Negotiation
| Module title | Negotiation |
|---|---|
| Module code | MBAM951 |
| Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Credits | 5 |
| Module staff |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 2 days |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 30 |
|---|
Module description
Summary:
The relevance of collaborative versus competitive behaviours and approaches in reaching negotiated agreements is investigated. The role and importance of integrative approaches to finding agreement is explored in depth, alongside best practice approaches and processes to developing and managing cross-sector and multi-stakeholder agreements. The content is communicated through a combination of interactive lectures, discussions, and group-based exercises, with practical understanding and experience developed through a group-based simulation structured as a four-party negotiation of a complex multi-sector issue.
Additional Information:
Internationalisation: There is no national basis to this module: it is culturally independent.
Employability: This is a very practical module on the subject of cooperative approaches to negotiation. You will have the opportunity to gain both practical experience and an understanding of negotiating, resolving tensions or conflicts, identifying mutually beneficial outcomes and overcoming biases held by individuals or organisations that might impede future value creation.
Module aims - intentions of the module
A commonly held (mis)understanding of negotiation is that of a competitive sharing of value. This module aims to introduce you to the challenges and benefits of managing the process of reaching agreement in environments where the creation of value is an equally important objective. The module surfaces and explores a range of emotional and behavioural responses that can lead people to accept agreements that are disadvantageous or unsatisfactory, and introduces participants to strategies for overcoming these. The simulation exercise aims to provide individuals with an opportunity to apply and develop their understanding of these theoretical principles.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Identify the basic principles of negotiating
- 2. Explain key areas of risk and opportunity associated with interaction styles in negotiation, how different roles and relationship effectiveness impact on success, and approaches by which these can be surfaced and managed.
- 3. Recognise the relevance of value added to interactions
- 4. Evaluate sources and types of potential conflict, and describe approaches by which they can be managed or resolved.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Assess and address behavioural constraints in real or simulated negotiations
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Negotiate positive outcomes competently (in a personal or work context).
- 7. Engage effectively in groups of individuals from different backgrounds.
- 8. Apply effective independent research skills
Syllabus plan
Managing Agreements;
- Added Value
- Thinking errors and their exploitation
- Negotiation in competition – claiming value
- Negotiation in collaboration – creating value
- Negotiation as interaction
- Negotiating in the real world – Managing Agreement
- Negotiation as Dialogue
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 36 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 14 | Lectures and facilitated group discussions |
| Guided Independent Study | 36 | Independent Study |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group exercise presentations (5/6 students per group) | 20 minutes group presentations | 4,5,6,7 | Oral feedback |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment (Individual) | 100 | 1500 words | 1-8 | Feedback on written report |
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Assignment (1500 words) | Individual Essay (1500 words - 100%) | 1-8 | 6 weeks from update |
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Shapiro, D., Fisher, R. (2007). Building Agreement: Using Emotions as You Negotiate. Cornerstone, London.
Fisher, R., Ury, W.L., Patton, B. (2011). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Random House Books, London.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
Malhotra, D., (2015) Control the Negotiation before it begins. Harvard Business Review , 93(12), 67-72
McManus, S., Tennyson, R. (2008) Talking the Walk: A Communication Manual for Partnership Practitioners. IBLF, London.
Weiss, J., (2014). Negotiating is Not the Same as Haggling. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles 6/10/210 p2-5
| Credit value | 5 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 2.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 29/03/2018 |
| Last revision date | 17/09/2018 |