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IAS539 - Intercultural Mediation

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

(MRA401)

Unit Description

This unit provides students with the skills to gain nationally accredited contemporary mediation training in a culturally safe environment. Students develop skills in and gain knowledge of mediation processes that assist in resolving conflict and negotiations in intercultural contexts. Studies in this unit are based on the assumption that mediators come from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and disciplines and each brings with them valuable experience that can contribute to the learning process. Completion of this unit does not qualify students to practice as accredited mediators; students may wish to apply for accreditation as a mediator through a Recognised Mediation Authorising Body (RMAB) at a later stage.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Articulate specialised knowledge regarding contemporary mediation processes and skills in intercultural contexts.
2.	Analyse, diagnose, design and execute judgements within the context of a intercultural mediation encounter.
3.	Apply specialised technical, creative or conceptual skills to an intercultural mediation process.
4.	Apply skills and knowledges to perform the role of a mediator in mediation encounters.
5.	Apply accountabilities for personal and group outputs of an intercultural mediation encounter.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Written exercise (300 words)	5%	1
2.	Short mediation role plays ( 3 x 1 - 1.5 hours)	15%	2,3,4
3.	Long role plays (3 x 1.5 - 2 hours)	25%	2,3,4,5
4.	Role plays as mediator (3 x 1 - 2 hours)	35%	1,2,3,4,5
5.	Critique (1,000 words)	20%	2,3,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	INT-4	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLS
2023	INT-6	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLR	View

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

OL/OLS: Supplementary material will be provided on-line through Learnline. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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