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Fall 2018 | PA 5890 Section 001: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Int'l Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (32347)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
Open (38 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mtcurtin+PA5890+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- The role-playing exercise will be led by retired Amb. Laura Kennedy, former ambassador to Kazakhstan and to the Conference on Disarmament. The course will enable students to engage in a simulated multi-party negotiation of a complex, high stakes international crisis with multiple players, focused on a future crisis over North Korea involving political, military, and humanitarian issues. Students will be divided into six teams representing key players, such as the U.S., Russia, , China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. Each team will be mentored by a retired diplomat and/or military officer who will provide negotiating and strategic advice. The learning objective of the exercise is to help students gain greater understanding of and experience in the skills needed to operate in complex multifaceted negotiations. Students will gain experience in:
- Regional Situation Analysis:
- Negotiation Techniques
- Strategic Thinking
- Leadership
- Planning and Evaluation
- Decision Making
- Team Building
- Time Management
NOTE: Teams will be formed and a complete read-ahead packet provided before the exercise. Teaches the theory and practice of diplomacy and how it is used by the US and others to advance foreign policy objectives. Readings, lectures, and class discussion provide historical and critical understanding; simulations provide opportunities to develop and practice skills in negotiation, policy development, and oral and written communication. The course will focus on how the U.S., other countries, and other international players use diplomacy to advance their foreign policy goals and address and seek to resolve complex international crises. It will examine differing diplomatic styles and skills needed to operate successfully as a professional diplomat.
- Exam Format:
- Students will be required to fully participate in the events on February 3 and February 4 and to submit a prompted two-page reflection memorandum after the exercise.
- Class Format:
- This exercise takes place on Friday, February 3, from 3:00-8:00 and Saturday, February 4, 8:00-4:00pm and is an active multilateral strategic negotiation exercise. Students will be assigned to one of seven teams, each with a retired diplomat or faculty member as a mentor. A retired senior U.S. diplomat will lead the exercise acting in the role of a UN Special Envoy. All students who register must actively participate.
- Workload:
- Students will be provided a 100 page read-ahead document. In addition to full engagement during the exercise on February 3-4, students must submit a two-page reflection memorandum.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32347/1189
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mtcurtin_PA5890_Spring2016.docx (Spring 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mtcurtin_PA5890_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 November 2018
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2018 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Mary Curtin