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ITBE 491/691
China: Hunting with Tigers and Dragons

(Can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit - also available for online MBA students)


  

 

China National Tourist Office

Hong Kong Board of Tourism

Overview: This is a once in a life-time opportunity to travel to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing, China over a two week period and learn about China in the context of business. China is an enormous emerging economic power and is playing a growingly significant role in the global business community which only appears to be growing even larger. We will meet together eight times before the trip to study Chinese culture, economics, and business in order to maximize your experience in China. The course focus is on China and doing business with/in China, with the intention of expanding your ability to think globally. The only way this can really happen is to go there – hence, this travel course.


Listen to an overview of the places that we will potentially visit.(mp3 audio file)

Dates:   Travel  May 18 – June 1, 2008 to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, China. Class meetings are twice a month (8 meetings) on campus.

Course Objective: To provide course participants with knowledge and understanding of the people, the culture, the economy, the businesses, and the ethics of China with a view to enhance their global perspective.

Purpose: The purpose of this travel course is to bring to life several topics that are key to anyone thinking about business in today’s global economy with one of the biggest players, China. Specifically, we will address:

  1. How is business actually conducted in China?
  2. What are the economic factors in China affecting business there and globally?
  3. What are the cultural factors in China affecting how business is conducted successfully?
  4. What are the ethical issues in China that affect business?
We will use a dual approach to address these topics. One is onsite visits to actual companies and organizations in China. These companies will be a mix of companies that are Chinese owned and run, United States owned operating in China, and European owned operating in China. The second are lectures and discussions around the topics of interest, time spent on your own experiencing the culture and interacting with the people, and completion of course assignments on topics of your choice.

Professors: Dr. John Chenoweth, Dr. Paul Ambrose, Dr. Linda Yu and Dr. Choton Basu