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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center
Business Division
2. Program and Course Number
3. Course Title
LEGL 153
Mediation
4. __X_ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________
____ Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
____ Check here if catalog description is being changed.
_____ Delete (Reason for deletion: ____________________________________________________)
5. Of what approved program is this course a part? __Legal Assistancy___
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code 1401.10
Is the course a "required course"?__X__ an "additional requirement"?_____
(In a certificate or degree program)
6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal).
To prepare Legal Assistancy graduates to access salaried positions with mediation centers. Emerging area of
dispute resolution--especially suited to LA graduates. (ABA recommendation)
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
Legal Assistancy majors and those interested in non-lawyer/non-litigation dispute resolution. Open to all
(Estimated number: 40.)
alternative
interested
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
(modify/overlap/replace)?
This course does not parallel, but complements existing courses by drawing on the legal analytical skills and
substantive legal principles critical to other required law courses for implementation in the
mediation process.
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have:
Need to acquire: (include cost)
parties.
knowledgeof
None.
None.
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty)
Full-time or associate faculty.
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week?
11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources be acquired within the
existing budget?
Yes ___X____
No ________
Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered
Where Scheduled? Eureka Campus/or Centers
When Scheduled? Semester(s) Fall
Day _____ Evening __X__
District-wide.)
13. Special Fees None.
14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.):
15. Submitted by
R. C. Miller
Tel. Ext.
6766
None.
Date
9/1/95
16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________
Date _________________
17. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Date _________________
Academic Affairs - 7/17/96
18. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Academic Affairs - 7/17/96
Date _________________
Approved by Curriculum Committee __________________________
MCF # _______________
SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Grading Standard
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended Preparation
Repeatability Maximum Enrollments
Repeatability Maximum Units
Maximum Class Size
TLUs
Lectures Hours
Lab Hours
Method of Instruction
Units
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the "old" (current) information and proposed changes.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE __2/99__
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
LEGL 153
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE
MEDIATION
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to techniques of mediation used to resolve legal disputes without lawyers. Students develop mediation techniques
through a study of issue-focused analysis and fundamental doctrines of fairness. The course presents a non-judicial, common-sense
alternative to litigation.
NOTE:
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
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% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
The Problem
The Method
The Focus
The Options
The Criteria
BATMA
Consensus
The Agreement
10
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
100
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No ___X___
Corequisite?
No ___X___
Recommended Preparation?
No ___X____
Eligibility for:
Engl 150
X
Yes
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Math 105/106
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation__________________________________________________
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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
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III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g.,
specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the
area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
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understand the structure of principled negotiation;
target relevant issues in dispute;
resolve issues on their merits;
employ fundamental principles of fairness;
reach consensus through non-adversarial mediation;
draft preliminary negotiation proposals and final dispute agreements.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-credit courses.
Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate
and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
1. Assigned to a mediation team, students will separate people from problems; focus on interest, not position; and create
options satisfactory to both parties.
2. Through problem-solving exercises, students will participate actively in principled-negotiation scenarios leading to mediated
consensus.
3. Teams prepare and submit written mediation proposals and final executed agreements that reflect accurately dispute resolutions
effected via the principled negotiation process.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not checked, the department must
explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate standard English usage
(grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In grading these assignments, instructors shall use,
whenever possible, the English Departments rubric for grading the ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
___ laboratory report(s)
_X written homework
__ reading report(s)
X other (specify) Mediation teams draft, negotiate, and submit for grade mediation proposals and final agreements that reflect dispute
resolutions.
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
__ The course is primarily computational in nature.
__ The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
__ Other rationale (explain)
However, mediation teams draft, negotiate, and submit for grade final agreements that reflect dispute
resolutions.
B.
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Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
_X homework problems
laboratory report(s)
__ field work
other (specify) Practical demonstrations via team presentations that incorporate reading assignments and lecture content.
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
_X class performance(s)
__ field work
__ other (specify) ______________________________________
__ performance exam(s)
D. Objective examinations, including:
__ multiple choice
__ true/false
__ matching items
__ completion
X other (specify) Draft probate pleadings
E.
Other (specify) _________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
LEGL 153
IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Getting to Yes/The Harvard Negotiation Project
Edition: ISBN 0-14-01.5735-2
Author: Roger Fisher and William Ury
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1991
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
__X___
Required
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Alternate
______ Recommended
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
__X___ Yes.
Basis for determination:
______ is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or Center Dean)
OR
__X__
______ No
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall Readability Index Scale.
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree Applicable Credit classes
must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done
out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class do the following:
__X__ Study
_____ Answer questions
__X__ Skill practice
__X__ Required reading
__X__ Problem solving activity or exercise
__X__ Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
_____ Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
_____ Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
_____ Other (specify) ______________________________________________________
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
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5. Recommended Maximum Class Size __40____
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"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
__1.5___ Weekly ______ TOTAL
Lab:
___1.5____ Weekly ______ TOTAL
No. of Weeks __S____ (S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
___________________ _______________________
Articulation with UC requested ______
Units __2.0__ or
Variable Unit Range ______
7. Grading Standard
______Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
__X___Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
___X__Introductory
sequence
______Exploratory
2. TLUs __3.75____
3.
Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
_____ Yes __X__ No
8. Is course repeatable ______ Yes ___X__ No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
______Total Enrollments
______Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area _________
CSU/GE Area _________
IGETC Area _________
9. SAM Classification __C___
Course Classification __I___
4. Method of Instruction:
_____ Lecture
_____ Lab
__X__ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
This form may be used to provide justification for
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3.
making a course repeatable
requiring more than the minimum number of contact hours
utilizing non-college level texts for degree applicable course
To request an exception, provide the following information:
_____________________________________________
Department and Course No
._____________________________________________
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
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