UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5429 Advanced commercial negotiation skills

Faculty of Law

LAW5429 Advanced commercial negotiation skills is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Not offered

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Overview

This unit is designed for students with existing knowledge and experience of negotiation, although no specific units have been set as pre-requisites. It focuses on negotiations for contracts and for the resolution of commercial disputes, although many of the concepts and skills are also relevant to other negotiations. Topics covered include strategy and tactics for specific types of negotiation, and the impact of cognitive biases, culture, and the law. The unit will be interactive and will explore issues and develop skills using role-plays, simulations, class discussions, interactive lectures, and guest presenters.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5429.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Apply advanced knowledge and understanding of negotiation in commercial contexts and advanced skills for dealing with challenges in commercial negotiations with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;

  2. 2

    Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced commercial negotiation;

  3. 3

    Conduct research in advanced commercial negotiation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and

  4. 4

    Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex critical issues and major trends in the theory and practice of commercial negotiation.

Workload and teaching

Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 24 contact hours of seminars per semester whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

Where it fits

LAW5429 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Mr Nick Gallus

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5429?

LAW5429 has no prerequisites.

When is LAW5429 offered?

LAW5429 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

Which majors and minors include LAW5429?

LAW5429 is part of Dispute resolution.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022