Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution is a survey course designed to introduce law students to the prevention and resolution of disputes through means other than litigation before a court. It is broken down into three main parts: negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The course will include a number of simulations designed to sharpen the distinctions among the alternative techniques, give the students some “real world” experience with them, and in the process enhance their interpersonal skills. Despite these simulations, the grade in the course will be based primarily or exclusively on a traditional law school exam (subject of course to negotiation). The course is designed to be useful to students across a wide range of interests, from business and corporate to environmental and other public interest.