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COM 668

Facilitating Difficult Discussions

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Introduce perspectives on dialogue, deliberation, and group decision-making with emphasis on the role of facilitators in creating, maintaining, and disrupting communication norms and group dynamics.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain fundamental theories and terms related to facilitation.
  • analyze group dynamics.
  • evaluate scholarly research related to dialogue, deliberation, and decision-making.
  • manage group decision-making processes by enacting facilitation techniques.
  • explore issues of public concern or conflict by facilitating group discussions on these topics.
  • reflect on the role of facilitator and their power to influence group dialogue and deliberation processes.