Course Requirements
Religion
and Dispute Resolution
HDDR 6366
Class Dates: June 29 - July 5th
Richard Blackburn, Instructor
- Class attendance; active participation in discussions and roleplays.
- Self-Study – a short paper (3-5 pages) focusing on how you respond to conflict, including reflection on: your personal style profile; family of origin issues impacting the development of your style; goals for growth and change; obstacles you face in change.
- Case-Study – a study (6-8 pages) of an actual congregational conflict, including: a brief description of events and dynamics, an in-depth family systems analysis, actual outcomes to-date, proposed intervention strategies, projected outcomes after appropriate intervention. The paper should also provide evidence of substantial reading from several of the books listed in the course syllabus among the recommended texts, by referencing at least ten insights gleaned from at least three of those books.
Required Texts
Two training manuals to be purchased from the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center ahead of time(approx. $75.00 total) and brought with you to Italy:
Blackburn, Richard (ed.). Mediation Skills Training Institute, (Lombard
Mennonite Peace Center, 2004).
Gilmore, Susan and Fraleigh, Patrick. Style Profile for Communication at
Work, (Friendly Press, 1992).
Evaluation
The various course requirements will carry the following weight in assessing the final evaluation:
- 40% – Class attendance and participation
- 35% – Case-study
- 25% – Self-study
The self-study and case-study papers should be typewritten, double-spaced. Papers are expected to reflect a graduate level of competence in research, analytical skills, and writing ability. They can be sent via email attachment to admin@LMPeaceCenter.org– or to the postal address for the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (see below). If you would like to have the paper returned to you after grading, you may provide the instructor with a self-addressed envelope (9 1/2" x 12 1/2 ") with sufficient postage attached.
Work for the course will be evaluated with letter grades, following standard SMU-in-Legacy policy: A, exemplary performance and attendance; A-, excellent performance and attendance; B+, very good performance and attendance; B, B-, good performance and attendance; C+, C, C-, average performance and attendance; F, failure; I, incomplete; NC, no credit received; WP, withdrawal passing.
Every student is expected to adhere to the SMU Honor Code when doing all assignments. Any form of cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in an F grade for the class.
Instructor
R
ichard
Blackburn, Executive Director
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
101 W. 22nd St., Suite 206
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-627-0507
Fax: 630-627-0519
E-Mail: admin@LMPeaceCenter.org
Web Site: www.LMPeaceCenter.org
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