College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

162 women's rights and suffragist movement; Gandhi's prolonged struggle against British colonialism; Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Civil Rights movement; the American peace movement against the war in Vietnam; and the nonviolent movements that resulted in the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe. Offered occasionally. CARM 6610 –Family Violence: The Effects on Families, Communities and Workplaces This course explores the overall effects of trauma and violence on individuals, families, communities, and the workplace. Issues of abuse, violence, and systemic responses are explored in relation to their effect on individual behavior, family dynamics, service provision, and community systems. Methods for identifying such issues in the context of family mediation and other types of conflict intervention are explored. Offered occasionally. CARM 6611 – Race and Ethnic Relations in America This course examines the social constructionist approach toward the study of racial and ethnic conflict and conflict analysis in the U.S. It is designed to assist students in increasing their ability to analyze racial issues from a historical and contemporary perspective, and to explore the basic theoretical paradigms that have been used to conceptualize the idea of race and ethnicity from the 19 th century to the present. The course will also explore the effects of contemporary policies in addressing racial and ethnic inequities, and strategies to combat racism. Offered occasionally. CARM 6613 Arbitration The purpose of this course is to help understand the theory and processes of arbitration for a wide variety of cases. The course will cover the nature, enforceability and scope of arbitration clauses; other requirements to arbitrate; the powers of arbitrators; issues that typically arise in arbitration; the conduct of arbitration hearings; the remedies available in awards under federal and state law; and proceedings to confirm or to modify or vacate arbitration awards. CARM 6614 - Workshop Development This course helps students to create a connection between the graduate program and professional life by learning how to create, develop, and present workshops and training in the field of conflict resolution. Students will learn concepts and principles necessary to create and design workshops for adults and for children. Students will actually develop and present workshops in class in order to gain experience, have a finished product, and get valuable feedback from participants. Offered occasionally. CARM 6618 - The Reflective Practitioner: Consulting, Conflict, and Change in Organizational Settings A hands on, clinically based course in which students will form consulting teams (like in consulting firms) and actually do consulting in the community. Offered occasionally. CARM 6619 - Strategic Community Planning and Partnerships An overview of the community from a strategic perspective, identifying: social, economic, demographic and cultural trends and patterns within the community; areas of concern for law enforcement and government; ways to initiate and develop community-wide strategic planning for peaceful community relations and growth; building community partnerships between law enforcement, the criminal justice system and community agencies and groups; community justice; and the use of data, data collection and analysis in developing and implementing collaborative long and short term plans for community development, problem solving and funding initiatives. Offered occasionally. CARM 6621 – Introduction to Human Rights This course provides students with an introductory survey of political, philosophical, historical, economic, and legal considerations related to fundamental human rights concepts. Students will examine human rights issues in both domestic and international arenas. In particular, the course addresses the issues of the ideological and cultural origins of human rights theory; the sources of rights and rights violations; the impact of the nation-state system, governments and other institutions (such as corporations, churches and universities), and domestic and foreign policies particularly of the U.S.) on human rights law and enforcement. Finally, students examine the wide variety of political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights warranting protection. Offered yearly. CARM 6622 Legal Concepts This course will provide an overview of the U.S. legal system as it relates to alternative methods of resolving conflicts. Students will learn legal terminology, the judicial system, judicial procedures, the fundamentals of legal research and legal writing, and where alternative methods such as mediation and arbitration relate to legal processes. Students will also explore legal and procedural concepts such as: collaborative legal practices, state and federal authority, restorative justice, victim-offender programs, and the relationship between U.S. and international legal procedures. The class will be interactive with research, writing, class presentations, and guest presentations. CARM 6623 - Practicum III This course is a more advanced field research project that incorporates classroom knowledge and real-world settings. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply theory to practice and analyze situations utilizing knowledge from previous course work. Department approval required . Offered occasionally.