Using Question $8$: Two Interesting $($p$\mathrm{.}152)$ and Question $9$: Planning, you are planning to engage your classmates in a discussion of the group presentation topics. Using the Negotiation Planning Guide $($see Box II$\mathrm{.}3$; p$.141),$ develop plans for your meeting, including who will be presenting, where you will meet, and the proposed structure of your discussion. Be sure to provide a rationale for each of your choices about the negotiation process.

Question $8$: TWO INTERESTING$-$ You are taking a course where each student is required to participate in one of eight small$-$group presentations. Each group is to select a topic from a list provided by the professor. You fear the groups will fight over the topics, as only two topics are interesting. The other six topics are boring, trivial, or too complicated. You are concerned that your group will suffer it if does not get one of the top two topics. Some students suggest the only fair way to deal with this conflict is to have each group draw a topic from a hat. You think it$$s $$stupid$$ for your learning and grade to be based on a random draw. Using the Conflict Analysis Guide $($see Box II$\mathrm{.}1),$ assess the nature of the conflict and which negotiation approach fits best for this type of conflict.

Question $9$: PLANNING$-$ You are planning to engage your classmates in a discussion of the group presentation topics from the preceding situation. Using the Negotiation Planning Guide $($see Box II$\mathrm{.}3),$ develop plans for your meeting, including who will be present, where you will meet, and the proposed structure for your discussions. Provide rationale for each of your choices about the negotiation process.

$1.$ Who will be present at the meeting? What will be the roles of each person present $($negotiator$,$ expert input, advocate$)?$

$2.$ What is the purpose of the meeting?

$3.$ Where is the best location and means for negotiation $($private office, public restaurant, telephone call, video conference, online negotiation or communication program$)?$

$4.$ When will we meet? $($starting time, duration, breaks, scheduling subsequent meetings$)$

$5.$ Why is this meeting important? $($purpose$,$ intended goals, value of coming to agreement, costs of nonagreement$)$

$6.$ How will we engage in negotiations $($ground rules for communication$)?$ How will decisions be made $($consensus of all parties, majority vote, designated decision makers$)?$