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Begin your journey with a welcome to conflict management and mediation, setting expectations and introducing the course's focus on resolving disputes through practical mediation skills.
Explore power structure in conflict management and mediation, illustrated by the caption fragments and the name Susan: and, oh, far, do, most.
Identify passive-aggressive behavior in conflicts and understand its role in conflict management and mediation. Apply insights to improve communication and resolution in sensitive situations.
Explore the five conflict styles—avoiding, accommodating, dominating, integrating, and compromising. See how personal context and perception shape style choices and bias.
Explore violence and aggression in conflict and apply mediation strategies to manage disputes with practical, straightforward techniques.
Explore how emotions influence conflict and transform disputes through empathy, emotional regulation, and mindful self-responsibility.
Master practical conflict management and mediation techniques to address bullying with clear, actionable strategies for resolving disputes and promoting constructive communication.
Explore strategies for reconciliation and forgiveness within conflict management and mediation, applying practical techniques to resolve disputes and restore relationships.
Conflict is the disagreement or difference of opinions between or among individuals that can be potentially harmful to any organization. In the workplace setting, it often involves personal agendas, insights, or goals versus the agendas, insights, or goals of the group or team. Conflict management seeks to resolve the disagreement or conflict with positive outcomes that satisfy all individuals involved or is beneficial to the group. However, the perception of conflict is often negative.
Conflict can, in fact, be positive if it is managed properly. Conflict can promote team-building skills, critical thinking, new ideas, and alternative resolutions. Conflict management is a crucial competency that leaders must possess, for the success of the team, group, unit, or employees they lead.
Course Description: This course is designed to offer students opportunities to understand common causes of conflicts, and build techniques and skills in conflict management. The course teaches students the theoretical underpinnings causing disputes among parties. It emphasizes building partnerships and long-term positive relationships in one’s career and personal life. Students will investigate the theory and practice of using power, assessing conflict, improving communication techniques in problem solving with regards to appropriate strategies, tactics and goals in conflict resolution. This course will also focus on mediation skills, and students will have an opportunity to practice conflict management strategies to solve actual conflicts.