law5con conciliation theory
CONCILIATION: THEORY & PRACTICE
LAW5CON
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
When a dispute enters into a statutory framework, the conciliator is responsible for recommendations and directions that are legal, ethical, equitable, and consistent with the rules of natural justice. In this subject, s students will be introduced to current requirements and skills necessary for handling a Conciliation Conference within an ever evolving legislative framework. Students will learn and engage a variety of mediation and negotiation strategies to deal with parties in a legal setting. The subject is further designed to teach students how to act 'appropriately' and independently, while managing parties and their expectations. Students will learn how to assess and address the parties competing interests, and the different economic and emotional imperatives relevant to workplace injury disputes and other types of disputes handled via conciliation.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMarc Trabsky
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites LAW5PMI OR LAW5LRE OR Permission from the Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) programs
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
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City Campus, 2020, Summer 3, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMarc Trabsky
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 6 - 7
Four 7.00 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 6 to week 7 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Pre-workshop Reflective Journal (1000 word Equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Research essay (3000 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 55 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Role-play assessment (2000 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |