Postgraduate - UnitBTX5080 - Workplace negotiations

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Synopsis

Issues included in the unit are theories and concepts concerning bargaining and dispute resolution, including alternative dispute resolution; the legal framework within which workplace bargaining and dispute resolution take place; examination of relevant case studies and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. identify the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of various approaches to workplace negotiation, bargaining and dispute resolution
2. identify the various contexts in which workplace negotiation, bargaining and dispute resolution occur
3. assess the behavioural styles and other factors (eg: gender) that influence the ways that different parties engage in workplace negotiation, bargaining and dispute resolution
4. practically apply the relevant legal rules and bargaining techniques to hypothetical workplace negotiation, bargaining or dispute resolution scenarios.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Anthony Forsyth

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

MGX5080