Week 16 Post 3

Over the course of the entire semester, I learned many things that helped deal with and resolve conflict.  My favorite concept that I learned over the course of the semester was the S-TLC System. Although this system seems fairly straightforward, it is something that can be extremely helpful during a time of conflict. I have been in a few conflicts since learning this concept and just thinking about the 4 steps helped me resolve my situation in a positive manner. While working on my workshop, I also learned a lot about dealing with conflict that occurs within families.  Another chapter that was really helpful to me was the chapter on managing anger. This applied to me because I will sometimes lose my cool during certain situations. I was able to learn different techniques on how to deal with this anger and keep the situation under control. This class has been very helpful as it applies to everyday life and will certainly help us deal with different conflicts that we come across in the future.

Week 16 Post 2

Over the semester, I really enjoyed taking this class.  It helped me become more comfortable with something that I previously liked to avoid, specifically, conflict.  I enjoyed doing all the projects in class and thought they were very relevant and helped expand our learning.  My favorite part of the class was the conflict workshop. I learned so much about conflict within family life.  It helped me grow as a person and I was able to share it with a few family members.  I thought all the content of class was great.  I enjoyed doing the discussion posts because they really highlighted the important aspects of each chapter.  Also, responding to other people’s post was helpful because we were able to interact with different classmates.  This is something that is usually difficult in an online setting, but it was flawless in this class.  The only thing I didn’t enjoy in class was posting my video to YouTube.  The quality wasn’t that great and it was sort of a hassle due to my inexperience with posting videos. I would recommend this class to other students because I felt it was a really complete class. I learned a lot and the teacher was very respectful and helpful. All the deadlines were fair and I had plenty of time to complete assignments.

Week 16 Post 1

I think that people tend to have a negative view of conflict due to the fact they don’t know how to handle it.  When individuals aren’t educated on conflict, I would bet that most of their experiences with conflict turn out negative.  That is why this class has been so helpful.  Being able to learn about different strategies to create positive resolutions after a conflict in normal, everyday situations has been beyond beneficial. I believe that the more comfortable be are when dealing with conflict, the less they will fear it.  It might take a while to get over that barrier, however, when one does, they will be able to stay calm and collected during the tough times.  People that are stubborn about conflict or try to avoid it will never be comfortable when it occurs.  Conflict is something that is inevitable and once people realize that, they will be better off.