There will be six main types of work: (1) each week's short readings (links above), (2) attending class lectures, (3) in class "mock" negotiations each week with one or more of your classmates, (4) two 50-question open book multiple choice quizzes taken during the semester, (5) doing a final video project of you discussing your additional reading, and (6) a final video project doing a multiparty negotiation.
Each week, please do the short reading before class.
Attending class is very important. Attendance is a big part of your grade (65%), and the most valuable experiences involve collaboration.
At the end of each class, we will break up into groups and do a simple mock negotiation. Turn your results in at the end of class
Grades:
65% - Attendance and participation:
Being meaningfully present in class
Giving appropriate attention to in-class mock negotiations
10% - Two 50-question open book multiple choice quizzes taken during the semester (each quiz is worth 5% of your grade).
15% - A 5-10 minute video presentation (that you send me or upload to a platform) wherein you discuss one or two ideas from your additional reading (described above). Due by 11:59 P.M. on the last day of finals (May 15, 2026).
10% - A video that you create collaboratively with a few other classmates wherein you conduct a multiparty negotiation. Due by 11:59 P.M. on the last day of finals (May 15, 2026).
Attendance:
Attendance is very important. This course is conducted in accordance with IIT attendance policies. I understand that professional and personal commitments may unavoidably cause you to miss class. If you are going to be absent, please let me know by email before class. If that's not possible, please let me know as soon after class as possible, and please explain the reason for your absence (within the reasonable bounds of personal privacy - I am not expecting you to disclose every detail and I will trust that you are acting in good faith if you say you were absent for good reason).