BADM 430 Study Abroad Experience to China May 2008

Professor: Stephen Silver Tel. 843-953-5163

Course Objectives:

1. To familiarize students with the Economics, Politics, and Culture of China and how that affects the way business is conducted in that country

2. Give the opportunity for students to visit important cultural sites and important commercial areas of the country and to visit individual firms to see how they conduct business.

3. To understand many of the problems confronting the country, including environmental issues, unemployment, overpopulation, etc.

Texts and other readings:

1. Ebrey, Patricia, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Cambridge University Press; 1996
2. Peter Hessler, River Town, Two Years on the Yangtze, HarperCollins; 2001
3. Selected articles on contemporary China and current events (Supplied by professor)

Course Description:

Students will be assigned selected readings during winter break and at other times prior to departure and write a short outline of what they expect to see and do in China. This will be the beginning of their “China Journal”.

The trip itself will cover most regions in Eastern China – Beijing, Shanghai, and the Pearl River Delta, the economic and cultural center of modern China.

In Beijing students will visit well-known, important sites: the Great Wall, the Emperor’s Palace, the Summer Palace, and have the opportunity to shop and sightsee on their own.

In Shanghai, we will see the Bund, Shanghai’s former financial center, as well at Pudong, the new center of commerce and banking. We will visit the Shanghai Historical Museum in the basement of the Pearl Tower and go to the middle level of the tower for a breathtaking view of Shanghai (if it’s a clear day).

In the South, we will visit the new commercial zone of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, where students will observe capitalism as is held up as a model for the rest of China. Nowhere else can compare with Hong Kong for the beauty of its harbor, its shopping and its dynamism. And, of course, there’s Disneyland.

Upon their return, students will work on completing their papers, equipped with the lessons they learned on the trip itself. The students will be expected to use a wide selection of materials: assigned readings, internet searches, the Wall Street Journal, etc., not simply Wikipedia.

If the student has any questions about the level of quality or the appropriateness of the topic, (s)he should consult with the professor(s).

All sources must be cited correctly in order to avoid any possibility of plagiarism.

Grading:

Item	Percent of grade	Approximate Due date
Initial Readings and outline	20%	January 2008
Diary	25 %	May 2008
Participation	30%	May 2008
Final Paper	25%	Due July 2008