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Syllabus

SYLLABUS



Course Title: Communications in Leadership and Negotiation

Course Number: BA 318

Credit: 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None

Co-requisites: None

Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. Schoemaker Rippel

Email: sysr@lincolnuca.edu

Course-related email for the semester: docsyl20@gmail.com

Blog: http://ba318-cln.blogspot.com/

Wiki: http://clnwiki.wetpaint.com/

Instructional Materials and References


REQUIRED TEXTS:

Barrett, D. J. (2008). Leadership communication. (2nd. Ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill. (ISBN: 978-0-07-340314-4)

Lewicki, R. J., et al. (2007). Essentials of negotiation (4th. Ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. (ISBN: 978-0-07-310276-4)

RECOMMENDED TEXT:

Business Communication Handbook.

Fisher, R., Ury, W., Patton, B. (1991). Getting to yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in (2nd Ed.).

Anderson, K. (1993). Getting what you want: How to reach agreement and resolve conflict every time. New York: Dutton.

COMPANION SITES

Leadership Communication Text:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073403148/information_center_view0/

Negotiation Text Link:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073102768/information_center_view0/

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BA 318 - COMMUNICATIONS IN LEADERSHIP AND NEGOTIATIONS

This course concentrates on critical communications skills, particularly those needed for intelligent, face-to-face interactions, for effective tactics to achieve cooperation and gain consensus. There is emphasis on various strategies used in negotiating, for both individuals and leaders. Written and oral assignments are involved. (3 units)

OBJECTIVES

Primary BA 318: Communications in Leadership and Negotiation objectives are to

1. Improve your ability to comprehend and produce effective written and oral business communications for leadership and negotiation purposes,

2. Evaluate business communications within appropriate contexts, and

3. Apply systematic communicative language processing strategies for critical thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting and attainment.

Topical Outline and Instructional Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Learn to analyze the communicator, audience, purpose, context, and strategies of business communications in functional settings.

2. Select appropriate content, style and organization for varied situations.

FORMAT

The course sessions will include presentation, discussion, and application modes.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Students are expected to attend class, to participate in individual and group work in a productive manner, to complete assignments according to schedule and at a level appropriate to university rubrics, and to take personal responsibility for meeting the objectives of the course.

For each of the units on schedule below (as well as additional assignments given in class), students will do the following:

• Read assigned materials with care and understanding,

• Complete and present selected exercises relevant to the class and text materials

• Reflect on the assignments in writing, addressing primary content and points of personal interest,

• Create a personalized, three-level map for each week’s assignment using the open source program Freemind (downloadable from http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

• Email your assignments to me at docsyl20@gmail.com

• Blog your work for sharing and presentations.


Note: The maps for your blog need to be in graphic (.png or .jpg) format and you will need to save the native Freemind (.mm) format for submitting your work to me by email.

Assignments are due on the dates indicated in the schedule below. Additions/revisions to the schedule will be announced in class as needed. Class attendance is mandatory for content, interactions, and presentations. Researched materials must be documented using a consistent style for both in-text and end-text citations of sources using the published standards of the most recent subject-appropriate style guide, such as APA (social sciences) or MLA (humanities), for example.


#DateSessionUnitChapter
1

Saturday
5/9/2009
9am-6pm

9:00-1:00

Introduction


L1: What is Leadership Communication?

N01: Nature of Negotiation
2
2:00-6:00Strategy
N02: Strategy and Tactics of Distributive Bargaining

N03: Strategy and Tactics of Integrative Negotiation
3

Sunday
5/10/2009
11am-6pm

11:00-1:00Documents
Language
L2: Creating Leadership Documents

L3:Using Language to Achieve Leadership Purpose
4
2:00-6:00PerceptionN04: Negotiation: Strategy and Planning

N05: Perception, Cognition, and Communication
5

Monday
5/11/2009
6 pm-9 pm

6:00-7:15Presentations
L4: Developing and Delivering Leadership Presentations

L05: Using Graphics and PowerPoint for a Leadership Edge
6
7:30-9:00Communication
N06: Communication
7

Tuesday
5/12/2009
6pm-9pm

6pm-7:00Review Group
8
7:15-9:00Midterm Presentations

5/13/2009NO CLASS






9

Thursday
5/14/2009
6pm-9pm

6:00-7:15EQ

Meetings
L06: Developing EQ and Cultural Literacy to Strengthen Leadership Communication

L07: Leading Productive Management Meetings
10
7:30-9:00Ethics
Relationships
N08: Ethics in Negotiation

N09: Relationships in Negotiation
11

Friday
5/15/2009
6pm-9pm

6:00-7:15Teams

Strategic Internal Communication
L08: Building and Leading High Performance Teams

L09: Establishing Leadership through Strategic Internal Communication
12
7:30-9:00Teams

Global Negotiation
N10: Multiple Parties and Teams

N11: International and Cross-Cultural Negotiation
13

Saturday
5/16/2009
10am-6pm

10am-1pmExternal Relations

Best Practices
L10: Leading through Effective External Relations

N12: Best Practices in Negotiation
14
2pm-3:45

4pm-6pm

Review Group FINAL Presentations




ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & METHOD OF EVALUATING STUDENTS


ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & METHOD OF EVALUATING STUDENTS

Students will demonstrate their level of achievement through appropriate and accurate application of classic and contemporary business communication theory and best practices. Students will be evaluated on their increased communicative competence, including effective business communication skills for analysis, problem-solving, decision-making. Students attaining the higher levels of course goals will show successful application of critical and creative communication skills in approaching and solving academic and real-world examples, individually and as group participants.

The following tables quantify assignment areas and grade distribution scales.

Class Participation15%
Quizzes (oral)10%
Projects -- Chapt15%
Term Paper --Blog30%
Presentation -- Indiv & Team10%

Final Exam -- Oral

Indiv & Team

20%
Total100%



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