This unit draws on ideas developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project and other types of negotiating methods. Students will learn how to put the theory of negotiation into practice, in order to improve their effectiveness as negotiators. Students will be engaged in role-play simulations; exercises and discussions; and the practice of negotiation by using a range of different types of negotiation methods.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Apply and evaluate theories of Negotiation through the processes and the practice of Negotiation;
2. Identify and analyse cultural, ethical and power relations issus as they relate to Negotiation;
3. Apply theories of Negotiation by taking a practice-based approach to develop effective strategies across a range of different environments and disciplines; and
4. Apply professional standards in discussions and exhibit ethical and responsible values as they relate to all disputants/participants, support people, lawyers and the dispute resolution practitioner.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11754 Negotiation PG

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.