A SOCIAL LAB FOR UNIVERSITY & PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Conflict Lab’s simulations are designed for university courses, self-study and professional education and certification programs. Course instructors may assign and integrate their own choice of reading and research materials. Through Conflict Lab’s database registration process, players may be assembled from multiple disciplines, multiple campuses or a single course.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Players rate the discussion posts of the characters and complete Peer Evaluation forms for the characters in their group. The scoring software converts the names of characters into the names of players and reports the player scores to course instructors. The evaluation process does not breach the anonymity of characters.
INSTRUCTORMATERIALS
Instructors receive:
A synopsis of the conflict and the plot development;
A database with the news stories and other materials for 14 issues of the Conflict Chronicle. The materials provide coaching in Conflict Lab’s structured negotiation process and the debriefing;
Conflict Chronicle layout templates for insertion of materials by instructors;
Profiles of all characters;
FAQ database for instructors;
Instructor view of the discussion forums, and
Instructions for administrative interventions.
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
Conflict Lab Simulations cover a wide range of subject areas, including:
Conflict Styles Matrix
Conflict Resolution Process
The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory and the sixteen personality types
David Keirsey’s Personality Temperaments
The wisdom & folly of groups
Individual autonomy, freedom and group pressure
Identity – individual and group
Anonymity and experiential learning
Causes of conflict
Resolving conflicts between individuals and groups
Communications skills
Critical thinking
The use of force
Role reversals
The tragedy of the commons
Negotiation
Facilitation
Mediation
Interventions
Leadership
Team collaboration
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
The following courses are complementary to the experience of players:
