Mediation

Course Information

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Meeting Times

Day Time Location
WED 4:15 - 7:05 pm ONLINE

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Other

Description

This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom.

This course focuses on the acquisition of professional skills necessary to perform two separate roles in the mediation process: legal advocate and mediator. During the course, students will learn the social and political bases for the development of alternative dispute resolution procedures; become familiar with different models of negotiation and mediation; study the legislation that regulates the practice of mediation, especially in Texas courts; increase awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses in communication and negotiation and improve those skills; acquire advocacy skills for representing clients in mediation; acquire the essential skills necessary to mediate interpersonal and legal disputes; and develop a framework for making ethical decisions as a legal advocate or mediator in the mediation process. Students will read textbooks, participate in negotiation and mediation role plays, complete exercises designed to enhance communication and negotiation skills, and prepare a reflective journal. The course is designed to fulfill the statutory minimum requirements in Texas for a basic training course in dispute resolution techniques.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Mediation: The Roles of Advocate and Neutral *
Golan & Folberg
Wolters Kluwer , edition: 3rd
ISBN: 978-1-4548-5205-6
Getting to Yes *
Roger Fisher et al.
Penguin Press , edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781101539545
Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory Interpretive Guide *
Mitchell R. Hammer
Hammer Consulting LLC , edition: latest
Style Matters: The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory *
Kraybill, Ron
Riverhouse ePress , edition: latest
ISBN: center@riverhouseepr

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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
10/07/2020 Experiential credit changed
Exam information updated