LEGAL NEGOTIATION (3 Credits)
SPRING 2003
REVISED SYLLABUS
Professor Scott Peppet
Office: Room 311
Phone: 303-735-0818
Email: scott.peppet@colorado.edu
Class #1 – Monday, January 13
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP
THE OIL PRICING EXERCISE
Assignment for this class:
- Read Getting to YES (2d Edition) in its entirety.
- Prepare to participate in the Oil Pricing Exercise (instructions are
attached and/or can be downloaded from the TWEN site)
NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE CLASS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH, AS
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, DUE TO STUDENT INTEREST IN ATTENDING THE SYMPOSIUM ON
CAMPUS THAT DAY.
Class #2 – Monday, January 27
REVIEW OF THE LAW LIBRARY NEGOTIATION
OBSERVING A NEGOTIATION AND GIVING USEFUL FEEDBACK
THE SALLY SOPRANO NEGOTIATION
WHAT IS A GOOD OUTCOME?
Assignment for this class:
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers 78-96
- Optional reading:
Beyond Winning Chapters 1-5
(Xeroxed) Peter Singer, Tit for Tat
- Prepare for the Law Library negotiation; conduct the negotiation
with your assigned counterpart outside of class b/t January 13th
and January 27th; complete the Law Library review sheet
- Prepare to negotiate the Sally Soprano simulation in class
Class #3 – Monday, February 3
THE MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM NEGOTIATION
CREATING VALUE EXERCISES
Assignment for this class:
- Prepare to negotiate the Mountain View Farm simulation
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers 96-109
- Optional reading:
Re-read Beyond Winning Chapter 1
Class #4 – Monday, February 10
REVIEW OF HOWARD’S LEGACY and MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM Worksheets
DISCOUNT MARKETPLACE
VALUE CREATION IN DEAL-MAKING
Assignment for this class:
- Prepare for the Howard’s Legacy negotiation; conduct the
negotiation with your assigned counterpart outside of class b/t February 3rd
and February 7th; complete and hand in the Howard’s Legacy
review sheet by February 7th.
- Complete the Mountain View Farm Value Creation Worksheets
- Prepare to negotiate Discount Marketplace
Class #5 – Monday, February 17
THE POWER OF CRITERIA OR NORMS
THE 67 FISH POND LANE NEGOTIATION
Assignment for this class:
- Re-read Getting to YES pp. 81-94
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers 109-142
- Optional reading:
Read Beyond Winning, Chapter 8
- Prepare to negotiate the 67 Fish Pond Lane simulatio
Class #6 – Monday, February 24
THE BASICS OF HARD BARGAINING
DEALING WITH HARD BARGAINERS
Assignment for this class:
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers pp. 142-15
Class #7 – Monday, March 3
THE DONS NEGOTIATION
NEGOTIATION ETHICS
Assignment for this class:
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers pp. 202-228 and 242-245
- Optional reading:
Read Beyond Winning, Chapter 11
- Prepare to negotiate the DONS simulatio
Class #8 – Monday, March 10
EMPATHY AND ASSERTIVENESS:
THE PROBLEM OF PARTISAN PERCEPTIONS
THE ROLE REVERSAL EXERCISE
Assignment for this class:
- Re-read Difficult Conversations, Introduction and Chapters 1-4
- Prepare your personal “case” for the Role Reversal exercise
- Complete your “client memo” on the DONS case. Due today
Class #9 – Monday, March 17
THE CASINO NEGOTIATION
LISTENING EXERCISES
Assignment for this class:
- Read Difficult Conversations, Chapters 5 and 6
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers 189-202 (on Race, Gender and Culture in Conflict)
- Prepare to negotiate the Casino simulation
- You will be given The Offer negotiation on March 10th; it is due April 4th
Monday, March 24 – No class – Spring Break
Class #10 – Monday, March 31
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! SIMULATION
EMOTIONS AND IDENTITY
Assignment for this class:
- Read Negotiation: The Role of Lawyers pp. 173-189
- Prepare the Author! Author! Negotiation
- Prepare for the Sibbing Riflery negotiation; conduct the
negotiation with your assigned counterpart outside of class b/t March 17th
and March 31st.
- Continue negotiating The Offer. It is due on April 4th
Friday, April 4th: The Offer is DUE.
Class #11 -- Monday, April 7
You will be given this class time to work on the MAPO negotiation with your teammates.
Assignment for this class:
- Read the MAPO negotiation and prepare to talk with your team
about your negotiation goals and strategy. MAPO is long – this
will take at least 1-2 hours to read and prepare.
- Prepare to review The Offer on Monday, April 14th. Instructions to follow
Class #12 – Monday April 14
REVIEW THE OFFER
THE MAPO NEGOTIATION
Assignment for this class:
- Complete your preparation for the MAPO negotiation. It will be
conducted in class today
Classes #13 & 14 -- Saturday, April 19
REVIEW OF MAPO
THE EAZY’S GARAGE NEGOTIATION
DEALING WITH TACTICS REPRISE
Assignment for this class:
- Prepare to negotiate the Eazy’s Garage simulation
- Complete your “client memo” on the MAPO negotiation. Due today
Class #15 – Monday April 21
CHUCK’S WAGON
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
GOING FORWARD
Assignment for this class:
- Prepare to negotiate the Chuck’s Wagon simulation. Your
preparation materials for Chuck’s will be handed in.
Checklist of Graded Materials:
- Two written reflection papers (one on a simulation, one on a real-life negotiation)
- A reflection paper written about your Role Reversal “two column case”
- Your Mountain View Farm Value Creation Worksheet
- Your own preparation form, created throughout the semester
- Client memos on DONS and MAPO
- Your preparation materials for Chuck’s Wagon
- One reflection paper on one of the videos we watch during the semester.
Copyright 2003 Scott Peppet. Teachers are free to copy these materials for
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