Undergraduate - UnitMGF3450 - Managing conflict

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Sandra Cockfield

Synopsis

Skills in identifying, understanding and managing conflict are essential in a range of business and professional contexts. Participants in this unit will study a variety of theories and processes that will enhance their skills in avoiding and resolving disputes within and between organisations. Participants will learn through engaging in activities related to negotiation, mediation, advocacy, arbitration and other dispute resolution processes.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify and analyse the characteristics of conflict in society and in relationships
apply ethical communication, counselling, negotiation and mediation techniques to a variety of conflict situations
examine the influence and implications of power in understanding and managing conflict
evaluate a range of dispute resolution techniques and assess the applicability of these techniques to specific situations
assess and develop dispute resolution systems.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sandra Cockfield

Prohibitions

MGC3450