CONFLICT 5 Conflict Michael Whitener CONFLICT 1 1. Briefly summarize your dispute as you perceive it, placing events in chronological order. Include what you have done to resolve the dispute.  A young woman, Laura, was hired as a copy editor for one of the many journals produced by the company. Seven other employees worked on this team editing this Journal, including a senior editor named Tim. Laura had worked there for about a month when she and her co-workers went for a happy-hour after work. Everybody had a great time and had consumed a fair amount of alcohol. When everybody left the bar to head home, Tim, who had been secretly attracted to Laura since she started work at the Journal, hailed a cab and offered to share the ride with Laura. Laura accepted the offer. Once she was inside the cab, Tim then suddenly made an aggressive sexual advance toward her. Horrified, Laura pushed him away and told him to get out of the cab. Mortified, Tim slinked out of the cab. The next day, Laura came to work with some apprehension. How would she deal with Tim? Would the cab incident affect her job? Although Tim did not supervise her, would he try to get her fired? Since this day, Tim and Laura have all been showing aggressive behavior at work. Laura does not want to work with Tim. On the other hand, Tim has constantly mistreated Laura since he is afraid that Laura might open up to her fellow employees or even superiors which would get him fired. The two have been continuously arguing, and they rarely want to see each other in the office. However, most office people do not know why there is a conflict between the two since they did not witness the incident (Luria, 1932). 2. Have you been striving earnestly to resolve this dispute or giving only partial efforts to reconcile? I have put all my efforts into trying to resolve the conflict between this two. This is because, since their conflict began, the two employees' work productivity has been very low, and, in most cases, their duties even end up not being well performed. For this reason, it was essential to find a solution that will resolve the conflict as much as possible to avoid further deterioration in employee performance. 3. What questions, doubts, or fears do you have because of this dispute? The question that I have in this dispute is what happened between the two employees, and the doubt I have is that both of them will be able to work in the same team even after resolving the conflict. The one fear that I have is that if the case is not solved as soon as possible, one of the employees might resign from their job. 4. Have you been looking at this dispute as something that happened by chance, as something done to you by someone else, or as s ...

1. CONFLICT
5
Conflict
Michael Whitener
CONFLICT
1
1. Briefly summarize your dispute as you perceive it, placing
events in chronological order. Include what you have done to
resolve the dispute.
A young woman, Laura, was hired as a copy editor for one of
the many journals produced by the company. Seven other
employees worked on this team editing this Journal, including a
senior editor named Tim. Laura had worked there for about a
month when she and her co-workers went for a happy-hour after
work. Everybody had a great time and had consumed a fair
amount of alcohol. When everybody left the bar to head home,
Tim, who had been secretly attracted to Laura since she started
work at the Journal, hailed a cab and offered to share the ride
with Laura. Laura accepted the offer. Once she was inside the
cab, Tim then suddenly made an aggressive sexual advance
toward her. Horrified, Laura pushed him away and told him to
get out of the cab. Mortified, Tim slinked out of the cab. The
next day, Laura came to work with some apprehension. How

2. would she deal with Tim? Would the cab incident affect her
job? Although Tim did not supervise her, would he try to get
her fired? Since this day, Tim and Laura have all been showing
aggressive behavior at work. Laura does not want to work with
Tim.
On the other hand, Tim has constantly mistreated Laura
since he is afraid that Laura might open up to her fellow
employees or even superiors which would get him fired. The
two have been continuously arguing, and they rarely want to see
each other in the office. However, most office people do not
know why there is a conflict between the two since they did not
witness the incident (Luria, 1932).
2. Have you been striving earnestly to resolve this dispute or
giving only partial efforts to reconcile?
I have put all my efforts into trying to resolve the conflict
between this two. This is because, since their conflict began, the
two employees' work productivity has been very low, and, in
most cases, their duties even end up not being well performed.
For this reason, it was essential to find a solution that will
resolve the conflict as much as possible to avoid further
deterioration in employee performance.
3. What questions, doubts, or fears do you have because of this
dispute?
The question that I have in this dispute is what happened
between the two employees, and the doubt I have is that both of
them will be able to work in the same team even after resolving
the conflict. The one fear that I have is that if the case is not
solved as soon as possible, one of the employees might resign
from their job.
4. Have you been looking at this dispute as something that
happened by chance, as something done to you by someone else,
or as something that God allowed in your life for a specific
purpose?
In my perspective, the conflict just happened by chance.
This is because if the bar's meeting had not taken place, there
would be no conflict to resolve. The conflict was not helping,

3. and for this reason, I would not classify it as God sent. Maybe
the only way to identify if it was God sent would be later after
the conflict had been resolved.
5. Using what you currently know about conflict resolution,
which response to the conflict have you been using to resolve
the dispute?
There are various ways through which a conflict can be
solved, and one of them is arbitration. In the simplest terms,
possible arbitration can be defined as the private process where
parties in dispute will agree a third party helps them come to a
solution for their conflict. This is the most effective method to
use in this case (Sadat-Akhavi, 2003).
References
Luria, A. R. (1932). The nature of human conflicts.
Sadat-Akhavi, A. (2003). Methods of resolving conflicts
between treaties (Vol. 3). Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

4. The current event I chose was the shooting that just happened at
Fedex in Indianapolis.
Here is the link to the article
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/16/us/indianapolis-
fedex-shooting
EDUC 746
Personal Conflict Project: Part 2 – Reconciliation Plan Grading
Rubric
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Content
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not Present
Reflection Questions
55 to 60 points
Candidate provides clear, full answers to each of the 12
questions with complete paragraphs:
1. Describe the material issues in this conflict.
2. Describe the personal issues or offenses in this conflict.
3. Write down everything you can think of that is noble, right,
or admirable about the other person in this dispute, including
good memories or ways God has blessed you through that
person.
4. What rights, legally or morally, do you have in this situation?
5. Which of the personal issues or offenses described can you
simply overlook? Which of the material issues described can
you simply give in on?
6. Which listening skills do you have a hard time with: waiting,
attending, clarifying, reflecting, or agreeing? Write down some
things you will do or say to overcome these weaknesses.

5. 7. How can you show that you are trying to believe the best
about the other person (i.e., making charitable judgments)?
8. Which worldly weapons have you been using, or are you
tempted to use, in this situation?
9. Have you been using your tongue to bless your opponents or
to speak critically of them? How could you breathe grace to
them in the days ahead?
10. To whom can you turn for godly advice and encouragement?
11. What can you keep on doing in this situation that is right?
12. Would it be wiser to communicate in person, on the phone,
or by means of a letter? Why?
50 to 54 points
Candidate provides adequate answers to each of the 12
questions with complete paragraphs:
1. Describe the material issues in this conflict.
2. Describe the personal issues or offenses in this conflict.
3. Write down everything you can think of that is noble, right,
or admirable about the other person in this dispute, including
good memories or ways God has blessed you through that
person.
4. What rights, legally or morally, do you have in this situation?
5. Which of the personal issues or offenses described can you
simply overlook? Which of the material issues described can
you simply give in on?
6. Which listening skills do you have a hard time with: waiting,
attending, clarifying, reflecting, or agreeing? Write down some
things you will do or say to overcome these weaknesses.
7. How can you show that you are trying to believe the best
about the other person (i.e., making charitable judgments)?
8. Which worldly weapons have you been using, or are you
tempted to use, in this situation?
9. Have you been using your tongue to bless your opponents or
to speak critically of them? How could you breathe grace to
them in the days ahead?
10. To whom can you turn for godly advice and encouragement?
11. What can you keep on doing in this situation that is right?

6. 12. Would it be wiser to communicate in person, on the phone,
or by means of a letter? Why?
1 to 49 points
Candidate provides decent answers to each of the 12 questions
with complete paragraphs:
1. Describe the material issues in this conflict.
2. Describe the personal issues or offenses in this conflict.
3. Write down everything you can think of that is noble, right,
or admirable about the other person in this dispute, including
good memories or ways God has blessed you through that
person.
4. What rights, legally or morally, do you have in this situation?
5. Which of the personal issues or offenses described can you
simply overlook? Which of the material issues described can
you simply give in on?
6. Which listening skills do you have a hard time with: waiting,
attending, clarifying, reflecting, or agreeing? Write down some
things you will do or say to overcome these weaknesses.
7. How can you show that you are trying to believe the best
about the other person (i.e., making charitable judgments)?
8. Which worldly weapons have you been using, or are you
tempted to use, in this situation?
9. Have you been using your tongue to bless your opponents or
to speak critically of them? How could you breathe grace to
them in the days ahead?
10. To whom can you turn for godly advice and encouragement?
11. What can you keep on doing in this situation that is right?
12. Would it be wiser to communicate in person, on the phone,
or by means of a letter? Why?
0 points
Not present
Reconciliation Plan
18 to 20 points
Candidate clearly articulates a plan for resolving the dispute
over the next two weeks.
17 points

7. Candidate articulates a plan for resolving the dispute over the
next two weeks.
1 to 16 points
Candidate articulates a plan for resolving the dispute over the
next two weeks; however, it is not fully developed or is lacking
details.
0 points
Not present
Structure
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not Present
Paragraph Length, Sentence Structure and Mechanics
18 to 20 points
Sentences are well-phrased and varied in length and structure.
Writing displays introductory and concluding sentences that are
concise, interesting and focused. Each paragraph is at least five
sentences. The writing is free of errors.
17 points
Sentences are well-phrased and there is some variety in length
and structure. Writing displays clear introductory and
concluding sentences. Each paragraph is at least five sentences.
There are 1–3 errors, but they do not represent a major
distraction or obscure meaning.
1 to 16 points
Some sentences are awkwardly constructed so that the reader is
occasionally distracted. Writing displays vague introductory and
concluding sentences. The writing includes many errors. Each
paragraph is less than five sentences.
0 points
Not present
EDUC 746
Personal Conflict Project: Part 2 – Reconciliation Plan

8. Assignment Instructions
Overview
Throughout this course you will be introduced to different
theories, strategies, and skills necessary for conflict resolution.
This theoretical underpinning is necessary before you can
practically apply any of the concepts you learn in this course.
This project will allow you to start to identify a current
personal conflict and attempt conflict resolution strategies and
reconciliation based on the theories, strategies and skills you
encounter. This project has three parts: Part 1 – Identifying the
Dispute, Part 2 – Reconciliation Plan, and Part 3 – Reflection.
Instructions
In order to continue this project, you must clearly articulate
your plan for reconciliation. Due to the sensitive nature of this
assignment, full confidentiality will be maintained.
Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document
and provide at least a one paragraph response to each question:
1. Describe the material issues in this conflict.
2. Describe the personal issues or offenses in this conflict.
3. Write down everything you can think of that is noble, right,
or admirable about the other person in this dispute, including
good memories or ways God has blessed you through that
person.
4. What rights, legally or morally, do you have in this situation?
5. Which of the personal issues or offenses described can you
simply overlook? Which of the material issues described can
you simply give in on?
6. Which listening skills do you have a hard time with: waiting,
attending, clarifying, reflecting, or agreeing? Write down some
things you will do or say to overcome these weaknesses.
7. How can you show that you are trying to believe the best
about the other person (i.e., making charitable judgments)?
8. Which worldly weapons have you been using, or are you
tempted to use, in this situation?

9. 9. Have you been using your tongue to bless your opponents or
to speak critically of them? How could you breathe grace to
them in the days ahead?
10. To whom can you turn for godly advice and encouragement?
11. What can you keep on doing in this situation that is right?
12. Would it be wiser to communicate in person, on the phone,
or by means of a letter? Why?
13. Clearly articulate your plan for resolving this dispute over
the next two weeks.
This assignment should be between 3 – 5 pages in length and
each paragraph should be a minimum of five sentences. No title
page, abstract, or reference section is necessary unless you use
citations. If you use any citations, you must properly cite
according to current APA standards and include a reference
section.
Prior to completing Part 3 – Reflection, you must schedule and
attend a meeting with the purpose of reconciling this dispute.
You must utilize at least two strategies during this
reconciliation and provide a thorough explanation of the steps
you took to resolve the conflict based on what you have learned
and researched in this course.
Please note that while attempting to resolve the conflict, your
plans may adjust as the situation warrants. Your final grade is
not contingent upon successful reconciliation, but the process
you go through during this project.