LAW5411 - Mediation A: Foundations of mediation

Overview

This unit provides students with an opportunity to learn via practice, the essential negotiation, mediation and communication skills required to become a mediator. Students learn practical skills by participating in a range of conflict scenarios and receive individual feedback on their style and overall performance by highly qualified practitioners. Working … For more content click the Read More button below. This interactive workshop has been developed to assist students to meet part of the National Mediation Accreditation Standard requirements.

This unit provides students with an opportunity to learn via practice, the essential negotiation, mediation and communication skills required to become a mediator. Students learn practical skills by participating in a range of conflict scenarios and receive individual feedback on their style and overall performance by highly qualified practitioners. Working with the mediation model, students will learn alternative approaches to deal with varying circumstances and will also investigate theoretical issues and relevant empirical studies in mediation ethics, inter-cultural context, contingent 3rd party interventions, power and empowerment, as well as other topics.

This interactive workshop has been developed to assist students to meet part of the National Mediation Accreditation Standard requirements.

Offerings

T2-57-MEL-LAWCHM-ON-BLK

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Ms Naomi Burstyner

Mr Shawn Whelan

Notes

For postgraduate Law discontinuation dates, please see http://www.monash.edu/law/current-students/postgraduate/pg-jd-discontinuation-dates

For postgraduate Law unit timetables, please see http://law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Apply knowledge of, and understanding of, the facilitative mediation model and the purpose of each stage in the process, with creativity and initiative, to new situations in professional practice.

Demonstrate an ability to explain the different approaches to negotiation and when each might be appropriate.

Investigate, analyse and reflect meaningfully on complex information and problems in relation to the facilitative mediation model.

Demonstrate a range of skills and techniques in communication, negotiation and mediation.

Conduct research in current issues in conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods.

Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate, at an abstract level, complex ideas and concepts relevant to the facilitative mediation model.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Reflective assessment task

2 - Take home exam

3 - Research essay

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources