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Link NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MINI UNIT

This mini-unit looks at the fascinating topics of conflict and negotiation.

It seeks to explain why conflict occurs, and how students can learn to manage it effectively by employing a range of conflict management and negotiation strategies and tactics.

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Link CLASSROOM NEGOTIATION ACTIVITY

This activity provides students with the opportunity to practice a negotiation activity with their peers. Four countries are competing to try to gain control of scarce resources in a fictional ocean. Students are broken into groups and provided with a set of goals for the negotiation, as well as a range of negotiation strategies that they should aim to employ.

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Link INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS - MONOPOLY ACTIVITY

This activity uses the classic board game of monopoly to gently introduce students to a variety of economic ideas such as pricing, subsidies, demand & taxation.

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FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSIGNMENT

This assignment provides a range of case studies of a client with their annual expenditure. The information is used to produce a report that advises the clients on how best to allocate their spending.

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INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS - REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

This activity uses the idea of the classic housing auction to teach students about demand and pricing.

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