ISOM 4970/5970
Study Tour of China
May 10th - 22nd 2004
5/24
Planned Itinerary
May 10 |
USAQBeijing Take airplane to Beijing, China (losing one day in the process) |
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May 11 |
BeijingArrive in Beijing, Transfer to hotel, Dinner |
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May 12 |
BeijingMeet with professors, students, and MBA director at the Beijing University of Post-Telecommunications. Visit Summer Palace in the afternoon followed by dinner at the restaurant that invented Peking Duck with area entrepreneurs. |
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May 13 |
BeijingAll day visit to Great Wall and Mings' Tombs |
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May 14 |
Beijing Visit Forbidden City & Tian’anmen Square in the morning and early afternoon. Late afternoon remains a blur. |
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May 15 |
Beijing -- ShanghaiTake overnight train to Shanghai and check in to Quianhe Hotel. Tour modern and Xiangming markets. |
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May 16 |
ShanghaiFull-Day visit of the Pudong and Bund areas. |
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May 17 |
Shanghai -- Hanzo -- Gonzo -- Shanghai (Phoenetic spelling on the two middle cities.) Boat tour of Westlake Lake in Hanzo followed by lunch. Visit Nokia cell phone factory in afternoon followed by tour of Gonzo and dinner in the evening. Dinner is arranged with Gonzo town mayor. What's for dinner? Turtle soup, pig's feet, crawfish, and live shrimp among other delicacies. The tour group provides entertainment for the locals. |
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May 18 |
Shanghai---Hong Kong Tour Commercial Bank of China in the morning. Take over-night (24 hour) train to Hong Kong. Meeting and tour of Immigration Office at the Shanghai train station as one student is detained. |
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May 19 |
Hong KongArrive in Hong Kong, meet and greet former UCO and OCU students, and check in to Kimberly Hotel. Visit Wharton School Global Immersion Meeting. City tour in the afternoon, lunch, and dinner with evening excursion to Victoria Peak |
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May 20 |
Hong KongFull-Day city tour, visit to Hong Kong Stock Exchange and financial center. Lunch at British headquarters, dinner at traditional market in industrial section. |
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May 21 |
Hong KongQ USA Transfer to airport and fly 14 hours to Chicago to witness tornadoes and thunderstorms wreak havoc on remainder of itinerary. |
| May 22 |
Chicago Watch flight get delayed 5 times by United Express for 90 minutes at a time, only to be cancelled at 1:15 a.m. Sleep on airport floor in Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Fly to Tulsa early afternoon. |
| May 23 |
OKC Pick up luggage at OKC's Will Rogers Airport. |
Costs for this trip are divided into five segments:
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Deposit |
Your deposit of $100 is due by 2/1 in order to secure a seat in the
classroom. This deposit is the equivalent of a lab fee for the
course and should be made payable to UCO and delivered to my office.
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Tuition |
This is handled the same way as it is for all other classes at UCO and
varies depending on your status as a graduate or undergraduate
student. This is payable to the Bursar and should be handled
directly with them.
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Airfare |
This is subject to the usual fluctuations of air fare and is
solidified only when you have purchased your ticket. As of 2/17
the round trip fare from DFW to Beijing and from Hong Kong back to DFW
was $827. If you can find a cheaper ticket or want to arrive
earlier or slightly later, you can choose a different flight and meet
us at the hotel. You will pay your travel agent/airline directly
for this portion of the class.
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Ground transportation, lodging, meals |
The tour has been arranged by Gray Line and their fee is $850 per
person. This price is based on double occupancy with 10 people
in our group. If you want to have a single occupancy room, then
you will need to pay an additional $250. If our trip does not
have 10 people there will be an additional charge. You will pay
Gray Line directly for this portion of your expenses.
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Incidentals |
Souvenirs, snacks, additional meals, drinks, tips, and anything else is your responsibility. |
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$1820 + tuition + souvenirs |
| Attend all pre-trip meetings, tour every plant & facility with the group, and write a paper on an instructor-approved topic. I anticipate 2 or 3 pre-trip meetings of varying length that will be devoted to syllabus and schedule, general Q&A, background on the industries we will see, etc. |  |
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BE ON TIME!!! |
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| Be flexible (except about temporal matters) |  |
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You'll need to review and sign our appropriate conduct pledge that is included in the syllabus before you receive a permission slip. |
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| China On-Line | China.Org |
| Inside China Today | China's US Embassy |
| Made-In-China | China's Art & Literature |
| China on the CIA web page | ChinaSite |
| China Today | Internet Guide for China Studies |
Questions? Send me a message at gwillis@uco.edu, come by my office in Business 200J or call me at 974-5345.
Can't make it to China? Go on a Finance tour of London (August) or New York City (May) or the ISOM tour of Seattle in August
- Geoff Willis, Ph.D.
- Business 200J
- 974-5345
- Fall 2002 Office Hours
- MW 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
- and by appointment