HRPD 710 – ADR – Assignment – Analyzing a Contemporary Conflict
This assignment may be done individually or in groups of up to 4 MAX
Worth: as noted on Course Evaluation handout
Due Date: posted on e.centennialcollege site
Requirements:
You are to select a contemporary conflict situation that interests you, such as a:
business / organizational situation you are/were either involved with, or intimately aware of;
situation you are very familiar with and are sufficiently aware of through the media;
any other choices must be approved by Instructor.
Be sure to identify EXPLICITLY, in your Preamble/ Introduction, the conflict scenario you are assessing. You must be able to articulate this clearly in your own words to show your understanding of the circumstance you will be discussing.
Your report on the subject should include DISCUSSION, EXPLANATION, ELABORATION, and if relevant, DEBATE, on the following, as a minimum [these are guidelines to the creation of your report – this IS NOT A Q & A paper!]:
describe the conflict, why it is a conflict, its nature, and context;
you need to be able to “tell the story” in your own words, from inception to end – or where it ended – clearly, concisely, unambiguously
what caused the conflict and what types of conflict can it be categorized as;
what fueled / catalyzed the conflict;
conflict stages and escalation stages [and content of each];
what approaches were taken by the involved parties;
a critique of the conflict management strategies used by the key parties;
if the conflict was resolved, how was it resolved and was this resolution successful [define “successful”];
if the conflict was / has not been resolved, why not ?- what is, or was, in the way?
what could have been handled differently [proposal] and why [justification]?
Plus … any other value-added insights / discussion you can provide.
PLEASE- use headings and subheadings to segregate and logically organize your work and discussions.
Your paper is to…