Following is a list of materials assigned for the noted course.

Course Textbooks

Fisher & Ury, "Getting to Yes", 2nd Ed, Penguin Books;
Shell, "Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People", Paperback, Penguin USA;
James Alfini, "Mediation Theory and Practice", Hardcover Lexis Publishing

Course Information

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First Class Assignment

Exploring ADR and the Nature of Disputes (Conflicts); Understanding How You and Others Function in Disputes (Conflicts)

Objective: To provide you with an overview of the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. To provide you with terminology and a theoretical construct to explore and discuss disputes and dispute resolution. To give you tools to analyze yourself and others in interpersonal disputes.

Readings: Read Mediation Theory & Practice pp. 1-33 (Historical Overview); begin reading Getting to Yes (complete GTY by Class 6 – there are new copies in the bookstore, copies on reserve in the library and easy to purchase online or at Borders/Barnes & Noble); read the following handouts (available in room 301): Spectrum of Conflict Resolution, Key Elements of ADR Processes, The Iceberg of Conflict, Circle of Conflict, and Conflict Cube.

Assignment: NOTHING BEYOND THE READINGS FOR THE FIRST CLASS.

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