Critical Thinking and Analysis

The final evaluation consists of a critical thinking and analysis question to be chosen from those provided below. The use of academic and other sources, beyond the material in the lecture notes, is expected to support your answers wherever possible.

· The student must build a coherent discussion or argument in essay format, analyzing theories and models. Case studies may be referred to when providing examples.

· Students must write in complete sentences and develop paragraphs. No bullet points are allowed.You can upload your document in either a Word.

- Discuss the way in which culture can effect negotiations.

- Men are naturally better negotiators than women. Consider the veracity of this statement.

- How important is creating trust when negotiating an agreement?

- In what way has the “principled negotiation” concept developed by Fisher and Ury changed the way business negotiations are carried out?

· Word count:

· Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded from the total wordcount.

· Text alignment: Justified.

· The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style 

· Outcome 1 Critically assess key concepts

· Outcome 2: Predict negotiation styles

· Outcome 3: Show understanding of theories and concepts 

Student demonstrates excellent understanding of key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner. Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary. Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary. Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary. Application Student applies fully relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies mostly relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Student applies some relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstanding may be evident. Student applies little relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstands are evident. Critical Thinking Student critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors. Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references. Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant. Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.

Communication  Student communicates their ideas extremely clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck Student communicates their ideas clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck Student communicates their ideas with some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident. Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.