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Postgraduate Course: Dispute resolution methods (5-credit) (LAWS11279)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits5
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn online course designed for students to learn about the range of dispute resolution methods currently deployed in commercial contexts in the UK and internationally.

In response to the need for cost-efficient, timely and appropriate dispute resolution, several methods have been developed taking proceedings outside the usual setting of the courtroom. This course offers a practical introduction to such dispute resolution methods, including arbitration, adjudication and mediation, as well as online dispute resolution.
Students will analyse the place of dispute resolution in modern society, exploring the laws and rules relating to dispute resolution methods, within the domestic and international legal framework.
The course will take a case study-based approach to focus on pertinent practical issues relating to dispute resolution mechanisms. Students will therefore also consider the potential application and features of different processes and techniques, and evaluate the criteria for selecting between them.

The course consists of ten online learning modules:

1. Arbitration I: the arbitration proceedings
2. Arbitration II: finality of awards and recognition & enforcement of awards
3. Adjudication - construction adjudication
4. Mediation
5. Expert determination
6. Mixed approaches
7. Online dispute resolution I: e-commerce and online ODR
8. Online dispute resolution II: virtual worlds and computer assisted ODR
9. Back to the real world? : Computer assisted ODR - solving offline disputes online?
10. Contemporary issues
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 50 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 1, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 39 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

* articulate and constructively comment upon the domestic and international legal instruments used to regulate and deliver dispute resolution;
* effectively assess the range of alternative or 'non-court' dispute resolution methods available;
* articulate how and when arbitration, adjudication and mediation processes may be incorporated into practice;
* give a critical account of the role of technology in dispute resolution, and evaluate the potential of online dispute resolution techniques;
* apply advanced research skills in the field of dispute resolution.
Assessment Information
Students must log in on a regular basis throughout the course, sufficient to have covered all modules; and they must contribute constructively to at least one online discussion in most weeks. They will also be assessed on a written essay of 2500 words.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simone Lamont-Black
Tel: (0131 6)50 2060
Email: simone.lamont-black@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Clare Polson
Tel: (0131 6)51 4411
Email: Clare.Polson@ed.ac.uk
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