This course aims to provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the variety and incidence of disputes and the various methods of resolving disputes; to obtain an overview of the operation of the various mechanisms employed in dispute resolution and to practice dispute resolution skills.

The use of Generative AI tools is not allowed.

Grading of Student Achievement: Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations (Attachment) and to the Explanatory Notes.

Assessment will be by coursework (50%), which will comprise continuous performance evaluation and either a problem based assignment and/or a negotiation, mediation, conciliation or arbitration exercise or exercises and by examination (50%).

Grading pattern: Standard (A+ A A-...F)

To pass this course students must obtain an aggregate mark of 40% and a minimum of 30% in each of the coursework and the examination elements of the assessment. Coursework for this purpose means those ways in which students are assessed otherwise than by the end of session examination.

The portion of the overall mark allocated to performance/participation in inter-active in class activities will be assessed on the quality of the participation. Assessment criteria for those activities, their nature and their timing will be set out in the study guide/course manual and will be further expanded upon by the course leader.

To enable the full benefit to be obtained from this course, students should attend all of the classes and activities.

Assessment will be formative to enable students to demonstrate their capacity to understand, analyse and apply rules and principles and summative to assess ability to synthesise primary and secondary material to solve novel problems.