Paper - Academic Registry and Council Secretariat - Queen Mary ...

TPB2012-023
Module Amendment accepted and logged by the Academic Secretariat?
1) Proposed Amendment
Please give precise details of the proposed amendment(s) including the wording of any new title. In the case
of changes to the method of assessment / relative assessment weightings for the module, the final element of
assessment should be stated and the full details of the existing assessment (description, assessment type,
duration, and percentage weighting) should also accompany any proposed revisions.
1. Title: Currently, the title of the course is "Advanced Mediation Skills". It is proposed to change the title to better reflect the
core elements of the module: "Negotiation and Mediation Workshop" and the module code to QLLM503.
2. Under the section "Aims" of the Syllabus: Currently, the description speaks of the aim of the module to be aimed at candidates
who wish to become mediators and those who want to represent clients in mediation. The change proposes to add reference to
negotiation to the aims so that the statement will read as follows: "This course is aimed at candidates who wish to become better
negotiators and who seek to develop mediation skills on a pathway to become mediators, and it is aimed at those who want to
represent clients in negotiations and mediations."
In addition, a further change is proposed to the current statement that the training aims to build confidence and competence to
mediate real cases. The change proposed is to add negotiate to the phrase so that it will read: "Build confidence and
competence to negotiate and mediate real cases."
3. Assessment:
Currently, the module is assessed as participation (25%) and a written paper/journal (75%).
The proposed change is to be as follows: Participation - 25% (assessment of the student's performance during the residential
portion of the workshop, including discussions, role plays and exercises) and 5,000 word research essay - 75% (incorporating
theoretical and critical analysis and the student's learning experiences during the residential portion of the workshop). This
change is to clarify the research essay requirement to ensure it includes both theoretical and critical analysis with the learning
experiences of the residential portion of the workshop.
2) Rationale for the proposed amendment(s)
The rationales for each of the proposed amendments is set out above in section (1) in the discussion about the specific changes
to be made. More generally, the proposed amendments are sought primarily in order to improve the delivery of the module and
also to better reflect the substantive content of the module as it is currently delivered. The external examiner on the module has
been consulted about the proposed amendments.
3) Implications of Amendment
Specify how students' programme of study might be affected and indicate whether students have been
consulted on the proposed change. If the External Examiners have been consulted please insert comments
here.
This module is a core element of the Diploma Programme in International Mediation, Distance Learning. This module
compliments the core module - Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCDD002) and Multi-party Negotiation and Mediation
(CCDM112) optional module. This module has been delivered in prior years and will continue in the same vein. The changes
sought reflect a reorganization of the module within the Diploma programme to add clarity to the content of the program and
also to the form of assessment (that it is a research essay that is to incorporate a theoretical and critical analysis in the context of
the experiences of the workshop exercises and roleplays).
Approval of Module Amendment