Unit rationale, description and aim
This unit introduces students to the wide range of alternative dispute resolution, and other dispute resolution, topics, both national and international. It provides students with a critical perspective on the effectiveness of the various dispute resolution processes in terms of their efficiency, responsiveness, fairness and finality.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitLearning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Describe and critically evaluate the role of the d...
Learning Outcome 01
Determine whether or not to use alternative disput...
Learning Outcome 02
Structure and communicate information and argument...
Learning Outcome 03
Content
Topics will include:
- Lawyers as problem-solvers
- Diagnosing conflict
- ADR processes including negotiation, mediation and arbitration
- Competence, ethics and standards
- Legal issues
- Power, gender and culture in ADR
- The future of ADR
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment strategy is designed to assess knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law, and to develop advanced dispute resolution skills.
The assessment tasks for this unit are designed to demonstrate achievement of each of the learning outcomes listed.
Overview of assessments
Class participation.
Class participation.
20%
Conduct an online negotiation with another studen...
Conduct an online negotiation with another student. Each negotiation will settle, and students are to write up a settlement agreement and attach a log of the negotiation communications.
50%
Complete and submit a short answer take-home-exam...
Complete and submit a short answer take-home-exam.
30%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Mode: Lectures, tutorials, electronic consultation, library tasks and presentations or Online lectures and activities.
Duration: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks or equivalent. Students are expected to spend 150 hours in total for this unit.
This level four elective unit allows students to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law and to use advanced dispute resolution skills.
Our strategy is to encourage students to creatively engage with unit content and to practice advanced dispute resolution skills.
The unit is designed to be delivered in intensive, weekly or online. We have taken a multimodal learning approach to provide accessibility and flexibility to our students and a student-focused approach that increases depth of learning and engagement through actively utilising Canvas.