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About the Course

We all negotiate on a daily basis. On a personal level, we negotiate with friends, family, landlords, car sellers and employers, among others. Negotiation is also the key to business success. No business can survive without profitable contracts. Within a company, negotiation skills can lead to your career advancement. I hope that you will join the hundreds of thousands of learners who have made “Successful Negotiation” one of the most popular and highly-rated MOOCs worldwide. In the course, you’ll learn about and practice the four steps to a successful negotiation: (1) Prepare: Plan Your Negotiation Strategy (2) Negotiate: Use Key Tactics for Success (3) Close: Create a Contract (4) Perform and Evaluate: The End Game To successfully complete this course and improve your ability to negotiate, you’ll need to do the following: (1) Watch the short videos (ranging from 5 to 20 minutes). The videos are interactive and they include questions to test your understanding of negotiation strategy and skills. You can speed up or slow down videos to match your preferred pace for listening. Depending on your schedule, you can watch the videos over a few weeks or you can binge watch them. A learner who binge-watched the course concluded that “It’s as good as Breaking Bad.” Another learner compared the course to “House of Cards.” Both shows contain interesting examples of complex negotiations! (2) Test your negotiation skills by completing the negotiation in Module 6. You can negotiate with a local friend or use Discussions to find a partner from another part of the world. Your negotiation partner will give you feedback on your negotiation skills. To assist you with your negotiations, I have developed several free negotiating planning tools that are related to the course. These tools and a free app are available at http://negotiationplanner.com/ . The course also includes an opportunity to use an interactive experience where you can test your negotiation skills before starting the live negotiation. (3) Take the final exam. To successfully complete the course, you must answer 80% of the questions correctly. The exam is a Mastery Exam, which means that you can take it as many times as you want until you master the material. Course Certificate You have the option of earning a Course Certificate. A Certificate provides formal recognition of your achievements in the course and includes the University of Michigan logo. Learn more about Certificates at: https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209819053-Get-a-Course-Certificate This course is also available in Spanish and Portuguese. To join the fully translated Spanish version, visit this page: https://www.coursera.org/learn/negociacion/ To join the fully translated Portuguese version, visit this page: https://www.coursera.org/learn/negociacao Subtitles for the videos are available in English, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish Created by: University of Michigan The course logo composite is shared with a Creative Commons CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) license, and was created using images provided courtesy of Flazingo Photos (http://bit.ly/1zOylRm) and K2 Space (https://www.flickr.com/photos/k2space/14257556613/in/set-72157644732478432)....

Top reviews

AB

Mar 8, 2017

Probably the best course videos Ive come across. Professor George I believe is an amazing teacher...the way he gets the concept across to students by simple and constant examples is worth mentioning..

EP

Oct 14, 2021

Dr. Siedel is adorable. I feel more confident and meanwhile more thoughtful for negotiating after this course. I bargained on many personal and business purchases, positions, etc. highly recommended.

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By Kara P M

Jun 5, 2021

I have always rated myself low in negotiation skills as I would always agree to a seller or buyer without exploring my options. This course has allowed me to improve myself through the theories and practical applications. Thank you!!!

By Aqiva K

Sep 29, 2020

The truth is that I love learning,

I'm always seeking new opportunities to learn.

The quality of content of this course exceeds my expectations,

and the lecturer, Mr. George Siedel, was superb!

This is the best MOOC I've ever encountered.

By Farhan I

Jul 29, 2021

After taking classes of "Successful Negotiation" short course, I become to know how to tackle problems and to arrive in win-win situations. The instructor guide us deeply and with the help of Test and Final Exam our skill shape well.

By Moath W

Jul 19, 2022

lets just say that its not only the course was good but also the prefessor was amazing in teaching i learned and loved his teaching way will take more courses with him such as business management if it available thank you very much

By Sharayu R

Jul 8, 2022

Excellent couse to learn key concepts and aspects of negotiation that can be applicable across business, day-to-day like events & purchases and relationships. Highly recommend taking it and putting in the effort to read and learn.

By Joshua A

Mar 8, 2021

arguably, one of the best courses I have taken since I joined the Coursera platform........the instructor, Prof. George Siedel displayed his immense mastery over the subject area......It was an honour learning under his feet......

By Aiman H

Mar 29, 2022

I had taken up this course just to explore the topic, with zero background knowledge on the topic. But it was thoroughly explained, while keep it interesting throughout. Great instructor and well-structured course content. KUDOS!

By Ranil N

Apr 29, 2021

It's a wonderful experience to participate at the online courses offered by the University of Michigan which was definitely useful for me to acquire new knowledge and improve skills while being in a friendly studying environment.

By Pranay S

Mar 28, 2021

The course gave me a great introduction to the skill of negotiations and various technics that are used.

it also provided with a hands on experience through the practice case study. I am grateful to the professor for this course.

By eddy r

Aug 6, 2020

Muy buen programa, aquí podras aprender desde la preparación para la negociación, técnicas de la negociación: antes durante y despues, como preparar contratros vinculantes y no vinculantes, tecnia de resolución de disputas...etc.

By Sagar S K

May 10, 2021

Thank you for bringing to us such a comprehensive course on Negotiation. It was simple to understand, and the practice of explaining each concept with examples is very helpful. Thank you Prof. George Siedel. Thank you Coursera!

By KAMRUL H

Jan 22, 2023

I know the video on the cosntruction case is an example, but it would be good to understand what should the arbitror conclusion be and why. Thanks.

but my name is kamrul hasan, my certificate name is nothing so what can i do

By John G

Jun 5, 2024

The course was very well organized, interesting, and relevant. There were projects at the end of the course where I was able to apply what I learned in a low stress environment. I enjoyed the course and got a lot out of it.

By Marudut P

Jul 5, 2023

Very tiring and quite challenging to think critically. Thank you Coursera and Professor Siedel. At first I doubted whether I could finish this material considering my background is not from the negotiation field. Thank You.

By Syed T R R

Jun 17, 2023

Successful Negotiation Course helps me in my daily basis business as i am entrepreneurs of the Real Estate company it recall my studies and build-up my skills in bargaining and Negotiation on fair values highly Recommended

By John H

Nov 3, 2022

Excellent course for anyone interested in improving their negotiation skills. Ever since the first lesson I have started looking at the business world from a new perspective. The book is a great read and not too exhaustive.

By Pantin V

Jun 30, 2022

It is a very good coarse and good experience to learn new negotiation skills and cross cultural knowledge and strategies. Thanks for this great opportunity to University of Michigan, Coursera and Professor George J. Siedel.

By Daniel M T

Jan 8, 2021

This is a great course and I have learnt a lot from it. The Negotiation skills will help me in my future career as well as making an accurate decision. Thanks to Prof. George Siedel for the knowledge he has imparted in me.

By RIYA D S

Sep 1, 2020

Very helpful course. I would recommend everyone to join this course even if negotiation is not your field of interest. You will learn useful tools which you can apply whenever you are facing problems related to any dispute.

By Omaima k

Jul 18, 2020

this course is a life changer, once you start learning tactics about negotiation on this class you will have new ideas and tactics that will change your old perspective about negotiating and make you a successful negotiator

By Anjuman S

Nov 23, 2022

Coursera is really good platform for greedy learners.It can be accessed by anyone,anywhere.This course is very very useful for the art of negotiation.Dr Siedel taught brilliantly , teaching is well organized and presented.

By Pravin G

Jan 4, 2024

It is a wonderful course. Concepts of Negotiation are well defined. Also articulated with case study situations, how to apply negotiation tools and techniques and avoid traps during each stage of the negotiation process.

By LeBron M

Jul 2, 2023

This was a really insightful course into the world of negotiations as well as dispute resolution. I'm glad I gained these tools now before, I walked into a negotiation with someone who understands what I have just learned

By Diganta D

Nov 3, 2020

Probably the best thing I did in this Pandemic. And this course gives a lot and lot of useful information to that is very helpful to perform a negotiation.Professor George is an amazing teacher and I can't thank him much.

By Antonella G R B

Sep 11, 2020

Me encantó el curso! Siento que estoy más preparada que nunca para poner en practica lo aprendido. Gracias Dr. Siedel, muy profesional su forma de enseñar, recomendaré su curso a mis compañeros. Saludos desde Lima, Perú.