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Course description

Not offered 2011.

Working across cultures is an everyday imperative for most Australians, yet it remains a largely unexamined phenomenon. This course provides students with an opportunity to explore and understand the nature of disputes involving culture, and to examine and practise the skills and approaches necessary for effective cross-cultural engagement. The course is experiential, and will use simulations, case studies, presentation and discussion as a basis for assisting students to identify and extend existing dispute resolution skills. On completion of the course, students will be aware of cultural and sub-cultural issues in dispute resolution and be able to place dispute resolution in a broader perspective of culture in our society. They will understand the factors impacting on the effectiveness of models of dispute resolution and be able to identify intercultural elements in different models of dispute resolution. They will also have knowledge of the meanings and constructs of disputing in various cultures as well as having an ability to incorporate intercultural understandings in a model of dispute resolution. The course will be conducted in a three-day intensive block of classes (9 am-5 pm) followed by a one-day class approximately six weeks later during which students will present their research-in-progress. A maximum of 25 enrolments will be accepted.