SOWK 558 - Arbitration

Prerequisite

SOWK 551 (Core Mediation) or equivalent course.

Description

The Arbitration course is an 8 week online collaborative class which covers the history of arbitration, its relationship in law, and common applications. The course presents topics such as arbitration statutes, awards, staying proceedings, costs, and fees. Issues of jurisdiction, arbitrator qualifications and duties, contract analysis, rules of evidence, admissibility, and relevance are discussed in readings and online discussions with other students and the instructor.

The second half of the class covers the actual pre-hearing procedures, the hearing itself (including discussion of both procedure and dealing with substantive issues), the award (including issues of determination on the issue and potential remedies available, and the practical matter of writing the award), and grounds for challenging the award (including the concepts of appeal and judicial review).

The class methodology relies on case study evaluations to highlight weekly topics including a written decision on a chosen case. Students wishing graduate credit submit a 10-12 page paper analysis of a case pulling together the readings and discussions of the eight weeks.

This course can be applied towards the:

• Mediation Certificate

Textbooks and Materials

Required

• Arbitration: Essential Concepts (2002)
  Steven C Bennett
  Not available at the CSU Bookstore
• Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator, 2nd Ed. (2004)
  Allan H Goodman
  Not available at the CSU Bookstore
• The Arbitrator's Handbook, 2nd Ed. (2005)
  John W. Cooley
  Not available at the CSU Bookstore

Instructors

Holly Panetta

Holly Panetta is an attorney-mediator in Colorado with a practice in Mediation and Child & Family Investigation Services. As a contract mediator through the state Office of Dispute Resolution, Ms. Panetta mediates more than 200 court-ordered cases per year including divorce, child custody and dependency and neglect matters. Ms. Panetta recently joined the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution (IADR) as a faculty member teaching mediation courses through Colorado State University and Colorado Tech University.

Ms. Panetta attended law school at the University of Denver and received her Juris Doctor in 2003. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Colorado State University. Ms. Panetta is also currently working toward a Master’s in Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University.