Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guide
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist online databases.

1. A Lewis & J Taylor (eds), SPORT LAW & PRACTICE (Butterworths, Nexis, 2nd edn: 2008)
2.I Blackshaw, SPORT, MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (Asser International Sports Law Series, Asser Press 2009

Students are required to show a critical understanding of the fundamental principles underpinning mediation and how it can (and cannot) be applied as a tool to resolve sporting disputes.

Students will be expected to:
- Understand the principles of conflict and dispute resolution
- Explore the role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) alongside other national and international organisations, and the interplay with the traditional legal system.
- Develop an understanding of ethical and professional rules and how these should be applied within a practical sports setting
- Evaluate practical sporting examples and case studies

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5 x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional 5 hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook. Formative assessment on the on-line discussion forum will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
10 hours of online seminars. Students will be expected to post answers onto the discussion forum in advance of the seminar to enable wider discussion of the topic (5 hours asynchronous contact). A live 'Webinar' will be held during each seminar session (5 x 1 hour synchronous contact) based on the posted answers in order to give students generic and personal feedback and to facilitate further discussion on the topic.

DIRECTED STUDY AND INDEPENDENT LEARNING
Principally this will consist of study to consolidate and develop an understanding of material presented in whole group and online sessions, preparation for work to be undertaken prior to the webinars, and research and preparation relating to the coursework. Directed study will involve the utilisation of information technology (specifically the module blackboard pages and use of relevant legal electronic databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, LawTel etc) which enables interaction with relevant material, at a pace and time convenient to the user. Students will be provided with general guidance in the module study guide and receive specific guidance and training where needed.

(135 hours)

Participants will submit a 5,000 word portfolio (100% weighting), containing a collection of practical evidence and competency-based tasks. Learning outcomes 1-5.

To pass this module, students must achieve a mark of at least 50%.