Developing Negotiation Skills (WiSe 2023/24)


Course Number
044418

Field(s) of Study
Bachelor

University Calendar

Learnweb Platform

Type
Seminar

Course Language
englisch


Course schedule

Day Time Frequency Date Room
Saturday 10:00- 18:00 single date 28.10.2023 Krummer Timpen 5, ULB 201
Sunday 10:00- 18:00 single date 29.10.2023 Krummer Timpen 5, ULB 201
Monday 10:00- 18:00 single date 30.10.2023 Leonardo-Campus 11, LEO 11.3

Description

1. General Information

  • Course in Bachelor's Program (PO 2018 and PO 2022, Module „Schlüsselqualifikationen”)
  • Course assessment: Regular attendance and active participation, learning report (12 pages) (3 LP)

2. Learning Objectives, Contents and Methodology

The primary learning objective is to familiarize students with basic and advanced negotiation techniques. For that matter, the first half of the course covers elementary concepts of negotiation theory that are primarily applicable to deal-making scenarios, while the second half introduces students to more advanced models of negotiation and presents a range of techniques for addressing the dynamics of disagreement.

In addition, participants will develop the facilitative and mediative skills needed in today’s competitive business environment, where intra- and inter-organizational conflicts, as well as personal disputes, are more likely to emerge.

Specifically, students will:

  • Gain a broad understanding of central concepts in negotiation theory
  • Develop a toolkit of useful bargaining skills, strategies, and approaches for deal-making
  • Learn how to prepare and conduct an effective negotiation
  • Hone the ability to transfer universal concepts of negotiation to a variety of contexts and cultures
  • Develop a toolkit of useful facilitation skills and dispute resolution approaches
  • Build confidence in and learn about their negotiating behaviour

3. Application and Registration

  • The number of participants is limited to 30 for didactic reasons.
  • All seats will be allocated randomly. Application period: August 28 -September 10. You can apply here.
  • If you receive an acceptance, you must confirm your seat bindingly via mail. Otherwise, your seat will be forfeited.
  • Accepted participants still need to register at the examination office!
  • Note: Probably, the course will be a block course. The dates will be published as soon as possible.

4. Literature

There is no assigned literature for this class. Students will receive lecture notes after each session that sum up the essential learnings. Several books for further study will be recommended at the end of the seminar. This course will use copyrighted materials that must be purchased in advance from case study publishers. The estimated costs are around 5 Euros.

Lecturers

  • Sertan Eravci (accompanying)