Effective Facilitation - LAWS8077
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: Academic Program must be 9200 or 9210 or 9230 or 5740 or 9235 or 5235 or 9231 or 5231 or 9220 or 5750.
Excluded: JURD7477
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course provides an exploration of the different contexts within which facilitation is used. It looks then at the role of law in some of the contexts and the skills and tools that are required for anyone wanting to practice in the area. It is a theoretical course with exercises to provide an opportunity for practical application. This course includes an exploration of the following topics:
LLM Specialisations
Corporate and Commercial Law.
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.
Dispute Resolution.
Main Topics
- An overview of facilitation, what are the cultural underpinnings and groups –how do they work and what is important to understand when working with a group or being part of a group
- Boards, committees, the role of the chair, and the decision making process
- Psychological ‘Type” and groups; how do groups work, how are individuals types (such as MBTI) exhibited in a group environment and the implications for change management, and adult learning principals
- The application of facilitation in managing disputes in an Aboriginal context. An exploration of land based disputes and cultural paradigms
- Conflict and groups – from bullying in schools to sentencing circles the application of transformative justice and appropriate dispute resolution.