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Advanced Negotiations (LAWS90021)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
April
Lecturer
Michelle LeBaron (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject will give negotiators opportunities to deepen their effectiveness in practice. Informed by current research, participants will engage in simulations and experiential activities to hone their skills for working effectively across diverse cultures and worldviews. Drawing from participants’ work contexts, case studies will provide context for developing advanced skills and creative capacities in problem solving, communication, cultural fluency, representative negotiation, managing complexities and negotiation process design.
Principal topics will include:
- advanced negotiation skills;
- representative negotiation;
- negotiating across worldviews and cultures;
- adapting negotiation processes for multi-party groups;
- managing complexities;
- negotiation process design.
This subject is taught at an advanced level and will draw on students’ experiences in various areas of practice.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Identify and explain theoretical principles informing negotiation strategies and approaches
- Adapt and engage a broad repertoire of negotiation and conflict management skills
- Apply a range of intercultural conflict management tools to work effectively across cultures and worldviews
- Integrate versatility, creativity and problem solving to serve clients more effectively in negotiations
- Design and adapt negotiation processes in ways that respond to the contexts of specific industries and complex issues
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a relevant Melbourne Law Masters program
It is recommended you have successfully completed LAWS90080 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: Strategies and Skills for Success
OR
Another foundational course in negotiation, facilitation, conflict resolution or mediation
OR
A record of substantial experience as a negotiator.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class participation | Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Reflective journal
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Creative artifact
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance is required. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- April
Principal coordinator Michelle Lebaron Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 6 March 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 3 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2024 Census date 4 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 April 2024 Assessment period ends 8 May 2024 April contact information
Lecturer
Michelle LeBaron (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students.
Enrolment is on a 'first in' basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.
Students should note priority of waitlisted places in subjects will be given as follows:
- To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Melbourne Law School may reserve places in a subject for incoming international cohorts or where a subject is core to a specialisation with limited alternate options.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be made available via the LMS in the pre-teaching period.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Commercial Law Course Master of Laws Course Master of Public and International Law Course Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution Course Master of Law and Development - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-masters@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024