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International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College
Columbia University

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  • According to a 1998 survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cornell University, 88 percent of American corporations had used mediation and 79 percent used arbitration in the previous three years. In addition, over 84 percent said that they were likely or very likely to use mediation in the future, while 69 percent said the same about arbitration. 
  • Organizations adopting conflict resolution processes report 50-80% reductions in litigation costs.
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International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution

ICCCR Courses > ICCCR Fall 2009 Course Schedule

ICCCR Fall 2009 Course Schedule


For course related questions, please contact Molly Clark at 212.678.3289 or clark@tc.columbia.edu

ORLJ 5340:
Basic Practicum in Conflict Resolution & Mediation
3 credits @ $1,127 per credit (plus special fee of $50)
or non-credit @ $ (plus special fee of $50)
This course is the first of six in a series leading to a Certificate of Attendance in Conflict Resolution, and provides experience in developing basic collaborative negotiation and mediation skills for interpersonal conflict in a variety of contexts.
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Section 001: (CRN: 30161)
Instructors: Michele Riley, J.D. & Bridget Regan, J.D.
Workshop Dates: Sept. 11, 12, 13  & Sept 25, 26, 27
Times: Fridays 4-8pm
Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5pm

Section 002: (CRN: 30370)
Instructors: Audrey Charlton, Ph.D. & Eric Marcus, Ph.D.
Workshop Dates: Sept 18, 19, 20 October 2, 3, 4
Times: Fridays 4-8pm
Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5pm
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ORLJ 5148, 001:
Managing Conflict in Organizations
3 credits @ $1,127 per credit (plus special fee of $25)
or non-credit @ $ (plus special fee of $25)
This course is designed to address conflicts in the context of organizations from both theoretical and practical points of view. We will review the latest research findings about what causes conflict in organizations, how the issues are framed, how the conflicts are managed and how conflict impacts the parties involved and the organization as a whole.
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Section 001: (CRN: 31437)
Instructor: Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D., C.C.S  
Workshop Dates: Sept 14, 21, October 5, 12, 19, 26 & Weekend Oct 9, 10, 11
Times: Mon. sessions meet 7:20pm-9pm. Fri. session (Oct 9) meets 4pm-8pm, Sat. session (Oct 10)meets 8:30am-5pm, Sun. session (Oct 11)meets 9am-5pm 

Section 002: (31613)
Instructor: Claudia Cohen, Ph.D.
Workshop Dates: Sept 16, 23, 30 October 14, 21, 28 & Weekend Oct 9, 10, 11
Times: Mon. sessions meet 7:20pm-9pm. Fri. session (Oct 9) meets 4pm-8pm, Sat. session (Oct 10)meets 8:30am-5pm, Sun. session (Oct 11)meets 9am-5pm
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ORLJ 6040, 001:
Fundamentals of Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation in Different Institutional Contexts
3 credits @ $1,127 per credit (plus special fee of $25)
or non-credit @ $ (plus special fee of $25)
Instructor Approval Required- Prerequisite: ORLJ 5340: Call (212) 678-3289
Instructor: Peter T. Coleman, Ph.D.

Section 001: (CRN: 30189)
Workshop Dates: 9/02/09-12/21/09 (Wednesdays)
Times: 5:10pm-6:50pm
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ORLJ 6350, 002:
Advanced Practicum in Conflict Resolution, Part ONE
3 credits @ $1,127 per credit
or non-credit @ $
Instructor Approval Required- Prerequisite: ORLJ 5340: Call (212) 678-3289
Instructor: Audrey Charlton, Ph.D. & Robert Anderson, Ed.D.
This workshop presents a practical approach that uniquely integrates organizational development, alternative dispute resolution, and dispute system design principals into a working model to help assess conflict and evaluate processes within organizations.
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Section 002: (CRN: 30852)
Workshop Dates: November 6, 7, 8; November 20, 21, 22
Times:  Fri 4-8 pm  Sat. & Sun 9am-5pm
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ORLJ 5012, 002:
Organizational Internship: Community Mediation
3 credits @ $1,127 per credit
or non-credit @ $
Instructor Approval Required- Prerequisite: ORLJ 5340: Call (212) 678-3289
Instructor: TBA
Students will participate in two weekend workshops and conduct supervised community mediation. Following the workshop, students can elect to conduct supervised community mediation.
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Section 002: (CRN: 30238)
Workshop Dates: Dec 4, 5, 6 & Dec 11, 12, 13
Times:Fridays 6pm-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm
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ORLJ 5016, 001:
Healing and Reconciling Relationships in Conflict
1 credit @ $1,127 per credit
or non-credit @ $
This course examines the role that unaddressed and unhealed emotional trauma plays in creating and maintaining conflict.  It also highlights unaddressed trauma as an obstacle to reconciliation—our ability to put the past to rest and to rebuild relationships that have broken under the strain of conflict.
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Section 001: (CRN: Coming Soon)
Instructor: Donna Hicks, Ph.D.
Workshop Dates: Nov. 13,14,15
Times: Friday 4pm-8pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm
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