Professor Mark Morris, Director of the Dispute Resolution Institute 919.530.7724
mmorris@nccu.edu
NCCU Law School
North Carolina Central University
Arbitration (2 hours)
Term offered: Fall 2008
Course #: 9505
Schedule of classes: T, 10:00 – 11:40 AM
Room: 200
Pre-requisites: None
Instructor: Professor Adrienne Fox
Course Description: This course will examine arbitration practice, the responsibilities of an arbitrator, and the variety of contexts in which arbitration plays a role. The law related to arbitration, such as judicial review, enforcement of arbitral awards, arbitrability, and the role of contract law, is a major topic of study. Students will also participate in simulated exercises as both advocates and arbitrators and participate in arbitration hearings in NC district court cases.
Mediation Advocacy (2 hours)
Term offered: Fall 2008
Course #: 8016
Schedule of classes: M 10:00 – 11:40 AM
Room: 204
Pre-requisites: None
Instructor: Pamela Glean, Clinical Director
Course Description: This course will examine and develop the unique skill set necessary to operate as an effective advocate for parties in non-adversarial dispute resolution processes, particularly mediation. Students will learn to negotiate throughout the mediation process using a creative, problem-solving, interest-based approach. The course will also prepare students to participate in the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition that takes place each spring semester.
Negotiation All Around Us (3 hours)
Term offered: Fall 2008
Course #: 9506
Schedule of classes: W 10:00 AM – 12:50 PM
Room: 20
Pre-requisites: None
Instructor: Kathleen Wallace
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to explore the structure and skills behind effective negotiation, as well as the pervasive opportunities to apply these skills in daily interactions with courts, clients, peers, and community members. This course is intended to help students better understand the process through which parties attain mutual agreement, the contexts in which legal actors must necessarily negotiate, and how individual perspective can affect a negotiation. The interactive nature of this course and the exercises used will increase students’ personal effectiveness and allow students to reflect on negotiating in their own personal and professional lives. It will incorporate assignments, exercises, and discussions to encourage students to think creatively about how to apply effective negotiation skills in the world around them and in their future professional careers.
ADR Clinic (3 hours)
Term offered: Fall 2008
Course #: 9504
Schedule of classes: 40-hour training, August 11 – 15, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Classroom component, Th 1:00 – 1:50 PM (Room 20)
Clinical component, throughout the semester
Pre-requisites: None
Instructor: Mark W. Morris, Kathleen Wallace
Course Description: Students should go to the Dispute Resolution Institute TWEN page and read “What Students Need to Know About the ADR Clinic” before enrolling in the course.
NB: because of substantially similar content, students may take only one of the following courses for academic credit: ADR Clinic (9504), Superior Court Mediation (8605) or Mediation (8600).
