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Negotiation Knowledge Survey

“Negotiation Knowledge Survey” is an activity using Fluidsurveys.com where learners can survey classmates as to their knowledge of facts related to workplace negotiations (to evaluate learner comprehension of the material).

Outcomes:

The learner will be able to:

  • Use a survey to indicate comprehension of material related to bridges
  • Summarize findings by creating a table
  • Write a compare/ contrast summary based on the table

Preparation:

  • Review types of possible questions such as multiple choice, yes/no, etc.
  • Talk about benefits of using surveys to collect data: low cost, reinforces feeling of confidentiality and anonymity

Delivery:

  1. Introduce the tool:
  2. Survey classmates
    • Survey the knowledge of classmates as it relates to negotiations
    • Create pairs to work on this project... Each pair could deal with a different aspect related to negotiations:
      • Vocabulary related to negotiating
      • Tips for negotiation
      • Attributes of effective negotiators
      • Tips for avoiding misunderstandings
      • Negotiating strategies: win/win, win/lose, lose/win, lose/lose
  3. Summarize the findings:
    • Summarize the findings in two paragraphs
  4. Conclude the activity
    • Combine the summaries into one report and place on a wiki

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The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) skills addressed by this activity are:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing