I would recommend this course to any student that doesn’t mind setting aside a good amount of time to complete the conflict resolution workshop. Considering this is a 4-unit class the workload is inevitably expected to be more intense. Something that I would like to commend the professor on is how she was always readily available to answer questions and clarify assignments. Also, the way her blog was set up it make it very clear what was assigned and when it was due. From a students standpoint nothing is more irritating than a professor who doesn’t respond to e-mails or doesn’t post grades in a timely manor. She did all of this and more, which is why I would definitely recommend this class to another student. It’s not a class that you can be lazy in and skate by, yet it she gave us all the tools as students to do well in her class.
I agree with you, Mark. I would, and actually have, recommended this course to other students; however, the conflict resolution workshop did take a lot of time to research, plan, hold, and analyze. Although I thought the assignment was a good one because it helped to pull together all that we’ve learned this semester, I did not see the purpose in actually holding a real workshop because it seemed more like something that would be required in a group dynamics course than a communications and conflict class. However, running the workshop and asking for feedback from the workshop participants did turn out to be beneficial in that it did build my skills in working with a group, and it gave me practice in presenting conflict resolutions concepts to people, something that I intent do with more of my family members.
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