Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Learning Team Members

Dispute Resolution and Mediation:

In the event a dispute between learning team members arises out of or is related to the Learning Team Charter, the learning team members involved shall reasonably in good faith make efforts to settle the dispute in accordance to the language as established and agreed upon in section 3 “ground rules” and section 4 “conflict management” of the Learning Team Charter. If the learning team members are unable to resolve the dispute outlined in both section 3 and section 4 of the Learning Team Charter, the members shall move to a majority vote to decide the dispute. Should the learning team members through a majority vote be unable to reach a decision due to even votes or due to a unsatisfactory outcome, the dispute shall be heard in mediation as set forth below.

Members may send written notice of the dispute to the Instructor (herein referred as the “Mediator”) of the corresponding class and any other classmates who wishes to pursue the dispute. The correspondence shall be sent no later than one (1) week from the dispute, in which, mediation shall take place no later than one (1) week from the receipt of the correspondence. The structure and setting shall be determined by the mediator. The mediator shall act as a neutral facilitator hearing both sides of the argument. The mediator shall in no less than twenty four (24) hours, but not to exceed seventy two (72) hours, be required to make a final decision that shall be binding.