The Buddha was known to have said that if women had been allowed into the Sangha from the start, the impact of the Dharma would have only lasted half as long. What do you think he meant by this? Do you think the Buddha was against women, or were there other factors that the Buddha was addressing?

The objective of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of the effects of the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to supplement court trial processes, with particular focus on its impact on caseflow management. For at least the last 20 years, most state and local jurisdictions have begun institutionalizing ADR programs and procedures for a variety of case types. In many situations, this has been the result of statutory changes, but with or without legislative action, court rules have been implemented in states across the United States to address how the addition of ADR processes can supplement and sometimes replace court dispute resolution.

Find a jurisdiction where state or county statutes require an ADR process in some or all types of divorce cases prior to proceeding with a divorce case in the courts. Write an essay of 2–3 pages that discusses how the addition of ADR processes has affected caseflow management in general, and in divorce cases specifically. (The Steelman, et al. publication for NCSC, Caseflow Management: The Heart of Court Management in the New Millennium, is an excellent resource.)

In your essay, respond to at least the following questions:

• Why have so many jurisdictions turned to forms of ADR to supplement the judicial process?
• What are the major effects on caseflow management of the decision by jurisdictions to insert ADR requirements into divorce case processing?
• What are the short-term and long-term costs and benefits, including dollar costs/benefits and social costs/benefits?

In your essay, be specific regarding the types of ADR processes that are required or recommended in the state of your choosing and how these processes affect caseflow management.

Use references, introduction and conclusion.

Writing the case study

Generally, there are eight sections in a case study. Use this as a guideline to write your case study.

Synopsis/Executive Summary

•Outline the purpose of the case study.

•Describe the field of research — this is usually an overview of the company.

•Outline the issues and findings of the case study without the specific details.

•Identify the theory that will be used to analyse the case study.

•The reader should be able to get a clear picture of the essential contents of the study.

•Note any assumptions made. You may not have all the information you would like, so some assumptions may be necessary

e.g. “It has been assumed that..

“Assuming that it takes half an hour to read one document..

Findings

•Identify the problems found in the case.

•Each analysis of a problem should be supported by facts given in the case together with the relevant theory and course concepts.

•It is important to search for any underlying problems; for example, cross-cultural conflict may be only a symptom of the underlying problem of inadequate policies and practices within the company.

•This section is often divided into sub-sections, one for each problem.

Discussion

•Summarise the major problem/s.

•Identify alternative solutions to this/these major problem/s (there is likely to be more than one solution per problem).

•Briefly outline each alternative solution and then evaluate it in terms of its advantages and disadvantages.

•There is no need to refer to theory or coursework here.

Conclusion

Sum up the main points from the findings and discussion.

Recommendations

•Choose which of the alternative solutions should be adopted.

•Briefly justify your choice and explain how it will solve the major problem/s.

•This should be written in a forceful style as this section is intended to be persuasive.

•Integration of theory and coursework is appropriate here.

Implementation

•Explain what should be done, by whom and by when.

•If appropriate, include a rough estimate of costs (both financial and time).

References

Make sure all references are cited correctly.

Appendices (if any)

I want you to look at these screenshots and talk to me about pseudocode and flow charts. Then, I want you in your own words to describe a “programming statement” and “programming sequence”.

Cite References.

I will upload the specific instructions and rubric below.

Develop a ppt presentation, not longer than 10 pages. You may include up to 1 paragraph (not more than 10 lines in the notes section of each page – not mandatory)

PPT should include a 1-page executive summary with your recommendation.

Bring1 hard copy to class on the date due, print in B/W not color, print 3 pages per slideand include all notes.

Proofreadthe ppt for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors as points deducted for both

In addition to handing a hard copy to me at the beginning of class, please submit on Canvas before the class begins.