Counselling for Dispute Resolution (9427.2)

Required texts

• Prescribed Text/Materials:

• Please Note: It is recommended you borrow and NOT buy these books. All are available through the library in text and electronically.

Barsky, A. E. (2017). Conflict resolution for the helping professions: Negotiation, mediation, advocacy, facilitation, and restorative justice (3^rd ed.). Oxford University Press, Inc.

Boulle, L. & Field, R. (2017). Australian dispute resolution: Law and practice. LexisNexis Butterworths.

Spencer, D. (2020). Principles of dispute resolution (3^rd ed.). Thomson Reuters (Professional).

Additional readings and links will be posted throughout the course.

Alternative dispute resolution journals accessible via Library website:

Australasian Dispute Resolution journal

Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Dispute resolution journal of the American Arbitration Association

Dispute Resolution Magazine

Emory journal of international dispute resolution

Willamette journal of international law and dispute resolution

Supplementary Reading:

Students are expected to read the supplementary readings before each class, these and additional readings can be found in the reading list on Canvas

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

All Assignments in this unit are graded. In order to pass this unit, all assignments must be submitted and an overall mark of 50% or more must be reached.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

The amount of time you will need to spend on study in this unit will depend on a number of factors including your prior knowledge, learning skill level and learning style. Nevertheless, in planning your time commitments you should note that for a 3cp unit equates to approximately 12.5hrs per week. These hours include time spent in classes

It is intended that learning in this unit will be interactive and practical.  It is presumed therefore that students have made adequate arrangements for attending all teaching-learning sessions (including lecture attendance/listening).  Due to the experiential nature of this unit, students will be required to participate in 80% of all tutorials and lectures, complete readings and share their personal knowledge and expertise.  These participation requirements are necessary in order to achieve the assessable skills component of this unit. Lecture notes will be available on UC learn.

Participation requirements

It is intended that learning in this unit will be interactive and practical.  It is presumed therefore that students have made adequate arrangements for attending all teaching-learning sessions (including lecture attendance/listening).  Due to the experiential nature of this unit, students will be required to participate in 80% of all tutorials and lectures, complete readings and share their personal knowledge and expertise.  These participation requirements are necessary in order to achieve the assessable skills component of this unit. Lecture notes will be available on UC learn.

Please note that satisfactory participation in tutorials is part of assessment (refer to Assignment 3a).

Participation in such a skills based interactive and practical counselling unit means:

• demonstration of preparation for the session through reading and critical thinking;
• willingness to share ideas, resources and facilitate others learning;
• active participation in practical exercises, role-plays, simulations, etc;
• constructive interaction with group members through honest disclosures and respectful listening; and
• readiness to adopt and justify a reasoned personal position on issues that arise.

Required IT skills

You must be able to word process assessments so that they are well presented, search the library data bases for relevant journal articles and access the UCLearn Web site for this unit. It is the individual student's responsibility to access appropriate help from the university IT services or the library if he or she does not have adequate skills.

In-unit costs

N/A

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

APA referencing format is required in this unit. You will find some important information about referencing on the following website: http://canberra.libguides.com/content.php?pid=238252&sid=1966106

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of a particular assignment or assessment, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit convener or tutor. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and tutorial and that the tutor and Student administration are provided with their correct contacts details.

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