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Schedule

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Important!

All due dates and times are Buffalo (Eastern Standard) Time. Also, do not forget that there is an automatic additional 36-hour grace period after these due dates and times for the introductory items and all self-reflection assignments. (Since they need to be submitted before their in-class activities, negotiation preparations do not have a grace period.)

 

wk Date Units & Readings # Pages Assignments Units, Readings & Assignments
Approaching Conflict (Unit #1)
Approaching Conflict (Unit #1)
1 8/28 (Sun) Introductory extra credit due by 12:00pm (noon). Introductory extra credit due by 12:00pm (noon).
8/29 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Gallo, “Why We Should Be Disagreeing More at Work”.
7 Reading Questions.
Gallo, “Why We Should Be Disagreeing More at Work”.
8/30 (Tue) Introductory participation points due by 12:00pm (noon). If you did all the items of introductory extra credit, then you are already done with this too! Introductory participation points due by 12:00pm (noon). If you did all the items of introductory extra credit, then you are already done with this too!
8/31 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Montaigne, “One Man’s Profit is Another Man’s Loss”.
2 Reading Questions.
Montaigne, “One Man’s Profit is Another Man’s Loss”.
9/2 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Hobbes, Leviathan.
8 Reading Questions.
Hobbes, Leviathan.
2 9/4 (Sun) Self-reflection #1 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #1 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9/5 (Mon) 🛠 Labor Day 🛠 🛠 Labor Day 🛠
9/7 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Pruitt & Kim, “Overview”.
12 Negotiation preparation #1 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Pruitt & Kim, “Overview”.
Negotiation preparation #1 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9/9 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Machiavelli, “Cruelty and Mercy. Is It Better to Be Loved Than Feared?”
4 Reading Questions.
Machiavelli, “Cruelty and Mercy. Is It Better to Be Loved Than Feared?”
3 9/11 (Sun) Self-reflection #2 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #2 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9/12 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Mnookin, Peppet & Tulumello, “The Tension Between Empathy and Assertiveness”.
12 Reading Questions.
Mnookin, Peppet & Tulumello, “The Tension Between Empathy and Assertiveness”.
9/14 (Wed) Reading Questions (Table).
Pruitt & Kim, “Strategic Choice”.
20 Reading Questions (Table).
Pruitt & Kim, “Strategic Choice”.
9/16 (Fri) Reading Questions (Table).
Pruitt & Kim, “Contentious Tactics.”.
Optional: Winter, “The Kindly Brontosaurus”.
21 Reading Questions (Table).
Pruitt & Kim, “Contentious Tactics.”.
Optional: Winter, “The Kindly Brontosaurus”.
4 9/18 (Sun) Self-reflection #3 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #3 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9/19 (Mon) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
9/21 (Wed) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
9/23 (Fri) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
5 9/25 (Sun) Self-reflection #4 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #4 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9/26 (Mon) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
9/28 (Wed) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
9/30 (Fri) 🚨Class Cancelled🚨 🚨Class Cancelled🚨
From Bargaining to Principled Negotiation (Unit #2)
From Bargaining to Principled Negotiation (Unit #2)
6 10/3 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Shell, “Your Goals and Expectations”.
Shell, “Opening and Making Concessions”.
30 Reading Questions.
Shell, “Your Goals and Expectations”.
Shell, “Opening and Making Concessions”.
10/5 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Shell, “Exchanging Information”.
15 Negotiation preparation #3 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Shell, “Exchanging Information”.
Negotiation preparation #3 due by 12:00pm (noon).
10/7 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Don’t Bargain Over Positions”.
Patton, “Building Relationships and the Bottom Line: The Circle of Value Approach to Negotiation”.
17 Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Don’t Bargain Over Positions”.
Patton, “Building Relationships and the Bottom Line: The Circle of Value Approach to Negotiation”.
7 10/10 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Lax & Sebenius, “The Negotiator’s Dilemma: Creating and Claiming Value”.
14 Reading Questions.
Lax & Sebenius, “The Negotiator’s Dilemma: Creating and Claiming Value”.
10/12 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Bazerman & Gillespie, “Betting on the Future: The Virtues of Contingent Contracts”.
6 Negotiation preparation #4 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Bazerman & Gillespie, “Betting on the Future: The Virtues of Contingent Contracts”.
Negotiation preparation #4 due by 12:00pm (noon).
10/14 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Focus on Interests, Not Positions”.
Shell, “The Other Party’s Interests”.
29 Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Focus on Interests, Not Positions”.
Shell, “The Other Party’s Interests”.
8 10/17 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “What If They Are More Powerful?”
11 Negotiation preparation #5 due by 12:00pm (noon).
Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “What If They Are More Powerful?”
Negotiation preparation #5 due by 12:00pm (noon).
10/19 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Shell, “Leverage”.
20 Reading Questions.
Shell, “Leverage”.
10/21 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Invent Options for Mutual Gain”.
25 Negotiation preparation #6 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Invent Options for Mutual Gain”.
Negotiation preparation #6 due by 12:00pm (noon).
9 10/24 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Insist on Using Objective Criteria”.
Shell, “Authoritative Standards and Norms”.
31 Negotiation preparation #7 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Fisher, Ury & Patton, “Insist on Using Objective Criteria”.
Shell, “Authoritative Standards and Norms”.
Negotiation preparation #7 due by 12:00pm (noon).
From Principled Negotiation to Conflict Resolution (Unit #3)
From Principled Negotiation to Conflict Resolution (Unit #3)
10/26 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Sort Out the Three Conversations”.
19 Negotiation preparation #8 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Sort Out the Three Conversations”.
Negotiation preparation #8 due by 12:00pm (noon).
10/28 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Stop Arguing About Who’s Right”.
20 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Stop Arguing About Who’s Right”.
10 10/31 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Don’t Assume They Meant It”.
15 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Don’t Assume They Meant It”.
11/2 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Abandon Blame”.
26 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Abandon Blame”.
11/4 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “How Does This Work With Someone Who Has All the Power—Like My Boss?”
Stone, Patton & Heen, “If I’m the Boss/Parent, Why Can’t I Just Tell My Subordinates/Children What to Do?”
11 Negotiation preparation #9 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “How Does This Work With Someone Who Has All the Power—Like My Boss?”
Stone, Patton & Heen, “If I’m the Boss/Parent, Why Can’t I Just Tell My Subordinates/Children What to Do?”
Negotiation preparation #9 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11 11/6 (Sun) Self-reflection #5 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #5 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11/7 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Have Your Feelings”.
Optional: Sutherland, “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage”.
Optional: Mlodinow, “What We Get Wrong About Emotions”.
25 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Have Your Feelings”.
Optional: Sutherland, “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage”.
Optional: Mlodinow, “What We Get Wrong About Emotions”.
11/9 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Build Affiliation”.
21 Negotiation preparation #10 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Build Affiliation”.
Negotiation preparation #10 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11/11 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Respect Autonomy”.
23 Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Respect Autonomy”.
12 11/13 (Sun) Self-reflection #6 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #6 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11/14 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Ground Your Identity”.
19 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Ground Your Identity”.
11/16 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Shell, “Relationships”.
16 Negotiation preparation #11 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Shell, “Relationships”.
Negotiation preparation #11 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11/18 (Fri) ☃️ Class Canceled ☃️ 22 ☃️ Class Canceled ☃️
13 11/20 (Sun) Self-reflection #7 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #7 due by 12:00pm (noon).
11/21 (Mon) 🍂 Class Canceled 🍂 🍂 Class Canceled 🍂
11/23, 25 🦃 Fall Recess 🦃 🦃 Fall Recess 🦃
14 11/28 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Choose a Fulfilling Role”.
Optional: Mahuad, “On Using These Ideas in the ‘Real World’”.
27 Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Choose a Fulfilling Role”.
Optional: Mahuad, “On Using These Ideas in the ‘Real World’”.
11/30 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “What’s Your Purpose?”
17 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “What’s Your Purpose?”
12/2 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Getting Started”.
Optional: Manzoni, “A Better Way to Deliver Bad News”.
17 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Getting Started”.
Optional: Manzoni, “A Better Way to Deliver Bad News”.
15 12/4 (Sun) Self-reflection #8 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #8 due by 12:00pm (noon).
12/5 (Mon) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Learning”.
Optional: Abrahams & Groysberg, “How to Become a Better Listener”.
Optional: Itzchakov & Kluger, “The Power of Listening in Helping People Change”.
Optional: Epley, “Invisibilia: We all think we know the people we love. We‘re all deluded”.
Optional: Navanayagam, “Listening” (mp3).
23 Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Learning”.
Optional: Abrahams & Groysberg, “How to Become a Better Listener”.
Optional: Itzchakov & Kluger, “The Power of Listening in Helping People Change”.
Optional: Epley, “Invisibilia: We all think we know the people we love. We‘re all deluded”.
Optional: Navanayagam, “Listening” (mp3).
12/7 (Wed) Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Express Appreciation”.
28 Reading Questions.
Fisher & Shapiro, “Express Appreciation”.
12/9 (Fri) Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Expression”.
Optional: Babcock & Laschever, “Why You Need to Ask”.
17 Negotiation preparation #12 due by 12:00pm (noon). Reading Questions.
Stone, Patton & Heen, “Expression”.
Optional: Babcock & Laschever, “Why You Need to Ask”.
Negotiation preparation #12 due by 12:00pm (noon).
16 12/11 (Sun) Self-reflection #9 due by 12:00pm (noon). Self-reflection #9 due by 12:00pm (noon).