COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEORY AND APPLICATION*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6034 CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEORY AND APPLICATION* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ABBAS TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine nature of interpersonal conflict, incompatible goals, overt conflict, escalation of conflict, managing conflict. In addition the interaction of conflict, and trust, power, communication, emotion, personality and culture also examine.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to conflict
2   Being able to explain main theories and models related to conflict
3   Being able to give examples recent research about conflict resolution theory and analysis of conflict
4   Being able to describe the importance of research about interpersonal and group conflict.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The development of conflict knowledge
2 Understanding conflict
3 Development of incompatible goals
4 Emergence of overt conflict
5 Escalation and de-escalation
6 Making conflict work economically
7 Term examination
8 Trust, trust development and trust repair
9 Power and conflict
10 Communication and conflict
11 Emotion and conflict
12 Personality and conflict
13 Self-regulation in the service of conflict resolution
14 Culture and conflict

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bartos, J. O. & Wehr, P. (2002). Using conflict theory. England: Cambridge University Press.

2. Deutsch, M., Coleman, T. P., Marcus, C. E. (2006). The Handbook Of Conflict Resolution:

Theory and Practice (Second Edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

3. Furlong, T. G. (2005). The Conflict Resolution Toolbox: Models & Maps for Analyzing

Diagnosing and Resolving Conflict. Canada: Wiley

4. Sandole, J. D. D., Byrne, S., Sandole-Staroste, Senehi, J. (2009). Handbook of Conflict Analysis

and Resolution (Edit.). London: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
Presentations
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.

2. LO 3-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abbas.turnuklu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing presentations 13 5 65
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.25555
LO.34455
LO.45545

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