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bonus_points_opportunity_fa15.docx· Interpersonal Communication
Bonus Points Opportunity: Conflict Styles Analysis
Read these instructions carefully!
For this bonus you can receive a maximum of five or ten points. Part 1 is worth a maximum of five points, and can stand alone. If you do both 1 and 2, you can receive a maximum of ten points. You CANNOT submit Part 2 unless it is accompanied by Part 1.
You must follow instructions precisely. No credit is given if there is sloppy or missing work.
CAUTION: Remember, this activity is for purpose of self-exploration of communicative behavior. It is not a reliable diagnostic instrument or a valid psychological inventory.
PRELIMINARIES:
Select a partner to do this activity with you, someone with whom you have an interpersonal relationship (friend, relative, romantic partner, roommate, etc.). Choose someone with whom you are willing to discuss your communicative behavior and who is willing to discuss such matters with you.
There are three documents to print for each part of this activity. You will find them in the Optional Activities folder under Chapter 11.
THE ACTIVITY:
Part 1
Step 1. Complete the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, “Me about Me,” in the context of your relationship with your partner.
Step 2. Your partner will complete the other Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, “Partner about Me.” (You can put your name in the blanks.) CAUTION: Your partner is NOT filling this out on him/herself; he/she is filling it out on YOU!
Step 3. Using the handout, Scoring the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, calculate your styles from your inventory “Me about Me” and your styles as perceived by your partner on “Partner about Me.”
Step 4. Discuss, with your partner, how you and your partner perceive your style similarly and differently. Would you like to change your conflict style in this relationship? Would your partner like you to change your conflict style?
Part 2
Repeat the four steps above, except this time your partner fills out “Me about Me” about him/herself and you fill out “Partner about Me” about your partner. The discussion in Step 4 is, obviously, about your partner.
THE WRITTEN ANALYSIS: (Approximately two pages when doing both Parts 1 & 2)
1. Summarize your findings on the Tables Summary Page (attached). You can fill it in by hand if you want.
2. Write a paragraph or two how you and your partner perceive your style similarly and differently. Offer explanations as to why that might be. No hand written essays will be accepted.
3. Write a paragraph or two how you and your partner perceive your partner’s style similarly and differently. Offer explanations as to why that might be.
4. Write a few suggestions about what you and your partner might do differently.
5. Summarize the impact this activity has on your relationship.
WHAT TO TURN IN: (You must follow this specific order to get credit!)
1. Cover Page (see attached)
2. Part 1 Analysis
3. Part 2 Analysis (start on new page)
4. Summary Tables Page (see attached)
5. Part 1 Scoring Worksheet
6. “Me on Me” Instrument
7. “Partner on Me” Instrument
8. Part 2 Scoring Worksheet
9. “Partner on Partner” Instrument
10. “Me on Partner” Instrument
And do staple them together!
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Tables Summary
PART 1 TABLE: “ABOUT ME”
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Compete |
Collaborate |
Compromise |
Avoid |
Accommodate |
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Me about Me |
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Partner about Me |
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Difference |
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PART 2 TABLE: “ABOUT PARTNER”
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Compete |
Collaborate |
Compromise |
Avoid |
Accommodate |
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Partner about Partner |
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Me about Partner |
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Difference |
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[Sample Cover Page]
CONFLICT STYLES ANALYSIS
Part 1 [or Parts 1 & 2]
by
Your Name Here, Upper and Lower Case
Comm 245 Interpersonal Communication
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