COIL Conflict Management

School of Business

Analyse international conflicts by understanding key stakeholders

Overview

Collaborating Universities FHNW School of Business Sheridan College, Pilon School of Business
Responsible Person/Contact Prof. Michael Jeive Prof. Stan Kamzol
Course description Explore the key elements of conflict resolution theory, negotiation theory, trust theory and cognitive bias relating to conflict management. Systematically analyse conflict resolution cases and examples. Evaluate contributing factors to the conflict including considering structural, institutional, interpersonal and cultural factors. Develop appropriate conflict management strategies for specific conflict cases and scenarios. Produce a descriptive conflict management case study as a video or online presentation and a written analysis of a case. More information
Good to know The coil project is embedded in the Conflict Management module within the BSc International Business Management (trinational) programme at the FHNW School of Business and the Global Business Environment module at Sheridan College Pilon School of Business. The project is an intensive two-week programme totalling approx. 16 hours per of synchronous and asynchronous interaction.
Collaborative Activities COIL Project: The Northwest Passage Geopolitical and Socioeconomic Impacts Research Focus Areas Teams of students from the two participating institutions analyse the Northwest Passage situation from multiple perspectives, including: Canadian interests (strategic interests, economic interests etc.) Indigenous communities' perspectives Geopolitical considerations (China/Russia/USA) European interests (economic, strategic etc.) Environmental impacts Socioeconomic implications
Reflection Activities Cross-cultural learning experiences Project insights, learnings and challenges Personal and professional growth The project runs both synchronously and asynchronously utilising unified communication and collaboration platforms such as MS Teams, Google Workspace or similar.
Conditions FHNW-students Excellent project management skills Refined cross-cultural competence Technical capabilities (managing the online platform)