Assignment: Real World Negotiation Assignment
Your task is to go out there (bravely) into the dreaded "real world," negotiate for something, and then write a paper about it. You can choose or create an opportunity to negotiate something for which you might normally not negotiate or for which you did not intend to negotiate at this point in time. Completed negotiations from the recent or distant past are not eligible.
A wide variety of contexts and potential transactions are fair game, including but not limited to retail consumer encounters, landlord-tenant interactions, personal or family conflict situations, disputes with teachers, fellow students, law enforcement officials, university administrators, etc. A job negotiation is okay if it is going to start and conclude between the beginning of the semester and the due date for this assignment.
The key requirement is that the situation is real with actual costs and outcomes turning on the encounter (although the magnitude of costs and benefits can be relatively small).
Your essay about the experience should, at a minimum, address (also, see rubric chart below):
• How you prepared for the negotiation;
• What happened (but don't let narrative detail crowd out analysis);
• What the outcome was and whose interests were served;
• Why things turned out as they did - what would you do differently;
• Quantify what you gained by negotiating.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.