Mediation

Court Mediation

Faculty: Dr. Syed Zia Tauhid (Profile)

This e-tutorial will cover court procedures, mediator responsibilities, and various methods of dispute settlement. The course will explore using diverse means of conflict resolution, in a wide range of circumstances, to determine the most efficient, productive, and mutually satisfying approach to each case.

Required Reading:

Hanna, Frank, Conflict Resolution and Mediation in the Real World, Merge Consultants, Arizona, 2003

Jennifer E. Beer with Eileen Stief, The Mediator’s Handbook. New Society Publishers, 1997.

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Franklian Psychology in Peacemaking Through Mediation

Faculty: Dr. Henry A. Chan (Profile)

 
Description: We live in a world of much conflict among individuals and groups in every setting of human relationships. In these cases, peace is on everybody's mind, and mediation is frequently considered as an alternative form of peacemaking. This course will identify the basic elements of a mediation as well as consider the psychology of Viktor E. Frankl in respect to the mediator and the parties to a dispute during the course of a mediation.
 
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Interfaith-Utilizing Faith to Overcome Conflict

Faculty: Dr. Syed Zia Tauhid (Profile)

Description:  This e-tutorial will cover the teachings of major religions and explore similarities among them that unite and can serve to prevent conflicts. Students will select between Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and/or Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Much of the world conflicts are because of our differences. Many of these conflicts are between people of the same religion. This course will also explore how what binds us together (religion) trumps what separates us (ethnicity, culture, tradition).

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International Mediation

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description:  This E-Tutorial explores the skills and concepts needed to complete a successful international mediation.The four major components of conflict resolution for international mediation are established by the tutor (conflict management, conflict prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict transformation) to assist the student to understand international conflicts.Basic cultural norms, traditions, and language barriers are discussed to assist the student in understanding the most salient challenges that face a professional completing an international mediation.

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Mediation I: Basic Techniques & Practice

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description: This E_Tutorial explores the skills and concepts needed to understand basic mediation skill, common practices and techniques used by mediation professionals.

 

Students and professionals taking this course will be introduced to the field of mediation and provided an orientation to the most commonly accepted techniques, skills, and methods of mediation practice. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to observe credentialed mediators with an understanding of mediation process.
 
The goal of this tutorial is to begin the professional student’s journey of mediation training or provide understanding of the objectives of mediation. Professionals who may work along side credentialed mediators will find this course quite informative as this training will provide the means for understanding how both clients and professionals can utilize the techniques of mediation well to better resolve conflicts. It is recommended that the student professional who wishes to take this course as a means of training complete the Mediation II Tutorial as well, which expounds upon the mastery of skills required to implement positive and balanced resolutions that last, promote healing, and more thorough resolution. 

Required reading:

  • The Guided Method of Mediation: A Return to the Original Ideals of ADR
    By M. K. Hope (2009) New York: Eloquent Books.
  • The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict. By Robert Bush & Joseph Folger (2005) San Francisco: Jossey=Bass

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Mediation II: Mastering Mediation Techniques

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description: 

This E_Tutorial continues to develop the skills and concepts needed to master mediation techniques used by mediation professionals. A pre-requisite for this course Is Mediation I: Basic Techniques & Practice.
 
Students and professionals taking this course will continue to develop the most commonly accepted techniques, skills, and methods of mediation practice. Upon completion of this course (along with its prerequisite), the student will be able to become a “mentee” to a credentialed mediator with the objective of becoming a mediation professional or attaining a deeper understanding of the mediation process.
 
The goal of this tutorial is to continue the professional student’s journey of mediation training or provide a more thorough understanding of the objectives of mediation. Professionals who may work along side credentialed mediators will find this course quite informative as this training will provide the means for understanding how both clients and professionals can utilize the techniques of mediation well to better resolve conflicts. It is recommended that the student professional who wishes to take this course as a means of training complete additional mediation training which focusing on mentorship with an experienced professional and credentialing appropriate to the state or country in which each individual may provide mediation. 

Required reading:

  • The Guided Method of Mediation: A Return to the Original Ideals of ADR
    By M. K. Hope (2009) New York: Eloquent Books.
  • The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict. By Robert Bush & Joseph Folger (2005) San Francisco: Jossey=Bass

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Mediation in the Workplace

Faculty: Dr. Henry A. Chan (Profile)

 
Description: Mediation is increasingly considered today as an alternative in conflict resolution whenever there is a dispute among individuals or groups, regardless of the setting -- parish, workplace, family, etc. When a mediation is scheduled, the mediators and the parties in a conflict do not leave their personal psychology outside the door of the mediation room. It is with them in the room. This course will examine the basic elements of a mediation as well as consider some major psychological concepts of Freud, Jung, Erikson and Maslow in respect to the mediator and the parties to a dispute during a mediation.
 
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Middle East: Inspiring Change

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description:  This E_Tutorial explores the challenges that face both secular and evangelical leaders in the United States – regarding the conflicts in the Middle East & Iraq. The pursuit of professional mediation and conflict resolution dialogue about innovative solutions for these conflicts is the objective for students. The author’s objective in writing the book (How Conflict Resolution Can Defeat Terrorism) was to stimulate a more learned discussion of innovative practice in the fields of mediation and conflict resolution about what the United States can do differently in both Iraq and the Middle East. The mediation and conflict resolution practices that are needed to stimulate a more positive outcome to this international challenge will be discussed throughout the six-week tutorial.

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Negotiation: Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Reach the Best Agreements

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description: This E-Tutorial explores the skills and concepts needed to complete a successful negotiation. Negotiation involves the established practice of negotiation techniques to individuals, businesses, and professional organizations to reach the resolution they seek.

Entities that seek a negotiator desire help in obtaining their own objectives in a dispute that most often involves money or property issues. Exceptions include police and international negotiations. This tutorial does not provide training specifically focused toward either police negotiations or international negotiations, but does provide a foundation understanding of the most basic techniques used by professional negotiators.

Common situations brought to a negotiator include salary negotiations, property negotiations, building contract negotiations, and business negotiations. Taking this course would be a good preparation for more advanced training as a professional negotiator.

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Negotiation with Terrorism

Faculty: Dr. Syed Zia Tauhid (Profile)

Description:  We live in a time of unprecedented philanthropy. Ironically, we are also inhabitants of unmatched terror. This e-tutorial will cover the history and the root causes of terrorism. The course will investigate methods to overcome these challenging times through compassion and understanding.

Required Reading:

Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism. Columbia University Press, New York, 2006.

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Overcoming Hurdles: Historys Most Influential Persons

Faculty: Dr. Syed Zia Tauhid (Profile)

Description:  This e-tutorial will study the life and work of great men/women in the history of Religion, Science, Politics, Literature and Art. It will review the enormous odds each person faced and examine the leadership qualities that were used to overcome those odds. The course will explore ways to utilize leadership traits in our daily life that create a higher purpose, and formulate a deeper meaning to life.

Required Reading:

Michael Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Citadel Press, 1992.

Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People. Pocket Books, 1981.

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Pastoral Mediation

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description:  This E-Tutorial explores the skills and concepts needed to become a pastoral mediator.The most common aspects of secular mediation are reviewed by the tutor to assist the student to build upon these skills to become a pastoral mediator.The importance of pastoral influence and faith are accented to highlight the benefit of seeking pastoral intervention in every day disputes.

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Preventing Church Conflict

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description:  This E-Tutorial explores the skills and concepts needed to assist a pastor or evangelical leader in preventing church conflict and promoting church growth. This course can further benefit the individual seeking practices that will meet the challenges of a current church conflict.  The congregational behavior patterns that lead to church conflict are explored with an emphasis on methods to both decrease destructive behavior and prevention methods for further conflict.  The five practices that lead to church growth are explored as a holistic approach to the long-term prevention of church conflict.

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Transcending Cycles of Violence

Faculty: Mary Kendall Hope, Ph.D., Professor of Mediation Studies (Profile)

Description:  This E-Tutorial explores the evangelical leadership skills needed to confront religious conflicts.  The group behavior patterns that lead to social conflict are explored with an emphasis on methods to break long-standing cycles of violence and transcend patterns of ineffective functioning that have perpetuated conflict.  Dr. John Paul Lederach's groundbreaking writings lead the field in creating the stimulus for changes that will stimulate peace.  Evangelical leaders are uniquely posed (within every type of cultural community) to lead and inspire social groups to transcend cycles of violence.  Strong leadership is what is needed to enable congregants and communities to create new pathways of peaceful interaction.  In today's world of rising crime, gang membership, and terrorist threats, the skills to break and transcend "cycles of violence" are sorely needed. This course will provide students with the techniques needed to lead congregations and communities away from violence and toward the light of a more healthy and positive peace.

 

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UN Charter of Human Rights-Islam

Faculty: Dr. Syed Zia Tauhid (Profile)

Description:  This e-tutorial will cover Human Rights in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and Human Rights accorded by Islam. The objective of the course is to find similarities and differences in the declaration of Human Rights by both systems and use that to flourish human rights in the Muslim World and elsewhere.

Required Reading:

Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics. Westview Press, 2007.

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