will apply anywhere

Myth = a story which is not true

Global chaos has lead to radical re-thinking in management education

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1. Business Schools are the battlefield

a. New worldb. New priorities

2. Who do we serve a. Chinab. Governmentc. Businessd. Students

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New topics in Management

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Social justice –distribution of wealth

Capitalism & socialism

Limits of democracy & freedom

Corporate morality

Technology & society

Human rights – privacy, housing, indigenous peoples

New subjects in management

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Critical Management Theory

Philosophy of Management

Phenomenology of Management

Management Ethics

Philosophy of Science for Management Research

Global Leadership

The two worlds of management

1. The practical worldHow to be a manager

2. The academic disciplineAn intellectual discipline which relates to

other disciplines particularly ethics

From the academic discipline students learn

1. About the history of (management) ideas

2. Thinking, communication & research skills

3. Attitudes, particularly to bea. Open-mindedb. Critical-mindedc. Creatived. Autonomous

Confusion about the nature of our discipline

1. How are the thinking and research skills in management different from the skills in science?

2. What is science about?

3. What is management about?

These are vital questions for teachers

Problems

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1. Confusion about the goal

2. Confusion about the nature of management

3. Curriculum relates to pedagogy & evaluation

Finally we get to the third problem. We now confront the three evils of teaching

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CurriculumWhat you teach

EvaluationHow you assess

PedagogyHow you teach

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TextbookWhat you teach

ExaminationHow you assess

TeacherHow you teach

Studentperspective

The three evils of teaching

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1. Curriculum

2. Evaluation

3. Pedagogy

The three evils of teaching

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1. CurriculumTextbooks

2. Evaluation

Examinations

3. PedagogyDesks

The harm done by management textbooks

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1. Reinforce the idea that there is one truth

2. Limit the curriculum to facts or exercises with correct answers

3. Entrench things that are wrong or pointless

4. Limit our teaching methods

5. Reduce the role of research in university education

6. Stops the teacher becoming the authority

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Artwork by Qiu Ying 仇英 c.1540 Civil service examination candidates wait for officials to post their marks

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The harm done by examinations

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1. Narrow the curriculum

2. Do not test skills

3. Make learning miserable

4. Do not give accurate results

5. Waste student & teacher energy

6. Expensive burden for China

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Benjamin Bloom

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The harm done by desks

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1. Reinforces the idea the teacher is the authority

2. Undermines student confidence

3. Make us teach classes & not individuals

4. Limit our teaching methods (tutorials)

Opportunities

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1. Student ability & attitudes

2. Strong lead from Government

3. New technology

Strong lead from Government

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Teachers’ Law of the People’s Republic of China

Article 7 Teachers shall enjoy the following rights:(1) to conduct educational and teaching activities and carry out reform and experiment in education and teaching;(2) to engage in scientific research and academic exchanges, join professional academic societies and fully express their views in academic activities;(3) to give guidance to students in their studies and development and evaluate students’ conduct and academic achievements

Xi Jinping

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1. Socialism with Chinese characteristics

2. The Chinese dream

3. Quality

4. Jar on their earsXi Jinping sets the goal for management education!

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1. The State & the individual prosper

2. Ideas to be in school textbooks

3. This means we must focus on: i. The needs of China ANDii. The needs of the student

Academic freedom

Many countries have laws to protect academics.

“Critic and conscience of society” New Zealand Law

Xia Yeliang, professor of economics at Peking University faces dismissal when his colleagues vote: he spoke against the Chinese Dream concept & other things

What is in the best interests of China?

What is at issue for management education?

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This will make economic development driven more by domestic demand, especially consumer demand, by a modern service industry and strategic emerging industries, by scientific and technological progress, by a workforce of higher quality and innovation in management, by resource conservation and a circular economy, and by coordinated and mutually reinforcing urban-rural development and development between regions.

Hu Jintao, 14 November 2012

Higher quality and innovation in management

What this means for us

1.Academic standards (not ratings)

2.Focus on the qualities of our graduates

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"The CPC should be able to put up with sharp criticism, correct mistakes if it has committed them and avoid them if it has not.“ "Non-CPC personages should meanwhile have the courage to tell the truth, speak words jarring on the ear, and truthfully reflect public aspirations." .

Criticism from non-communist personages could help the CPC to identify, analyze and solve problems, he pointed out.

Xi asked CPC committees at all levels to readily accept and welcome supervision from non-communist parties and personages so as to improve their work style and quality.

Xi urged them to offer more wise and practical suggestions and consultations as pushing forward the country's development requires extensive force.

Hence, quality graduates will …

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1. Care about genuine academic standards(not manipulated ratings)

2. Have skills

3. Be:a. Open-mindedb. Critical-mindedc. Creatived. Autonomous

You want an example of our ideal graduate?

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My goals

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1. Priorities in our Schoola. Chinab. Students

2. Future focus Liberal education

3. Academic standards

4. In the West – opposeneo-liberalism

Opportunities

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1. New technologya. Internet keeps us current in our subjects

i. Email lists – industry & academicii. Lectures from other universities

b. Teaching videos plentifulc. Massive online courses for studentsd. Course delivery platforms - Blackboarde. Research databases for student usef. Bibliographic software – NoteExpressg. Writing aids for studentsh. Ability to select & highlight print materials

Support from the Library

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1. Teach database searching (Zheng Qingsheng 郑庆胜 )

2. Teach NoteExpress

3. Locate resources for me

4. Co-teaching with librarian (New Zealand)

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PDF software - select & highlight

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STUDY JUST THIS PART

Exercise 149

The management process

Planning Organizing Leading Controlling

Definition from Chuck Williams

Example: Teaching your course

Example: Being in control of an army unit

Video & audio recordings

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1. Place them on course website

2. Try to make the videos generic

3. Tests relate exactly to what was said in lectures

4. Helps with language learning

5. Helps advertise the university

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How to access BlackBoard

Advantages

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1. Everything in one place

2. Fast communications to individuals or everyone

3. Students teach each other

4. Enables continuous assessment

5. Tests & assignmentsa. Easy to prepareb. Automatic marking & online markingc. Reuse test items

Assessment using Blackboard

1. Assessment drives the course – not content

2. Continuous assessment

3. Test higher level skills

4. Assessment componentsa. Testsb. Exercises c. Glossaryd. Research paper (scientific or argumentative)

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Learning objectives - skills

1. Locate, assess and use information from university and open source databases

2. Use bibliographic software (NoteExpress)

3. Use APA format for manuscripts & references

4. Demonstrate research skills, including the ability to find a problem/hypothesis, produce original ideas …

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Task for the week

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1.Tasks for the week are always due the day before the next session (you have until mid-night).

2.Always submit tasks through the Discussion

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Discussion

Students lodge their

work for the week

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Glossary (word list)

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1. The purpose is to expand your vocabulary

2. For each word there shall be:1. the definition2. two sentences found in the academic literature that

use the word & the their in-text reference in APA format

3. two original sentences that use the word

3. A Bibliography shall appear at the end of the document. This will provide the references for the in-text references

Co-teaching

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1. Robert & Yuan Denghua

2. Managerial research methods

3. English & Chinese delivery

4. Resource base builds

5. Develop the curriculum

Summary

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1. New technology is the answer to many problems

2. But, we need to understand the goals if we are to make the right decisions

3. Change the curriculum – pedagogy –evaluation together

4. Try teaching a course on Blackboard next semester

5. Start a teacher support group with your friends

Thank you.