Week 16 - Post 3

Going into this class, I had already had some experience in how to manage conflict.  But, with that said I still have learned a lot from this class.  I learned a lot of different types of conflict, ways to think about conflict in a more positive light, different skills in order to deal with conflict, the STLC system was one of my favorite and finally a nice refresher on mediation and the different tools we can use during mediation.  I took so much away from this class and I know for a fact that I will use almost, if not all of the tools and skills that I have learned during this class.  I think my favorite thing that I learned was how to manage stress.  As a college student I enjoy learning different ways to mange stress, I feel that I do a pretty good job as it is, but it never hurts to learn different ways to deal with stress.  

Week 16 - Post 2

The part I liked the most about this class was the knowledge I gained about conflict management.  As I have said multiple times, I am currently mediating and I was extremely excited to take this class.  I figured this class would help me gain better knowledge and different techniques when dealing with conflict and communication.  I was very pleased with what I was able to take away from this class.  I think the strengths of this class were the information we learned and the workshop project.  I really enjoyed putting the workshop together.  I cannot think of one weakness about this class.  I feel that everything was laid out very well and it was an easy class to follow.  Online classes can be tough when directions are not clear or the schedule of what is due is hard to follow.  I felt everything easy clear and I never found myself confused.  I would recommend this class to other students because I think it is very important for people to understand conflict and understand how to manage it properly.  

Week 16 - Post 1

I think that a lot of people have such negative views of conflict because of past negative experiences with conflicts.  I think that a lot of people think that the word conflict is a negative word.  Conflict can be positive depending on how you approach it and how the conflict is resolved.  I think that yes, as people know more about conflict they fear it less.  I feel this way from experience.  As I have learned more about conflict and now have a better understanding of how to deal with conflict, I do not fear conflict.  I feel that other people can feel this way as well.  I think that the more educated a person is about conflict there is less unknown territory for them to explore.  In order for people to have a better understanding of any topic, they need to be educated.  The more education the less fear that is involved.