LA4034 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
The subject introduces students to alternatives to litigation for resolving public and private disputes. The subject introduces concepts such as negotiation and mediation as well as providing an overview of arbitration and conciliation. The statutory regimes and practices in which ADR is embedded in Australia are considered. The subject has a practical orientation and requires participation in discussions, exercises and role-plays.
Learning Outcomes
- understand and analyse the nature of disputes and evaluate the utility of ADR as an alternative to the litigation process for settling disputes;
- compare, contrast and analyse the different types of ADR operating in Australia;
- identify, apply and critically analyse the main elements of distributive bargaining, integrative negotiation and mediation.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BX3119 BX2119 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 06-Dec-2018 | |
| Face to face teaching 19-Nov-2018 to 23-Nov-2018 (Five days of teaching: Mon 19 Nov to Fri 23 Nov 2018) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Neil Dunbar. |
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| Assessment: | (50%); essays (30%); (20%). |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 01-Feb-2018 | |
| Face to face teaching 15-Jan-2018 to 19-Jan-2018 (Five days of teaching: Mon 15 Jan to Fri 19 Jan 2018) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Neil Dunbar. |
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| Assessment: | (50%); essays (30%); (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 06-Dec-2018 | |
| Face to face teaching 26-Nov-2018 to 30-Nov-2018 (Five days of teaching: Mon 26 Nov to Fri 30 Nov 2018) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Neil Dunbar. |
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| Assessment: | (50%); essays (30%); (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.