College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

143 Studies clearly show that successful leaders of twenty-first century organizations need to make sense of complex conflict situations before taking action. This course will combine theory and practice to equip students to assist organizational leaders in developing both diagnostic and behavioral sophistication by using multiple frames before taking action. Participants will engage in both classroom learning, on-line assistance, and leadership coaching with a client and organization of their own choosing. Offered yearly. CARD 6645 – Indigenous Systems of Conflict Resolution This course is designed to make contributions to the field by exploring the processes of conflict resolution and peacemaking as practiced by the indigenous communities around the world. Class members will engage in an in-depth exploration of techniques of peacemaking, as practiced in various parts of the world. Offered yearly. CARD 6646 – The Anthropology of Peace and Conflict This course will explore the social dynamics of disputing and undertaking detailed examinations of specific cases. By examining diverse expressions of conflict and different means of controlling it, students will deepen their understanding of conflict analysis and broaden their perspectives on how disputes can be managed. Course topics will include the cooperative and aggressive components of human nature, the social construction of violence, genocide, and war, and the relationship between conflict resolution, social control, inequality, and justice. Offered occasionally. CARD 6647 –Risk Management for Organizations This course examines risks across all types of organizations, including healthcare. The course will outline various types of risk exposures including pure, operational, project, technical, business, and political. Students will learn how to develop a systemic risk management program for any organization through risk identification, qualitative impact analysis, quantitative impact analysis, risk response planning, and risk monitoring. Offered yearly. CARD 6648 – Researching Conflict In this course, students and instructors will together conceptualize, design and carry out a mixed methods research study on a topic connected to violence. The students and instructors will decide on a research problem to be studied. The goal of the elective is to help students deepen their understanding of quantitative and qualitative research and hone their research skills. The course will be a collaborative effort, building on the experience, knowledge, expertise, and interests of all of the participants. Offered yearly. CARD 6650 - International Negotiation: Principles, Processes, and Issues This course describes and analyzes the major principles, processes and issues of international negotiation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It seeks to provide students with the analytical tools and skills required to explain and predict the outcome of specific (bilateral or multilateral) negotiations through the study of various explanatory factors, including: stability and change in the structure of the existing “international system”; the individual characteristics of the nations-states parties (power/capabilities, interests, culture/values, negotiating styles, etc.); the strategic and tactical moves of those considered as “key player”; as well as the role of smaller states and non-state actors. Offered yearly.