LB5527 - Conflict Coaching

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

Conflict coaching is a relatively new concept in Australia. It involves a conflict management specialist providing one-on-one support to a person to enable them to constructively deal with conflict. This support may be provided in relation to a specific conflict, or to assist the client to develop conflict management skills more generally. The subject examines a number of different conflict coaching models, and students develop their own model based on a strong understanding of conflict and the coach's support role. It includes a range of exercises and role-plays to develop students' conflict coaching skills.

Learning Outcomes

• describe typical causes of conflict and relevant behaviours, and how conflict coaching can assist people in dealing with conflict;
• distinguish various models of conflict coaching and explain the purpose of each stage within the coaching process, and compare the role of a conflict coach with other types of conflict support roles and analyse theoretical, legal and ethical aspects of a conflict coach;
• apply relevant conflict coaching techniques and tools in role-plays;
• develop skills in a range of conflict coaching models;
• critically evaluate your practical experience as a conflict coach and consider ethical and professional practice issues that arise in the conduct of conflict coaching.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise.

Assumed Knowledge:

LB5500 or LB5525

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 4
Census Date 21-Mar-2013
Face to face teaching 21-Mar-2013 to 24-Mar-2013 (Workshop of 4 days duration: 21 - 24 March 2013)
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy.
Contact hours:	28 hours workshops/Seminars - Four day workshop: 21 - 24 March 2013.
Assessment:	essays (50%); discussion paper (30%); online participation (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance on all days is compulsory. Pre-workshop readings and online participation.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.