General Overview Courses

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Research Methods

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Research Methods (ConRes 635)
MCCORMACK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES

SPRING 2011

Instructor:
Eben Weitzman
617-287-7489
www.disres.umb.edu

This course meets with three primary objectives: to provide students with a basic “literacy” in research methods, enabling them to be critical consumers of literature reporting research findings; to introduce students to the role and use of research methods in conflict intervention work; and

Introductory Theory

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Introductory Theory (ConRes 623)
McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies

FALL 2012

Instructors:
Rezarta Bilali
617-287-7489
www.disres.umb.edu

This course examines the theories and assumptions underpinning the practice of negotiation and mediation. It identifies the major schools of thought that influence models in practice and shape research agendas. It examines theories critically, with three aims—uncovering implicit assumptions of practice, testing those assumptions against

Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

SPRING 2013

Instructor:
Bette J. Roth
Suffolk Law School

This seminar examines the role of lawyers as societal problem solvers employing various methods of analyzing, reducing and resolving legal and other forms of dispute without resort to formal trial. Although some disputes can only be properly resolved through trial and appeal, the vast

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Alternative Dispute Resolution
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

FALL 2012/SPRING 2013

Instructor:
Dwight Golann
Fall 2012
Suffolk Law School
617-573-8183

Robert Smith
Spring 2013
Suffolk Law School
617-573-8573

One of a lawyer’s primary tasks is to resolve disputes. Most controversies are never decided by a court, but instead are settled by agreement. The ability to negotiate and mediate effectively is thus crucial for litigators as well as lawyers

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Alternative Dispute Resolution
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

FALL 2011
Instructor:
Sarah Garraty
617-353-2395

Law school courses focus almost exclusively on adjudication as a model for resolving legal disputes, yet only a fraction of disputes actually go to trial. This course exposes students to the many alternatives to trial, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, fact-finding, and hybrid combinations of these methods. After

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Alternative Dispute Resolution
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW (AR252)

FALL 2012
Instructor:
Davalene Cooper
Martha Koster
617-422-7271

Designed to familiarize students with alternatives to traditional means of settling disputes. The course begins with the traditional method of dispute resolution, litigation, and later concentrates on negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The course also exposes students to various programs in Massachusetts that use alternative

Dispute Systems Design: Seminar

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Dispute Systems Design
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL

SPRING 2013

Instructor:
Mr. Rory Van Loo

Lawyers are often called upon to help design systems for managing and/or resolving conflicts that support or supplant existing legal structures. Implicitly or explicitly, every institution and organization has a system for managing disputes. In some cases, the system may be formal, with administrative hearings, courts, tribunals,

Conflict Analysis and Intervention

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Conflict Analysis and Intervention (LGLS 130a)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PEACE, CONFLICT, AND COEXISTENCE STUDIES PROGRAM

FALL 2012

Instructor:
Melissa Stimell
781-730-3027

Examines alternatives to litigation, including negotiation and mediation. Through simulations and court observations, students assess their own attitudes about and skills in conflict resolution. Analyzes underlying theories in criminal justice system, divorce, adoption, and international arena. (Tuesday and Friday, 11:00

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Alternative Dispute Resolution JD 881 (A1)

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

FALL 2012
Ilana Hurwitz
617-353-3142

One of a lawyer’s primary tasks is to resolve disputes. Most controversies are never decided by a court but instead are settled by agreement. The ability to negotiate and mediate effectively is therefore crucial for litigators as well as lawyers practicing in other contexts.

Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (JD 955 A1)

NOT OFFERED 2012

Instructor:
Barry Weiner
617-353-3110

This seminar series will offer students the opportunity to actually mediate and arbitrate a specific case through 2 party role playing with Mr. Weiner as Judge, Mediator and Arbitrator. During the course, both sides will consider the advisability of mediation and its