Negotiation

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
BUSI 6001
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Course ID
201725
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West, Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Management
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Jonathan Sale
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
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Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course develops students' advanced knowledge of the theory and practice of negotiation, including the processes and subprocesses, strategies and tactics that can be applied to achieve mutually beneficial agreements. This course combines collaborative and individual exercises that are theoretical and practical. These exercises allow students to reflect on negotiation experiences and outcomes and develop a reflective praxis, which are essential to constructing knowledge around negotiations and their dynamics as real-life phenomena. By adopting a problem-solving approach, this course gives students competencies and skills to understand, apply, analyse, evaluate, and develop negotiation plans, which are grounded in robust preparation and research. Students are assessed through a project and reflection.

  • Negotiation, Conflict Management and Resolution, and Choices
  • Negotiation, Processes, Strategies, Structures, and Planning
  • Negotiation, Power, Culture, Ethics, Practice and Outcomes

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply, analyse and evaluate the theory underlying negotiation, including conciliation and mediation.
  • Understand and apply the skills involved in forming strategy, planning and researching for negotiations.
  • Apply, analyse and evaluate skills in the practice of workplace negotiations, face-to-face or online, including for individual and collective agreement making in employment relations.
  • Communicate clearly and research effectively individually and collectively or cooperatively.
  • Reflect on negotiation knowledge and its application to real-life situations and develop a reflective praxis.
  • Demonstrate skills in problem solving, ethical awareness, written and oral communication, respecting cultural diversity, and applying global perspectives.

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

Availability

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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Group 1

Class number
Class number 27305
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 28
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK3-28 Jonathan Sale
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK3-28 Jonathan Sale
Class number
Class number 27306
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 18
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 6:10pm - 8pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15 Jonathan Sale
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 6:10pm - 8pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15 Jonathan Sale

Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Group 1

Class number
Class number 57102
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 22
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15
Class number
Class number 57103
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 23
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK4-18
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK4-18

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