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Negotiation techniques
MGT-466
Lecturer(s) :
Canning Wacker Nadene GayLanguage:
English
Withdrawal
It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.Summary
This course is designed to give you a practical, hands-on opportunity to learn the basics of negotiating, self leadership and the impact of culture. Strategies and techniques are presented and practiced that will enable you to develop your skills and become a savvy and sophisticated negotiator.Content
Defining negotiation and the process
Frames, goals and strategies
How to plan a negotiation
Employing strategies and tactics
The impact of self awareness and cultural difference on the process of negotiation
Mid-term role-play and report
The role of trust in negotiations
Weekly role-play exercises and simulations
Learning journal and self - reflection paper
Final exam
Keywords
Negotiation, skills, interactive, self-awareness, leadership
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:- Recognize Learn the basics of the negotiation process and negotiation theory
- Distinguish between two distinct approaches to negociating and to understand the key elements of and tactics associated with each.
- Develop Appreciate how to develop and improve your negociating skills through increased self-leadership awareness, role-play and simulation exercices.
- Assess / Evaluate Gain self-awareness of your natural negociating style and to practice behaviors that enhance your competency in both your stronger and weaker style.
- Recognize how culture impacts the negotiation process and to explore the different strategies and tactics that one can encounter when negociating across cultures.
- Propose Provide constructive feedback to your peers to build their negotiations skill set.
- Explore Understand and experiment the four essential skill sets for courageous leadership in negotiation.
- Apply Learn and apply the skills required to say in tough negotiation conversations.
Transversal skills
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
- Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
- Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture, role-play, simulation, group-work, personal reflection
Expected student activities
Participation during class sessions, reading assigned chapters and articles, preparation of and participation in role-play activities, giving feedback to counter-parts, writing reports in small groups, reflecting on personal development and learning.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment combining:
15% class participation
25% mid-term enactment reflection paper
30%weekly performance improvement journal entries and final reflection paper
30% final enactment and report
Supervision
Office hours | Yes |
Assistants | Yes |
Forum | No |
Resources
Bibliography
Books:
Main text: Lewicki, RW, Barry, F. & Saunders, DM, Essentials of Negotiation, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Higher Education: New York, NY, 2016
Lewicki, RW, Saunders, DM, & Barry, B. Negotiation: readings exercises and cases, 6th Ed. Boston: McGraw Hill Irwin, 2010.
Salacluse, JW, The Global Negotiator. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2003.
Optional Resources:
Salacuse, Jeswald W. Negotiating Life: Secrets for Everyday Diplomacy and Deal Making: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Stone, Douglas. Patton, Bruce and Heen, Sheila. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most: Penguin, 2010.
Articles:
"Negotiation Styles: The Impact on Bargaining Transactions", C.B. Craver, Dispute Resolution Journal, February/April, 2003.
"Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators", J.K. Sebenius, HBR, April 2001.
"Rational Strategies for Creating Integrative Agreements", M Bazerman, M. Neale, in Negotiating Rationally, Free Press, 1993.
"Opening and Making Concessions", G.R. Shell, in Bargaining for Advantage, Penguin Books, New York, 1999.
"The Hidden Challenge of Cross-border Negotiations" J.K Sebenius, Harvard Business Review, March 2002, Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing Corp.
Ressources en bibliothèque
- Essentials of Negotiation / Lewicki
- Negotiation: readings exercises and cases / Lewicki
- The Global Negotiator / Salacuse
- Negotiating life : Secrets for Everyday Diplomacy and Deal Making / Salacluse
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most / Stone
- Rational Strategies for Creating Integrative Agreements / Bazerman
- Opening and Making Concessions / Shell
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- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- Energy Management and Sustainability, 2020-2021, Master semester 1
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- Energy Management and Sustainability, 2020-2021, Master semester 3
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
2 - Subject examined
Negotiation techniques - Number of places
50 - Lecture
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Exercises
1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
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