PRST 337: Conflict Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration

Course Description

Designed to introduce learners to the study of ADR, or Alternative dispute resolution, this course explores the resolution of conflict through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.  A variety of approaches for resolving conflict are examined, from the adjudicative (arbitration, private or special judging, neutral fact-finding) to the evaluative (peer, lay, judicial, and expert evaluation) to the meditative.  Emphasis is given to the meditative process and its usefulness in a wide range of venues.  Learners will be given multiple opportunities to integrate theory and practice in the development of conflict resolution skills. Prerequisite: Concurrent or prior enrollment in PRF STDS 230.