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In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapter from the text, Managing Conflict Through Communication:

Chapter 12 – Managing Conflict in the Workplace

Recommended Resources

In order to supplement this week’s assignments, review the following websites:

Week 5 – Discussion 1
  
Group Conflict
Your boss has asked you to lead a group of eight of your coworkers for a new project that will change several elements of your department. This is your first time in a leadership role, and you anticipate that there will be a certain amount of conflict within this new group.
In 250 – 300 words, identify potential conflicts that can occur in groups. What strategies could you implement to manage the group conflict?
Your response must answer all parts of this discussion 
Week 5 – Discussion 2
  
Workplace Conflict
In Chapter 12 of the textbook, we learned about three types of workplace conflicts: organizational diversity and conflict, work-life conflict, and workplace bullying. Select one of these workplace conflicts and explain it in your own words. Provide an example of the conflict you chose and offer solutions to resolve this type of conflict.  
Your initial response should be 250 – 300 words
Week 5 – Final Paper
Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper
This course focuses on identifying types of conflicts and resolving conflicts through effective communication techniques. Your Final Paper will be an eight-to ten-page paper (excluding the APA title and reference pages) that will showcase what you learned about conflict and conflict resolution.
 
Identify a recent interpersonal, group, or organizational conflict that you were involved in and was later resolved. Select five of the topics listed below and discuss how they apply to your chosen conflict.  You must use a minimum of five resources to help support your discussion of these topics. Be sure to focus on communication techniques that were used during the conflict management process. Argue whether the resolution to this conflict was a “best practices” approach to resolving this conflict.  
 
Your paper must include an introduction paragraph that provides a high-level overview of your paper. In addition, your paper must include a strong conclusion paragraph that brings together the topics discussed. Remember not to introduce any new topics in your conclusion.
 
Conflict Topics for the Final Paper (select five)

Why does conflict occur?
Conflict management
The positive and negative effects of conflict
Role of personality types in conflict management
Communication techniques
Ethics and workplace conflicts
Climate in a conflict situation
Stress and anger
Facework
Forgiveness
Mediation and arbitration