Course: Business Negotiation

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Course title Business Negotiation
Course code MUMM/1OJEE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sasínková Martina, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the subject - basic concepts of business dealing, negotiation. Preparation for business meetings, goal setting, strategy choice. The process of business negotiations and its phases. How to negotiate, how to demand concessions from the other party. Techniques of asking questions at business dealing. Techniques of handling the partner´s objections. Typology of negotiators, typology of customers. Defense against pressure techniques at business dealing. Etiquette at business meetings and business dinners. Nonverbal communication in business dealing. Formal Business Dress - manager's clothing during a business meeting. Networking, elevator pitch, personal marketing. Business negotiations with a foreign business partner.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Term paper - 14 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 40 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe how to prepare for a business meeting and what types of goals to set
describe how to prepare for a business meeting and what types of goals to set
characterize the individual phases of a business negotiation
characterize the individual phases of a business negotiation
describe negotiation tactics and tips for negotiation
describe negotiation tactics and tips for negotiation
describe pressure techniques in personal selling and how to resist them
describe pressure techniques in personal selling and how to resist them
describe the rules of business etiquette
describe the rules of business etiquette
Skills
prepare for business meeting
prepare for business meeting
recognize the type of customer and adapt your communication during business meeting accordingly
recognize the type of customer and adapt your communication during business meeting accordingly
apply individual negotiation techniques
apply individual negotiation techniques
respond appropriately to customer objections
respond appropriately to customer objections
recognize the meanings of various gestures and other non-verbal signals during negotiations
recognize the meanings of various gestures and other non-verbal signals during negotiations
choose the right image and clothes for business meetings
choose the right image and clothes for business meetings
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Systematic observation of the student
Systematic observation of the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • BELFORT Jordan. Way of the Wolf: Straight Line Selling: Master the Art of Persuasion, Influence, and Success. New York: Gallery Books, 2018. ISBN 1501164309.
  • FISHER Roger, URY William L., PATTON Bruce. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Penguin Books, 2011. ISBN 1844131467.
  • KEENAN. Gap Selling: Getting the Customer to Yes: How Problem-Centric Selling Increases Sales by Changing Everything You Know About Relationships, Overcoming Objections, Closing and Price. A Sales Guy Publishing, 2019. ISBN 1732891028.
  • VOSS Christopher, RAZ Tahl. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On it. USA: Harper Business, 2016. ISBN 9780062407801.


Study plans that include the course
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