NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Negotiation and Conflict Management
Course prefix, number, and section number: BMGT 1344 – 311
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2024
Semester start and end dates: 8/26/2024 – 12/13/2023
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: N/A
Lab meeting location, days, and times: NONE
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: (NCTC Catalog): Negotiation & Conflict Management explores the “Theories which aid in the diagnosis of Interpersonal and intergroup conflict. The role of manager as negotiator, intermediary, and problem-solver.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials: (Included with tuition for course)
Essentials of Negotiation
ISBN978-1-260-39945-5
Name of instructor: Mark Laber
Office location: N/A
Telephone number: 281-630-4453
E-mail address: mlaber@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Monday 8am-10am (Via Webex meetings)
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
Grading Criteria:
# of elements Graded Course Element % of Total Grade
21 QUIZZES 20%
21 HOMEWORK 20%
13 DISCUSSION BOARDS 15%
6 DISCUSSION BOARDS (NEGOTIATION) 15%
1 MIDTERM 15%
1 Final Exam 15%
15 EXTRA CREDIT 3%
Final grade scale:
A: 90% - 100%
B: 80% - 89%
C: 70% - 79%
D: 60% - 69%
F: 0 – 59%
Late work policy
The instructor will accept late work on the following scale:
1% will be deducted for each day (or portion of a day) the assignment is late.
The instructor can make exceptions for illnesses or family emergencies. The student will need to contact the instructor and provide doctors notes etc. to receive an exception.
Students have 7 days to complete assignments. Please take advantage of the time assigned. If students have a problem uploading an assignment and choose to email it to the instructor, it must be time stamped before 11:59 p.m. on the due date.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct.” Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- The student will receive a failing grade of "O" on the assignment. If the assignment is within a group in which the lowest assignment is dropped, the assignment will not be able to count as a dropped score. It will count as part of the grade.
- A "Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form" will be submitted regarding the incident
- Student may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”) if there is a second infraction or the first infraction was deemed extremely serious.
Academic Integrity Policy: Artificial Intelligence
Use of artificial intelligence and representing that as one’s own work is not only a form of plagiarism, but arguably potentially is one of the most severe forms of cheating, and is intolerable.
Artificial Intelligence Use Prohibited
This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves, working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person/entity do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and using artificial intelligence tools.
Attendance Policy:
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.
Class attendance will be taken weekly and based on the student’s initial post for the week’s discussion board.
All absences are unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.
Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance, if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.
Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for college officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College.
Students must participate in more than 75% of all classroom sessions to successfully complete this course. The final grade will be reduced 5% for more than 3 unexcused absences. Therefore, it is important that the student notify the instructor with a valid reason when the student is absent.
Withdrawal Policy:
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
- Last day to drop with grade of a “W” is November 4, 2024
Student Learning Outcomes: (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog
At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Explain various theories, processes, and functions of management.
- Apply theories to a business environment
- Identify leadership roles in organizations
- Describe the elements of the communication process
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK:
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT:
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
STUDENT SERVICES:
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Teresa Laman
Office location: Corinth Campus, Suite 170, Office 172
Telephone number: 940-498-6263
E-mail address: tlaman@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: Gainesville Campus
Telephone number: 940-668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu