Assignment Description
Watch the following mediation video session and submit a critical analysis of the mediation
video based on the questions below. The aim of this assignment is to expose students to
mediation from a practical perspective and to give students an opportunity to approach mediation
critically. This assignment also tests your understanding of course content by asking you to
identify course concepts from the mediation simulation. Feel free to always go back to our
reference or main text for this course in cases of uncertainty.
Virtual Mediation Lab Online Mediation Simulation – Family Case – Sharing Dad’s Funeral
Expenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2KbnUs546E&t=504s
Please bear in mind that mediation may not always reach an agreement and disputants may not
always be this cooperative emotionally regulated.
Opening Statements
1. What elements can you spot in the mediator’s opening statement?
2. What rules did the mediator establish for the session?
3. Would you feel confident in this mediator’s competence and professionalism?
Storytelling and Issue Identification
1. How does the mediator get the parties to tell their stories?
2. How often did the mediator take notes? What do you think she was writing?
3. What communication skills did you spot the mediator using?
Agenda and Negotiation
1. Did the mediator set a formal agenda or go right into a negotiation?
2. How did the mediator get the negotiation started?
3. How did the mediator help the parties in reaching their own solutions?
Written Agreement/Closure
1. How were the final words in the written agreement derived?
2. How did the mediator help the parties make their decisions more specific?
3. How did the mediator end the session?
Guidelines:
Write your paper using the following guidelines:
• Times New Roman font
• Double-spacing
• 1-inch margins all around
• Length: There is no required length. Just answer each question as briefly and concisely as
possible. It is not an essay. It is a question and answer type assignment.
• References should be written in APA style if any is used
• The assignment is due on December 5th, 2021.
• Failure to follow these guidelines would lead to a reduction of 2 points per guideline from
your total points.
• Answer the questions as they have been posed. Please clearly separate each section and
question using numbers as it is above. This will make it easier for me to identify answers to
each question. Your answers must be BRIEF AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. Failure to
follow this structure will lead to a 50 % reduction on your grade for this assignment
Assignment Grading Rubric
• Organization…………………………/6
• Content………………………………/6
• Development of content………………/6
• Grammar & Mechanics………………/2
• Total…………………………………/20
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