Program Courses

PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.

IMPORTANT: The registration process for all professional development courses requires you to register for your course and update your emergency contact information in CAESAR, Northwestern University's Student Enterprise System.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT*:

Registering for multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a mandatory, integrated step to access Northwestern University systems. Northwestern uses the DUO Mobile smartphone application for multi-factor authentication. Steps to install the DUO Mobile App can be found here. Once you have completed the MFA registration process, you will have access to systems like CAESAR and CANVAS, Northwestern’s Learning Management System.

*It is a student’s responsibility to ensure access to Northwestern systems after registering for a PDP course. If you do not have a smartphone capable of downloading and using the DUO Mobile app, you may want to consider a YubiKey that can be purchased from several online retailers.

Please contact pdp@northwestern.edu with any questions.

MED_SKIL 100-0 : Mediation Skills Training


Description

This intensive synchronous program provides students with the hands-on opportunity to engage in mediations and acquire the skills used to assist parties with divergent interests to reach a resolution. Through extensive simulations in which students will have the opportunity to be both the mediator and a party in a dispute, students will learn how third-party intervention can resolve conflict in a wide variety of settings, from workplace and commercial to interpersonal and community disputes. A significant focus of the program will be the use of mediation role play exercises in which students will be observed and coached by professional mediators. The course is facilitated by well-respected mediation trainers in the field. 

 

Required Course Preparation:

Students should read Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton prior to the first day of class.

 

Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.

Tuition : $1799

Summer 2024
Start/End DatesDay(s)TimeBuildingSection
08/12/24 - 08/16/24MTuWThF
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Wieboldt 703-70542
InstructorCourse LocationStatusCAESAR Course ID
Kumar, Gururaj
P. Valenti, Thomas
Chicago Campus
Closed42183
Schedule Notes :

This course will be offered on-campus.

On-Campus Class Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.

All times listed CST.

Course Materials :

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Fisher, Roger, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton. New York: Penguin Books, 2011. ISBN-10: 0-143-11875-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-143-11875-6

*This book must be purchased separately.

Required Course Preparation:

Students should read Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In in its entirety prior to the first day of class.


Fall 2024
Start/End DatesDay(s)TimeBuildingSection
11/07/24 - 11/23/24ThFSa
Time: TBA 45
InstructorCourse LocationStatusCAESAR Course ID
Steele, Mac
Meyer, Connie
Remote Campus
Open19074
Schedule Notes :

This course will be conducted remotely, online. Students are expected to participate using a tablet or webcam-ready laptop/desktop computer and post a introduction video in Canvas one-week before the class begins.

Class Dates/Times:

11/7 - 11/9

11/14 - 11/16

11/21 - 11/23

Thursdays: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CT

Fridays: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CT

Saturdays: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm CT

For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.

Course Materials :

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Fisher, Roger, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton. New York: Penguin Books, 2011. ISBN-10: 0-143-11875-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-143-11875-6

*This book must be purchased separately.

Required Course Preparation:

Students should read Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In in its entirety prior to the first day of class.

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Winter 2025
Start/End DatesDay(s)TimeBuildingSection
02/06/25 - 02/22/25ThFSa
Time: TBA 45
InstructorCourse LocationStatusCAESAR Course ID
Steele, Mac
P. Valenti, Thomas
Remote Campus
Coming soon19074
Schedule Notes :

This course will be conducted remotely, online. Students are expected to participate using a tablet or webcam-ready laptop/desktop computer and post a introduction video in Canvas one-week before the class begins.

Class Times:

Thursdays: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CT

Fridays: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CT

Saturdays: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm CT

For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.

Course Materials :

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Fisher, Roger, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton. New York: Penguin Books, 2011. ISBN-10: 0-143-11875-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-143-11875-6

*This book must be purchased separately.

Required Course Preparation:

Students should read Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In in its entirety prior to the first day of class.

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