COM 491 Schedule - Irwin Mallin, IPFW Communication

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COM 491-01 Course Schedule (subject to change)

T 1/13
Introductions to the course and each other

R 1/15
Introduction to the subject matter

(F 1/16 Last day to add – Sun 1/18 is last day for full refund)

T 1/20 & R 1/22 No class – Rhetoric in Society Conference

T 1/27
Definitions and models of conflict – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 1

R 1/29
Destructive v. constructive conflict
Conflict Analysis Paper 1 assigned

T 2/3
Levels of conflict
(I strongly suggest that you start reading Fisher, Ury, & Patton in February even though we won’t begin discussing it until after spring break. This will make your March workload less intense. Trust me.)

R 2/5
Styles of conflict – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 2

T 2/10
Confronting conflict (or not) and cycles of conflict

R 2/12
Goals – Hocker & Wilmot

T 2/17
Face and attribution – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 3

R 2/19
Marital conflict – Gottman

T 2/24
More about conflict in dating and marital relationships – Lulofs & Cahn

R 2/26
Catch up and review

T 3/3
Exam 1

R 3/5
Listening and responding
Conflict Analysis Paper 1 due

T 3/10 & R 3/12 No class – Spring Break

T 3/17
Introducing the negotiation model – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 3-55

R 3/19
Practice negotiations
Conflict Analysis Paper 2 assigned

(F 3/20 Last day to withdraw or change from credit to audit)

T 3/24
Issues in negotiation – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 4

R 3/26
Options and criteria – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 56-94
Negotiation Report assigned

T 3/31
Integrative strategies – Pruitt

R 4/2
Best alternative to a negotiated agreement – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 97-148

T 4/7
Negotiation jujitsu

R 4/9
More practice negotiations

T 4/14
Objections to interest-based negotiations – Fisher, Ury & Patton, pp. 149-187
Conflict Analysis Paper 2 due

R 4/16, T 4/21, R 4/23
Still more practice negotiations

T 4/28
Third parties – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 7

R 4/30
Catch up and review
Negotiation Report due

R 5/7
Exam 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

References:

Gottman, J. (1994, March/April). What makes marriage work? Psychology Today, 27(2), pp. 38-43, 68.

Hocker, J. L., & Wilmot, W. W. (1995). Conflict goals. In Interpersonal conflict (4th ed.) (pp. 45-68). Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark.

Lulofs, R. S., & Cahn, D. D. (2000). Research on intimacy and conflict. In Conflict: From theory to action (2nd ed.) (pp. 168-185). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Pruitt, D. G. (1981). Forms taken by integrative agreements. In Negotiation behavior (pp. 137-162). New York: Academic Press

Two of your classmates:

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T 1/13	Introductions to the course and each other
R 1/15	Introduction to the subject matter
(F 1/16	Last day to add – Sun 1/18 is last day for full refund)
T 1/20 & R 1/22	No class – Rhetoric in Society Conference
T 1/27	Definitions and models of conflict – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 1
R 1/29	Destructive v. constructive conflict Conflict Analysis Paper 1 assigned
T 2/3	Levels of conflict (I strongly suggest that you start reading Fisher, Ury, & Patton in February even though we won’t begin discussing it until after spring break. This will make your March workload less intense. Trust me.)
R 2/5	Styles of conflict – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 2
T 2/10	Confronting conflict (or not) and cycles of conflict
R 2/12	Goals – Hocker & Wilmot
T 2/17	Face and attribution – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 3
R 2/19	Marital conflict – Gottman
T 2/24	More about conflict in dating and marital relationships – Lulofs & Cahn
R 2/26	Catch up and review
T 3/3	Exam 1
R 3/5	Listening and responding Conflict Analysis Paper 1 due
T 3/10 & R 3/12	No class – Spring Break
T 3/17	Introducing the negotiation model – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 3-55
R 3/19	Practice negotiations Conflict Analysis Paper 2 assigned
(F 3/20	Last day to withdraw or change from credit to audit)
T 3/24	Issues in negotiation – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 4
R 3/26	Options and criteria – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 56-94 Negotiation Report assigned
T 3/31	Integrative strategies – Pruitt
R 4/2	Best alternative to a negotiated agreement – Fisher, Ury, & Patton, pp. 97-148
T 4/7	Negotiation jujitsu
R 4/9	More practice negotiations
T 4/14	Objections to interest-based negotiations – Fisher, Ury & Patton, pp. 149-187 Conflict Analysis Paper 2 due
R 4/16, T 4/21, R 4/23	Still more practice negotiations
T 4/28	Third parties – Donohue & Kolt, Chapter 7
R 4/30	Catch up and review Negotiation Report due
R 5/7	Exam 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.