Mediation and Training Seminar: Mediation and Training Strategies Conflict Mediation Workshop

Code:

E305

Acronym:

SIMF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Pedagogy

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCED	68	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	9	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit aims at providing students an understanding of mediation as citizenship promoting device, institutional device and conflict resolution strategy. It also aims at identifying and discussing potentialities and limitations of mediation as an instrument for managing social change and social conflicts, especially in educational contexts.
Therefore, this curricular unit entails a detailed consideration of the nature of conflicts, and of the parties involved in negotiation and mediation processes.
This curricular unit also aims at contributing to the analysis and configuration of the figures of mediation in the educational field.
The expected learning outcomes of this unit are the following:
- identification of the nature of conflicts, considering the characteristics of the parties involved;
- planning and conduction of mediation process;
- understanding of basic distributive and integrative negotiation strategies;
- planning interventions in social-educational contexts.
By the end of this curricular unit, students should have acquired the following competences:
- the ability to employ basic negotiation techniques;
- the ability to act as a mediator.

Program

1) types of conflict and the nature of mediation as a conflict resolution method;
2) negotiation: fundamental concepts and techniques;
3) the mediator's role: ethical and technical elements;
4) conducting a mediation process;
5) mediation in educational contexts: experiences, competences, figures.

Mandatory literature

Lewicke Roy J.; Negotiation. ISBN: 007-124460-3
Harvard Business Essentials; Harvard business essentials. ISBN: 1-59139-111-3
Raiffa Howard; The^art and science of negotiation
Torrego Juan Carlos coord.; Mediação de conflitos em instituições educativas. ISBN: ISBN 972-41-3405-9
Fisher Roger; Como conduzir uma negociação?. ISBN: 972-41-1135-0
Moore Christopher W.; O processo de mediação. ISBN: ISBN 85-7307-474-4
Vezzula Juan Carlos; Mediação
Carvalho José Crespo de; Negociação. ISBN: 972-618-403-7
Correia, J. A. and A. M. C. Silva, Eds.; Mediação: (D)os Contextos e (D)os actores, CIIE e Edições Afrontamento, 2010. ISBN: 978-972-36-1083-3
Boqué Torremorell Maria Carme; Cultura de mediação e mudança social. ISBN: 978-972-0-34174-7
Jares Xerús R.; Educação e conflito. ISBN: 972-41-3015-0
Briant, V. and Y. Palau; La Médiation: définitions, pratiques et perspectives, Armand Colin, 2005
Guilaume-Hofnung, M.; La médiation, PUF, 2000
García Ana Poyatos; Introducción a la mediación
Six, J.-F.; Les Médiateurs, Le Cavalier Bleu, 2003

Complementary Bibliography

Burguet Arfelis Marta; El educador como gestor de conflictos. ISBN: ISBN 84-330-1380-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture, debate, group work, role-plays.

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Social pedagogy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	110,00
Test	Exame	3,00		2011-01-21
Group Work	Trabalho escrito	3,00		2010-12-17
Reflection about the practical skills acquired	Teste	3,00		2011-01-21
Bibliography research and work presentation preparation	Trabalho escrito	15,00		2010-12-08
Simulation of negotiation and mediation processes	Teste	30,00		2010-12-17
Analysis of mediation projects in educative sets	Teste	25,00		2010-12-17
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Reading and analysis of recommended bibliography	Estudo autónomo	30	2010-12-17
Reading and analysis of classes supporting texts and materials	Estudo autónomo	25	2010-12-17
	Total:	55,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation process requires that students attend classes, without prejudice of what is stated in item 4, article 9 of the evaluation regulation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed evaluation without final exam:

a) written test: 40%
b) participation in the e-learning platform: 35%
c) performance in negotiation role-plays: 25%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Any student with a mark below 8 in any of the evaluation components will have to reformulate that component in order to remain in the continuous evaluation process.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students which by law are not obliged to attend classes will have to do an extra oral examination.

Classification improvement

Written exam.