| Course ID: | JURI 5975E/7975E. 2-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | Mediation Practicum |
Course
Description: | In-class, simulation-based training, including interactive training on the mediation process, the role and competencies of the mediator, ethical and regulatory rules governing mediation, and a series of specific topics of mediation practice. |
| Oasis Title: | Mediation Practicum |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 5975 or JURI 7975 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Following completion of this course, students will be able to competently act as mediators with knowledge of all ethical and regulatory guidelines. This course is designed to satisfy the requirements of the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (GODR) for the training of court-certified mediators. |
| Topical Outline: | Students will begin with introduction to small claims court and to the primary legal issues. Following the simulation, students will engage in the following:
1) solo mediation of selected cases in the Clarke County Magistrate Court,
2) weekly two-hour class sessions which will combine in-depth assessments of completed cases and integrated discussions of readings in mediation theory and practice,
3) advanced readings on mediation and dispute resolution theory, and
4) regular periodic reflective writing in the form of two journals and a learning appraisal. |
| Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. |