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Syllabus Adr 2014

This document outlines the course syllabus for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at St. Paul's School of Business and Law. The 2-unit course will cover the study of ADR in the Philippines pursuant to relevant laws and policies. Students will learn about different ADR forms and their use in court diversion. The objectives are for students to understand and apply ADR skills like mediation through role playing. The course will be taught through student presentations and include written exams evaluating their understanding of topics like negotiation, communication, and applying skills like summarizing and delivering opening statements. Grading will be based on student reports, practicums, evaluations of peer reports, and pen and paper tests.

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Syllabus Adr 2014

This document outlines the course syllabus for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at St. Paul's School of Business and Law. The 2-unit course will cover the study of ADR in the Philippines pursuant to relevant laws and policies. Students will learn about different ADR forms and their use in court diversion. The objectives are for students to understand and apply ADR skills like mediation through role playing. The course will be taught through student presentations and include written exams evaluating their understanding of topics like negotiation, communication, and applying skills like summarizing and delivering opening statements. Grading will be based on student reports, practicums, evaluations of peer reports, and pen and paper tests.

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ST.

PAULS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LAW


Palo, Leyte
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
[LAW 2]
Second Semester
November 9, 2014 to March 29, 2015
Room 212
3:00 5:00 PM
(Sundays)
I. COURSE TITLE:

PRACTICUM I (ADR)

II. CREDIT UNITS:

Two (2) Units

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION:


This course deals with the study of Alternative
Dispute Resolution System in the Philippines pursuant to R.A. No. 9285, its
policies, the different ADR forms as efficient tools to court diversion, and the
institutionalization and implementation of the Court Annexed Mediation (CAM)
and Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) as part of mandatory pre-trial to facilitate
court decongestion pursuant to A.M. No. 01-10-5-SC PHILJA dated 16 October
2001 and Adm. Circular No. 20-2002 dated 24 April 2000 and A.M. No. 04-3-15SC PHILJA dated 23 March 2004, and the recent A.M. No. 11-1-6-SC-PHILJA re:
Consolidated and Revised Guidelines to Implement the Expanded Coverage of
Court-Annexed Mediation (CAM) and Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) dated 11
January 2011.
IV. OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

A. Understand, learn, analyze and appreciate:


1. The Policy of the State to actively promote party autonomy in the
resolution of disputes or the freedom of the party to make their own
arrangements to resolve their disputes.
2. The promotion of the use of ADR as an important means to achieve
speedy and impartial justice and declog court dockets.
3. The institutionalization and use of ADR as an efficient tool and an
alternative procedure for the resolution of appropriate cases.
B. Practice and apply their learned skills of mediation by role playing in a test
case as preparation to actual court annexed mediation.
V. REFERENCES:
Republic Act No. 9285 (Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004)
SC-PHILJA-PMC Basic Seminar Workshop on Mediation Hand-outs
SC-PHILJA-PMC Family Court Mediation Seminar Workshop Hand-outs
e-library
Pointers on C.O.L. prepared by [email protected]
Powerpoint presentations

VI. TEACHING STRATEGY:


1. STUDENTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO REPORT GROUPS.EACH OF
THEM IS ASSIGNED TO REPORT ON A CERTAIN TOPIC.
2. THE REPORT SHALL BE PREPARED IN THE FORMAT OF A ONEHOUR POWER POINT PRESENTATION.
3. THE PROFESSOR SHALL ALSO ASSIGNED SOME STUDENTS TO
MAKE THEIR ORAL OR WRITTEN EVALUATION AND CRITIQUE ON EVERY
REPORT AFTER ITS PRESENTATION.
VII. COURSE OUTLINE/SCHEDULING:
No. Session
1,2 11/9,16,23
3
4
11/30

TOPIC:
Reporter
Remarks
OVERVIEW; Concepts, Objectives &
Atty. Giron
Advantages of ADR; Mediatable cases
Types of Conflicts; Nature of Conflict;
Personal Approaches to Conflict
Negotiation: Nature, Elements, Process

5
6
7

12/06-07
12/13-14
1/04

PRELIMS
Communication Fundamentals and
Barriers
Active Listening; Exercises;
Reframing Positions to Interest

1/11

Caucusing; Impasse
Questioning

1/18

Summarizing
Non-Defensive Responses

10

1/25

Filipino Family Values & Culture

11

2/02

Gender Sensitivity

12
13
14

2/7-8
2/14-15
2/22

MIDTERMS
Family Mediation
Mediation Process (CAM); Procedures

15

3/01

How to deliver Effective Opening


Statement

16

3/08

Writing of Compromise Agreement

17

3/15

WORKSHOP; ROLE PLAYING

18
19

3/21-22
3/28-29

FINALS

WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS:
PRELIMS
MIDTERMS
FINALS

:
:
:

VII. GRADING SYSTEM:


Reporting
Practicum
Evaluation or Critique
Pen and paper test
PREPARED BY:
ATTY. LEO S. GIRON

40%
20%
10%
30%

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