TIME

Teams will have 50 minutes to reach a settlement. At the 50 minute mark, teams will exit the room to allow judges to tally their scores for categories except Evaluation VI, the self analysis. Each team may take one break of no more than 10 minutes. The 50-minute period will continue during any such break. If the team calling the break specifically requests it, both teams must leave the room during the break.

Student participants are responsible for timekeeping and for adherence to allotted time periods for negotiating sessions and breaks.
However, if resources and volunteers are available, timekeepers or timekeeping devices may be provided. At no time may an individual identified with a participant act as timekeeper in a negotiation involving such participant. Decisions by the judges as to elapsed time are final and
non-reviewable.

Responsibility for timekeeping during the self-analysis periods rests jointly with the participants and the judges, each having the responsibility to terminate the period at the end of 10 minutes.
 

SELF-ANALYSIS

Following the l0-minute preparation for self-analysis, each team will have 10 minutes in which to analyze for the judges the team's performance in the negotiation. This will take place outside the presence of the opposing team. The team with the letter designation (last name) closest to the beginning of the alphabet will go first in the self-analysis.

Students will begin the 10-minute period by answering, in the presence of the judges, the following questions:
(1) "In reflecting on the entire negotiation, if you faced a similar situation tomorrow, what would you do the same and what would you do differently?"
(2) "How well did your strategy work in relation to the outcome?"

The team should also be prepared to respond to questions from the judges concerning the team's performance. In addition, the team might use this as an opportunity to explain why it chose a particular approach or even a specific tactic. The judges may take into consideration anything said during the session for scoring purposes.
 

SCORING

Each judge shall fill out one score sheet for each team. The ADR Organization will collect the sheets at the end of each round. The ADR Organization will also average the scores for each team’s final score.
 

WHAT MAY BE BROUGHT

Participants may bring and/or use blank flip charts or black/white boards. These materials may be used only while both parties are present during the 50-minute negotiation session; they may not be used during the self-analysis. No prepared materials may be presented or handed out during the negotiation session or self-analysis, except as specifically authorized by a team’s confidential information. However, the students may themselves use previously prepared notes in any format or medium, including a laptop computer, during the negotiation session. Students may also use calculators.