CQUniversity Unit Profile.

Task Description

The first assessment task is a practical task. The task is worth 40% of the overall assessment for this unit. I require students to work in small groups. You are to prepare a short, written document and then record and upload a mock mediation or conciliation session involving role-playing. Students will alternate between the role of participant and mediator/conciliator. Essentially, I will grade you for your work as the mediator/conciliator. I will grade you on your mediation/conciliation ability. I do not grade you at all in relation to your role as a participant. Even though you are working in groups, I grade you individually. You create the scenario and introduce the nature of the dispute to your colleagues who will act as role-playing participants for your assessment piece.

I hope that you can quickly arrange your groups. If you have less than three in the group – do not worry – perhaps you could find a fellow student who would volunteer to help you out as a participant in the mock mediation or you could bring in a person external to the unit.

The assessment is comprised of a brief written document scenario and your YouTube video I attribute the marks almost exclusively to your video presentation. The written assessment should be no more than 300 words. In it, you should state whether you conduct the process as a mediation or conciliation. You can be more specific than that if you wish and describe the nature of the mediation or conciliation process. You should also provide an outline of the scenario for the dispute. In essence, in this document you are to provide some issues regarding the facts in this case. You will each submit your own (up to) 25 minutes video and you will be individually marked solely on your mediation skills. You can attempt at the exercise as many times as you like.

I ask you to conduct the mediation/conciliation. I expect that you will all use a different dispute scenario, but you can use the same dispute if you wish. The dispute can be in any area of practice. You can have as many attempts at the video as you wish before uploading the final session, but I would like the video to be in one take. That is, do not break up your session into number of videos. I need to see the continuous flow of your work.

I suggest that you start working on the technology and if you have some useful information to share with your colleagues, please let them know through Moodle.

I recommend, but do not prescribe, the audio-visual program, Zoom as the platform for recording the session. You will be responsible for uploading the session or sessions where you take the role of mediator.

Students will be assessed on their ability to identify the appropriate issues in dispute, conduct the process and demonstrate practical skills. I would like student to:

• Set appropriate ground rules, extensively covered the opening statement requirements, and engaged with participants.
• Maintain control while identifying a workable set of issues in conjunction with the participants.
• Engage with the participants through the exploration phase to a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the ADR process.

I will only accept online submission of your work. Upload your work in a Word document (not PDF). In your Word document, include a link to your video. Make sure that I can view your work, so please check your settings. Take care with your submission, by avoiding obvious mistakes, such as basic spelling and grammatical errors. You should submit one document and ensure that you include your name in the name of the saved document.

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Task Description

This written assessment is in the form of a take home paper in week 12. You will be required to upload your assessment through the Moodle unit website. This is an individual assessment. I will release the task on Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 6:30 PM (AEST). This assessment task must be completed by Friday, 11 October 2019 at 11:45 PM (AEST). You must complete the task by this date/time, otherwise you will receive a mark of zero for this assessment task.

I assess students on their ability to demonstrate thinking and writing skills, to comprehend the material, to process the material and to provide a critical analysis and logical discussion of the law. Students are required to communicate an answer clearly and logically and in a concise manner. I expect you to present your paper in a professional manner. Please paginate your paper and use correct spelling and grammar. You must appropriately reference and attribute the work of others.

Fail

You will have shown evidence of the following:

• the written expression is poor and difficult to understand
• the answer is poorly organised
• referencing is generally inadequate
• lack of familiarity with the legislation and its application
• failure to identify and address the issues in the question
• reasoning and application demonstrated is poor

Pass

You will have:

• made a conscientious attempt to address the topic and/or answer the question
• shown evidence of having done the required reading and of having understood the reading
• presented a reasonable argument to back up your conclusions
• demonstrated a reasonable level of spelling and grammatical usage
• used referencing but this may need improvement
• issues that may need to be identified and addressed in more depth

Credit

You will have:

• addressed the topic and/or answered the question directly
• presented soundly based arguments and backed these up with reasons
• gone beyond description to analysis of key issues
• used the English language well
• shown evidence of reading widely
• demonstrated understanding of the reading
• used referencing that is satisfactory

Distinction

You will have:

• met the above criteria for a credit
• demonstrated the attainment of a high degree of understanding of the concepts of the course
• demonstrated deep insight into the application of knowledge and skills acquired to complex theoretical and practical situations
• used referencing correctly
• referred to all appropriate legislation

High Distinction

You will have:

• met the above criteria for a distinction
• demonstrated the attainment of an outstanding level of achievement regarding the objectives of this course
• demonstrated an interesting and/or original approach/idea/argument
• demonstrated mastery of the relevant referencing system
• ensured your conclusions are backed by well-reasoned arguments demonstrating a detailed insight and analysis of issues
• ensured your references are made to the appropriate legislation for particular issues

I will only accept online submission of your work. Upload your work in a Word document (not PDF). Students must present their assignment work on time. Take care with your submission. Avoid obvious mistakes, such as basic spelling and grammatical errors. Read your paper out aloud, word by word. It is slow however; it may be a productive exercise. Alternatively, or in addition, ask a friend to read your material. You should submit one document (even if the assessment is in two or more parts) and ensure that your name is included in the name of the saved document.

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