Posted: April 18th, 2015

mediation

Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Subject code: Mediation and Conflict Management
Name of assessment Assessment : class presentation.

Party-Directed Mediation. Another Step Towards Non-Directive Mediation (Assessment’s Article)

Description:The contribution of two models is presented in this article, Party-Directed Mediation (PDM) and Negotiated Performance Appraisal (NPA) to deal with peer mediation and hierarchical mediation, respectively. Both models are especially useful for dealing with deep seated interpersonal conflict. Originally, they were used as organizational mediation models.

Read full article: http://www.mediate.com/articles/BillikopfG7.cfm

Assessment brief Summary:
Students will present a summary of the article, discussing the views of the author(s), and their main findings or arguments. Students will be required to analyse the article through applying concepts and theories. Students will also critically reflect on the author’s interpretation of the issue and, if appropriate, suggest other ways of understanding the issue.class presentation: Students are required to critically analyse above article. The written paper should be fully referenced. I need 500 words.

HOW TO WRITE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER
Analysis means to break down and study the parts. Writing a critical paper requires two steps: critical reading and critical writing.

Critical reading:
1. Identify the author’s thesis and purpose
2. Analyze the structure of the passage by identifying all main
ideas

4. Make an outline of the work or write a description of it
5. Write a summary of the work
6. Determine the purpose which could be
 To inform with factual material
 To persuade with appeal to reason or emotions
 To entertain (to affect people’s emotions)
7. Evaluate the means by which the author has accomplished his
purpose
 If the purpose is to inform, has the material been presented
clearly, accurately, with order and coherence?
 If the purpose is to persuade, look for evidence, logical
reasoning, contrary evidence
 If the purpose was to entertain, determine how emotions are affected: does it make you laugh, cry, angry? Why did it affect you?
Consider the following questions: How is the material organized? Who is the intended audience? What are the writer’s assumptions about the audience? What kind of language and imagery does the author use?
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SAMPLE OUTLINE FOR CRITICAL ESSAY
After the passage under analysis has been carefully studied, the critique can be drafted using this sample outline.
 I. Background information to help your readers understand the
nature of the work
 A. Information about the work
 1. Title
 2. Author
 3. Publication information
 4. Statement of topic and purpose
 B. Thesis statement indicating writer’s main reaction to
the work
 II. Summary or description of the work
 III. Interpretation and/or evaluation
 A. Discussion of the work’s organization
 B. Discussion of the work’s style
 C. Effectiveness
 D. Discussion of the topic’s treatment
 E. Discussion of appeal to a particular audience  Evaluation
Remember:
Avoid introducing your ideas by stating “I think” or “in my opinion.” Keep the focus on the subject of your analysis, not on yourself.
Identifying your opinions weakens them.
Always introduce the work. Do not assume that because your reader knows what you are writing about, you do not need to mention the work’s title.
Other questions to consider: Is there a controversy surrounding either the passage or the subject, which it concerns?
What about the subject matter is of current interest?
What is the overall value of the passage?
What are its strengths and weaknesses?