MANAGEMT 7046 - Negotiation Skills

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 3 - 2022

The purpose of this course is threefold. The first is to explore the major concepts and theories of negotiation, as well as the dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup conflict and its resolution. This will involve studying the structural (eg parties, positions, interests) and process (cognitive, interactional) dynamics that are required for a sound critical understanding. The second objective is to develop practical skills applicable to a broad range of contexts. This involves direct training in identifying crucial elements of negotiation situations and implementing appropriate resolution strategies. The third objective is to develop teamwork skills by working within and through group exercises.

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Course Details

Course Code	MANAGEMT 7046
Course	Negotiation Skills
Coordinating Unit	Management
Term	Trimester 3
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 36 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange
Restrictions	Available to Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Business Administration students only - other students must first meet with Program director for enrolment approval

Course Staff

Lecturer's Biography

My name is David Pender, I am a management practitioner and an adjunt senior lecturer at the 成人大片 Business School. I have had a very wide range of business experience over the past 35 years or so.

I prefer to be called "David".

I spent 13 years practising on my own account as a Chartered Accountant. Until 2006, I held senior management positions in distribution management and general management within the financial services industry (12 years). Since then, I have practised as principal of Knowledge Perspectives, a counsulting collaborative that applies the principles of knowledge and intellectual capital managemnet in a variety of fields: for instance, change and orgaisational development, performance improvement, M&A, marketing and sales in knowledge intensive industries and strategic direction and mapping. Clients cover both private and public sectors in Australia, Asia and North America. Complex negotiation issues are also addressed (eg community engagement).

I hold a degree in Economics and a MBA from the 成人大片 and I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Apart from this course, I also teach courses in Negotiation and Fundamentals of Leadership int he Business School's MBA program in Adelaide and Singapore. I teach extensively in the University's Executive Education program.

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Apply complex theory and practice of negotiation in particular and conflict resolution in general;
2. Identify the personal challenges we all have in dealing with negotiation and conflict resolution;
3. Explore how to positively interact with others;
4. Apply negotiation as a system and the important role of subsidiary actors. .

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1, 2 & 4
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	1 & 4
Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	2 & 3
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	2, 3 & 4
Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.	1, 2 & 3
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	1 - 4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Text Books
Lewicki RJ, Saunders DM and Barry B (2010), Negotiation: Readings Exercises and Cases, 6th ed, McGraw Hill Irwin, New York

Recommended Resources

Students may wish to read more widely in specific subject areas, something that the UABS wholeheartedly encourages. There are many general texts on negotiation skills that students may find useful. Perhaps of greatest assistance though are readings from leading academic journals, current business journals and the better newspapers. Relevant journals include:

• Asia-Pacific HRM,
• Australian Journal of Public Administration,
• Business Ethics Quarterly

• California Management Review,
• Harvard Business Review (USA),
• Human Resource Management (USA),
• Human Resource Management Journal (UK),
• International Journal of Human Resource Management (UK),
• Journal of Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
• Journal of Business Ethics
• Journal of Conflict Resolution
• The Negotiation Journal

Full texts of a great many of the articles that appear in these journals can be accessed via the University of
Adelaide’s library databases

There are numerous references at the conclusion of each reading which will supplement your learning of particular topics. I will point out additional articles on various topics for those who are inspired to delve more deeply during the course.

Online Learning

Important messages, topic notes, copies of slides and other course materials will be posted on myUni throughout the course. myUni can be found at www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au.
The myUni site for this course also has several on-line, self study modules (under a separate heading in “Course Materials”). Broadly, these modules fall into two categories:
1. Material designed to improve preparation for class
2. Technical topics: this material will not be directly covered in class, but will be assumed knowledge and discussed.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

The course takes an experiential approach making extensive use of simulations, role plays, exercises and cases. Students will have ample opportunity to apply the negotiation concepts covered in a safe environment, leading to improved negotiation and conflict resolution skills in the workplace.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The course is delivered over 3 two day sessions. You can expect to spend about the same amount of time preparing for each class. Assignments and exam preparation will demand additional concentrated periods of non-classroom study, on your own or with your allocated
student group. As a rough indication, you could expect to spend in the order of 120 hours of study time to complete the course, of which 36 hours would be in class.

Learning Activities Summary

No information currently available.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Simulation 1 One-on-one negotiation with brief write up	10%
Simulation 2 One-on-one negotiation with comprehensive write up	25%
Group Assignment Group based negotiation	30%
Case study or reflective assignment*	25%
Participation in class activities including class blog.	10%

* note these are due after the last class

To gain a pass for this course, a student must achieve at least 50% overall with a minimum of 45% for the weighted average of all individual components. Students not achieving this requirement will have a fail (F) recorded as their final grade.

For specific information about assignments and due dates please check MyUni

Assessment Detail

No information currently available.

Submission

Written assignments (apart from Simulation 1 which uses a template) should be a single document in MS Word format and lodged by email to david.pender@adelaide.edu.au.

Make sure you include your name(s) in a header or footer on each page of your assignment.

Presentation of Assignments
• Please must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
• Please attach an ‘Assignment Cover Sheet’, which is signed and dated by you before submission.
• All group assignments must be attached to a ‘Group Assignment Cover Sheet’, which must be signed and dated by all group members before submission. All team members are expected to contribute approximately equally to a group assignment.

Lecturers can refuse to accept assignments, which do not have a signed acknowledgement of the
University’s policy on plagiarism.

Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details
A copy of the Postgraduate Programs: Communication Skills Guide will have been given to you at the beginning of your program. This guide will assist you structure your assignments. A copy of the guide can also be downloaded from http://www.business.adelaide.edu.au/current/mba/download/2009MBACommSkillsGuide.pdf

This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc.
In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. (Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.) The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide.

Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are provided on page 6 of the Communication Skills Guide.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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