Alternative dispute resolution

Since her appointment in December 2013, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd has dealt with unfavorable attention with the Accrediting agency which put Alabama State University on warning for 6 violations. Two months later in Aug. 2014 ASU faculty expresses solid support for Boyd, however; in May of 2015 ASU trustees gave Dr. Boyd low marks on her performance. In Sept. of 2015 ASU trustees gave Boyd a three-year extension. However, On Nov. 4, 2016 the Board voted to suspend Dr. Boyd from her position, stating…

Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like’ Analysis Worthen’s thesis is that the phrase “I feel like…” is a threat to our society because it allows one to avoid arguments and devalues emotions that are sometimes essential to the argument. Worthen claims that the phrase allows one to avoid “rigorous debate over structures of society that are hard to change”. Worthen supports this claim with people’s quotes that have a similar perspective on what the phrase does. Worthen wrote that Natasha Pangarkar, a senior…

According to the FAR competitive range identifies proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for award of a contract. Competitive range is the qualified range of offers for a competitive procurement. Competitive range is outlined in FAR Part 15 and requires the contracting officer (KO) to determine a competitive range of the most highly rated proposals. A competitive range is determined on the basis of the ratings of each proposal against all evaluation factors. The KO may limit…

1, Be prepared- Start preparing to resolve conflict by checking your own behavior. What are your buttons? Have they been pushed? How have you handled the situation so far? What is your own responsibility in the matter? 2, Don't wait- The sooner the conflict is resolved the easier it will be and the less likely it will blowup into something much larger. Promptness gives you an example to of behaviour to work with and refer to and helps with reducing any building tension and help the…

Co-facilitated session plan For the purpose of this assignment, I propose to approach the hypothetical planning of a co-facilitated session with another party in three stages; pre-session, during the session and post- session. Pre-session I would consider the pre-session planning of a co-facilitated session with another party to be an imperative part of the process. As we would both need to work collaboratively throughout the process to help the group achieve goals, the main objective would be…

I agree, with you totally in respect to an argument. Civil exchange of opinions is respected opposing view. When identifying an argument it’s likely to encounter contrast amongst two individuals. One individual objecting to disagree on one or more topics. Although, it may possibly stimulated from emotions or life experiences. To initiate an argument can resurface childhood conditions, influence, and/or beliefs. I agree, with you totally in respect to an argument. Civil exchange of opinions is…

Conflict Identification and Resolution A couple years ago I was internally recruited by my company for an expat assignment in South America. I was grouped with five other U.S. employees to travel down to Brazil for a three year assignment. With apprehension and excitement in my heart I packed up my life and my wife and started the journey. The team and our families arrived within days of each other to start our new adventure. During the first three weeks each family was assigned a local…

Is the federal government effective if separate parties control the Executive and Legislative branches? Why or why not? In my opinion there is negatives and positives if one party or both parties controlled both the executive and legislative branches. If these two branches were controlled by the same parties than other parties are generally not considered. Hearing every side is key to making decisions when it comes to any conflict or concern within the government. Allowing one party to control…

Conflict is a complex condition, it is both a mental phenomena as well as a physical sensation. Certain events in life are inevitable; one being the occurrence of conflict and that once one is faced with conflict, they will react. The two ways one responds to conflict is their fight or flight reaction, they will either face the conflict or attempt to escape it. Times of conflict also summons one to chose action vs apathy. To take action would mean to place other’s well being before one’s own,…

the issue head on, by looking at the issue objectively and facing them as they are. If criticism is used it must be constructive to the recipients. This approach uses the techniques of problem solving and normally leaves everyone with a sense of resolution, because issues are brought to the surface…