One Students are introduced to the idea of diplomacy and international relations. Week Three Student groups are formed and the students read the rules of diplomacy handout and complete the diplomacy and negotiation activity . Week Four Students get into their groups and read the CPIN scenario . Students begin to research their issue area and begin to work on their position statement . Week Five Students continue researching their issues and working on their position statement.
Students complete a culture activity .
Week Six Students continue researching their issues and working on their position statement. Students complete a geography activity . Week Seven Students present their position statements to the class and discuss the country's goals for the simulation. Students complete an excercise in diplomatic communiqu s and read the diplomatic messaging handout . Week Nine Simulation begins.