Short-Term Study Abroad Program Information

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1 Short-Term Study Abroad Program Information Please provide the following information: Study Abroad Program Name: Study Abroad (SABD) Course ID: Study Abroad (SABD) Course CRN: Semester Program will be Offered: Program Director/Contact Name: Program Director/Contact Phone Number: Program Director/Contact Address: Program Start Date (First meeting with enrolled students ): Program End Date (Last meeting with enrolled students ): Travel Start Date: Travel End Date: Anticipated Number of Total Students Participating in Program: Anticipated Number of UGA Students: Anticipated Number of Transient Students: Anticipated Number of Undergraduate Students in the Program: Total Number of Credit Hours Taken by Each Undergraduate Student: Anticipated Number of Graduate Students in the Program: Total Number of Credit Hours Taken by Each Graduate Student: Discover Abroad: Maymester in Australia and New Zealand - International Business Topics SABD Maymester 2018 Michael Tarrant tarrant@uga.edu 7-May May-18 5-May May Please list each course offered through the program on a separate row below: Course Title Course Prefix Course Number Credit Hours Schedule Type CRN(s) Instructor(s) Department of Instructor(s) Course Start Date Course End Date Total Lecture Hours Total Field/ Lab Hours 60437,60438,60439, Field Studies in Natural Resources FANR(ANTH)(ECOL) (GEOG)(INTL) 4271/ Lecture 60440, 60441, 54293, 54294, 54295, Filip Viskupic SPIA 7-May May Special Topics in International Business INTB Seminar Marianne Fortuna Accounting 7-May May *Please work with department schedulers and OIE to ensure that all academic courses are scheduled in the same Session as the program SABD course. Please also complete the Academic Itinerary found on the second worksheet of this document. **Total Contact Hours = Total Lecture Hours + (Total Field Hours / 2) Courses require 12.5 contact hours for each credit hour earned For questions, please contact the Office of Curriculum Systems at currsys@uga.edu or Total Contact Hours**

2 Academic Itinerary Study Abroad Program Name: Study Abroad Course ID: SABD 1172 Discover Abroad: Maymester Australia New Zealand - International Business Topics Program Start and End Dates: May 5 - May 30, 2018 Instructors and Courses Taught: Filip Viskupic - ANTH/FANR/ECOL/GEOG/INTL 4271/6271 (3 credits) Marianne Fortuna - INTB 5100 (3 credits) Pre-Departure Requirements FANR 4271/6271 INTB :00-16:00 Sunday, April 15, 2018: Orientation Dr. Michael Tarrant and On your own Pre-departure lecture: Welcome to Discover Abroad Dr. Michael Tarrant On your own Pre-departure lecture: Introduction to New Zealand Dr. Michael Tarrant On your own Pre-departure lecture: Introduction to Australia Dr. Michael Tarrant Sat, May 5 Depart U.S. for Australia Lecture Field Lecture Field 09:30 NZ 1 - Group flight departs LAX for Sydney (SYD) via Auckland (AKL) Arrives AKL May 8 at 05:15 Mon, May 7 Day 1: Arrive Sydney (L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 08:35 NZ 101 arrives Sydney (departs AKL at 07:00) Proceed through customs and then into the arrivals hall Meet up as a group, then proceed to the coach parking area Look for UGA sign in arrivals Coach Charter Specialist, Tel :00 Coach departs for Featherdale Wildlife Park Kildare Rd., Doonside, :00-14:00 Featherdale Wildlife Park 2.50 Group lunch provided 14:00-14:30 Survey A :30 Coach departs for Sydney Harbor YHA 15:30 Check in to Sydney Harbor YHA 17:00-18:30 Orientation I: Introduction to program themes and risk management Sydney YHA Education Center 18:30-19:00 Group pizza dinner 19:00-20:00 Digital introductions Sydney YHA Education Center Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, Tue, May 8 Day 2: Sydney (B) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-7:30 Group breakfast YHA group dining area 08:00-09:00 Module Sydney and Australia: An overview discussion 1.00 Meet at Circular Quay outside the Museum of Contemporary Art on the lawn 09:30-11:30 Giba Nura: History of the Rocks from an Aboriginal Perspective Sydney Learning Adventures, Contact: Joana Ravatu, Meet at Circular Quay outside the Museum of Contemporary Art on the lawn

3 11:30-12:00 Giba Nura debrief 0.50 Meet at Circular Quay outside the Museum of Contemporary Art on the lawn Lunch on your own 13:45 Meet at YHA accommodations to walk to Australia Institute for International Affairs 14:00-15:00 Assignment: First full day quiz (AU, NZ, and Discover Abroad pre-departure Australian Institute for International Affairs The Glover Cottages 124 Kent St., :00-16:30 Orientation II: Academic expectations and thematic essay discussion Australian Institute for International Affairs 17:00-18:00 Group dinner ($18.5 per student) Grill'd Level 6, Restaurant Precinct, Westfield Sydney, Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, Wed, May 9 Day 3: Sydney (B) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:30-08:00 Group breakfast YHA group dining area 08:30-09:00 Risk management plan: Noosa Outside the Australian Institute for International Affairs 09:00-10:30 Australian socio-political history 1.50 Dr. Geoffrey Hawker, University of Western Sydney Australian Institute for International Affairs 11:00-13:00 Module Sydney preparation time Free afternoon 19:00-21:00 Module Australia: An Overview preparation time Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, Thu, May 10 Day 4: Sydney to Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field Sack breakfast provided from YHA before departure 06:45 Depart for airport Coach Charter Specialist pick up in front of YHA :20 VA479 departs from Sydney for Sunshine Coast Airport 10:55 VA479 arrives from Sydney 11:15 Coach departs for Noosa accommodations Look for UGA sign in arrival hall Boomerang Bus Hire Bob Good, Check into accommodations before shopping 13:00-14:00 Supermarket stop Noosaville Woolworths Corner Gibson Rd. and Mary St. Shop for 3 breakfast, lunch, and dinners - $45 per student Quick lunch and clean up 14:30 Walk to the Noosa Leisure Center 9 Wallace Dr., (Michelle Collins)

4 15:00-17:00 Welcome to Noosa and sustainability of place 2.00 Rob Walter Noosa Leisure Center 17:15-18:15 Socio-scientific simulation: The politics of marina development 1.00 Rob Walter Noosa Leisure Center Self-catered dinner and clean up 19:30-21:30 SSI preparation I Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: Fri, May 11 Day 5: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-8:00 Self-catered breakfast and cleanup 08:00 Assignments due: Modules Australia: An Overview and Sydney 08:00 Coach departs for Noosa Spit Boomerang Bus Hire Bob Good, :30-10:30 Ecology, economics, and politics of the Noosa Spit Rob Walter 11:00-13:00 Management of Noosa National Park: Interpretive hike Rob Walter 13:00-13:30 Risk management plan for Carnarvon Gorge Free afternoon: Optional swim at Main Beach Return to accommodations on own (Suncoast cabs , Uber, or walk approx. 5km, flat) Self-catered dinner and clean up 19:00-21:00 Module Noosa preparation Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: Sat, May 12 Day 6: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field Self-catered breakfast and cleanup 07:45-08:45 Introduction to the Noosa research project: Data collection 1.00 Rob Walter Faculty condo 09:00 Coach departs for Eumundi markets Boomerang Bus Hire Bob Good, :30-10:00 Introduction to the largest arts and crafts market in Australia 0.50 Jan Armmitzbol, General Manager Country Women's Association building 10:00-12:30 Noosa research project: Data collection and lunch :30 Coach returns to accommodations 14:00-14:30 Supermarket stop Shop for 3 lunches, $15 per student 15:00-17:00 SSI preparation II Self-catered dinner and clean up

5 18:00-20:00 Assignment due: Noosa SSI simulation 2.00 Rob Walter and Villa Noosa 20:00-21:00 Modules Australia: an Overview and Sydney feedback and reflection exercise 1.00 Villa Noosa Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: Sun, May 13 Day 7: Noosa to Carnarvon Gorge (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field Self-catered breakfast and clean up 05:30 Help pack the coach 06:00 Coach departs for Carnarvon Gorge Original Tours, Steve Hosie, en route Lunch stop 17:00-18:00 Introduction to Carnarvon National Park 1.00 Simon Ling, Australia Nature Guides :00-19:00 Group dinner and clean up 19:30-21:00 Team Kangaroo: Spotlighting Ecology of nocturnal wildlife Simon Ling Accommodations: Wilderness Lodge, 4043 O'Briens Rd, Carnarvon Gorge 4477 QLD, Australia, Ph: Mon, May 14 Day 8: Carnarvon Gorge (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-8:00 Group breakfast and clean up 08:00-16:00 Team Kangaroo: Guided hike to Carnarvon Gorge Art Gallery (includes Module Carnarvon discussion) Simon Ling, Australia Nature Guides 08:00-11:00 Team Emu: Boolimba Bluff guided hike (Carnarvon module discussion) Effects of geology on human cultural adaptation 11:30-13:30 Team Emu: Module: Carnarvon Gorge preparation time 15:00-17:00 Team Emu: Module: Noosa preparation time 18:00 Assignment due: Team Emu - Module Noosa 18:00-19:00 Group dinner and clean up 19:00-20:30 Team Emu: Spotlighting Ecology of nocturnal wildlife Simon Ling 20:30-21:00 Risk management plan for Lady Elliot Island 0.25 Accommodations: Wilderness Lodge, 4043 O'Briens Rd, Carnarvon Gorge 4477 QLD, Australia, Ph: Tue, May 15 Day 9: Carnarvon Gorge to Hervey Bay (overnight) (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-8:00 Group breakfast and clean up 08:00-16:00 Team Emu: Guided walk in Carnarvon Gorge and discussion of rock art (includes Module Carnarvon discussion) Simon Ling, Australia Nature Guides 08:00-11:00 Team Kangaroo: Boolimba Bluff guided hike (Carnarvon module discussion) Effects of geology on human cultural adaptation

6 11:30-13:30 Team Kangaroo Module: Carnarvon Gorge preparation time 15:00-17:00 Team Kangaroo: Module: Noosa preparation time 18:00 Assignment due: Team Kangaroo - Module Noosa 18:00-19:00 Group dinner and clean up 19:30-21:00 Southern skies astronomy At the airstrip, bring sleeping bags Simon Ling 21:30-22:00 Assignment due: Carnarvon topics quiz and Simon Ling 10:00 Coach departs for Hervey Bay Accommodations: Wilderness Lodge, 4043 O'Briens Rd, Carnarvon Gorge 4477 QLD, Australia, Ph: Wed, May 16 Day 10: Hervey Bay to LEI (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field en route Hervey Bay McDonald's breakfast stop, $10 per student Flights to LEI Introduction to GBR SSI and group research project , Introduction to snorkel use 0.50 Lagoon or pool 18:00 Assignment due: Module Carnarvon Gorge 250-word essay 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Poisonous and venomous creatures of the GBR 1.50 Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, Thu, May 17 Day 11: LEI (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-8:00 Group breakfast Reef community interactions: Guided boat snorkel 1.00 Reef diversity and interactions group I: Guided reef walk Reef diversity and interactions group II: Guided reef walk SSI Preparation I Module Noosa feedback and reflection exercise :30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Threats to the GBR Education center Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, Fri, May 18 Day 12: LEI (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Group breakfast

7 Reef community interactions: Guided boat snorkel 1.00 Group project data collection, analysis, and presentation preparation 3.00, Management of the GBR Education center 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Assignment due: LEI group research project presentations 1.50, Education center Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, Sat, May 19 Day 13: LEI (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 7:00-8:00 Group breakfast SSI Preparation II Module Carnarvon feedback and reflection exercise Invertebrates of the Great Barrier Reef 1.00 Corals: Influences on reef ecosystems :30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Assignment due: LEI SSI simulation 1.50 Education center Sun, May 20 Day 14: LEI to Brisbane (B) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Group breakfast 8:00-9:00 Group discussion and synthesis of themes , Flights to Hervey Bay Coach transfer to Brisbane Original Tours, Steve Hosie, Check in to Astor Metropole Hotel 17:00 Preparation for New Zealand Dinner on your own Accommodations: Astor Metropole Hotel, 193 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Mon, May 21 Day 15: Brisbane to Kaikoura Lecture Field Lecture Field 6:00-6:45 Pack coach and check out of rooms 06:45 Coach departs for Brisbane International Airport Original Tours, Steve Hosie, Breakfast on your own in Brisbane International Airport

8 09:45 VA Group flight departs for Christchurch (CHC) 15:10 VA Group flight arrives CHC 15:45 Coach departs for Kaikoura Professional Touring, driver Dave Jackson Morgan McCammon, GM, Dinner on your own 19:00-21:00 Module New Zealand: An overview preparation time Accommodation: Kaikoura Top 10, 34 Beach Rd., Kaikoura, Tue, May 22 Day 16: Kaikoura (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Self-catered breakfast and clean up Top 10 conference room 08:00 Coach departs for Encounter Kaikoura 08:30-12:00 Dusky dolphin swim: Ecology of the Hikurangi trench 3.00 Encounter Kaikoura, 96 Esplanade, :00-13:00 Encounter Kaikoura: The business 1.00 Dennis Buurman, owner Encounter Kaikoura conference room Sack lunch served 14:00-16:00 Module Kaikoura preparation time 16:00-17:30 The Kaikoura story: Earth Check, Te tai o marokura, and tourism 1.50 Rachel Vaughn, Top 10 conference room 18:00-19:30 Group prepared dinner Top 10 conference room 19:30-20:30 Module New Zealand: An overview and Kaikoura discussion 1.00 Top 10 conference room Accommodation: Kaikoura Top 10, 34 Beach Rd., Kaikoura, Wed, May 23 Day 17: Kaikoura to Aoraki (B, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Self-catered group breakfast, clean up kitchen and pack coach. 08:00 Coach departs for Aoraki Mt. Cook (approx. 502 km) 10:00 Supermarket stop - Rangiora Students to purchase lunch for 3 days (inc. today) En route Rakaia Gorge Braided river ecosystem and impact of irrigation/water resources En route Lake Tekapo and hydro power :30-19:00 Group prepared dinner and clean up Lodge group area 19:00-20:00 Introduction to alpine ecology 1.00 John Charteris Lodge group area 20:00-22:00 Module Kaikoura and New Zealand: An overview work time Accommodations: Aoraki/Mt. Cook Alpine Lodge, Mt Cook Village, Thu, May 24 Day 18: Aoraki (B, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 06:45-07:45 Self-catered breakfast and clean up

9 08:00-09:00 Introduction to Aoraki/Mt. Cook 1.00 LEOTC Educator, Andrew Oliver Mt. Cook Visitor's Center, :00-09:30 Module Aoraki discussion 0.50 Visitor center meeting area 09:30-10:00 Visit Mt. Cook visitor center exhibits :00-15:00 Southern Alps ecology and glaciers: Interpretive walk Hooker Valley John Charteris 16:30 Assignment due: Module New Zealand: An overview 16:30-17:00 Assignment due: New Zealand topics quiz 0.50 Lodge group area 17:00-18:00 Module Canterbury Plains discussion 1.00 and John Charteris Lodge group area 18:00-19:30 Group prepared dinner and clean up 19:30-21:30 Module Canterbury Plains preparation Accommodations: Aoraki/Mt. Cook Alpine Lodge, Mt Cook Village, Fri, May 25 Day 19: Aoraki to Queenstown (B) Lecture Field Lecture Field 06:30-07:30 Self-catered group breakfast, clean up kitchen and pack coach. 7:30-8:00 Assignment due: Aoraki species ID quiz :00-9:00 Travel to Queenstown (262 km) via Ben Ohau and Fork Farm 9:00-10:30 Ben Ohau Station - Land management in the High Country Simon Cameron, Lunch stop in Wanaka 14:30-16:00 Fork Farm: A family owned sheep farm (making a living in the Lake District) Phill Hunt :15 Supermarket stop and lunch stop in Wanaka Purchase 5 lunches and 2 dinners ($40 per student) New World supermarket 20 Dunmore St., , open 7:30-21:00 daily 20:00 Assignment due: Module Canterbury Plains 20:00-20:30 Assignment due: Aoraki topics quiz 0.50 (use both student lodges) Accommodations: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Rd., Queenstown, Tel Sat, May 26 Day 20: Queenstown (B, L) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:30-08:30 Self-catered group breakfast and clean up Free day 17:30-18:30 Module Fiordlands and Triple Bottom line discussion 1.00 Student accommodations 19:00-21:00 Module Aoraki preparation time Accommodations: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Rd., Queenstown, Tel

10 Sun, May 27 Day 21: Queenstown (B, L) Lecture Field Lecture Field 05:00-06:00 Group breakfast and clean up Student accommodations 06:00 Coach departs for Milford Sound Professional Touring Morgan McCammon, GM, en route Ecology of glacially sculpted landscapes: Eglington Valley, Mirror Lakes, and the Chasm Fiona "Fi" Lee, Go Orange Sea Kayaks 11:00-14:00 Social and natural history of the fiords: Interpretive cruise of Milford Sound 2.00 Real Journeys field guide 14:30 Coach departs Milford Sound for Queenstown Dinner on your own in Queenstown 19:00-20:00 Module NZ: An overview and Canterbury Plains feedback Student accommodations 20:00-20:30 Reflection exercise 0.50 Accommodations: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Rd., Queenstown, Tel Mon, May 28 Day 22: Queenstown to Milford Sound, Return (B, L) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Self-catered group breakfast and cleanup 08:00 Walk to Queenstown Resort College, 7 Coronation Dr. 08:30-09:30 Planning for tourism, planning for sustainability 1.00 Charlie Phillips, CEO Queenstown Resort College QRC classroom 09:30-10:00 Coffee/Tea break 10:00-10:30 Assignment due: Module Fiordlands and Aoraki quizzes 0.50 QRC classroom 10:30-11:30 The Queenstown story: Managing for growth and sustainability 1.00 Alexa Forbes, QRC room 502 and :00-15:00 Module Fiordlands preparation time 19:00-21:00 Assignment due: Module Fiordlands debate 1.00 Faculty kitchen area Accommodations: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Rd., Queenstown, Tel Tue, May 29 Day 23: Queenstown (B, L, D) Lecture Field Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Self-catered group breakfast and cleanup Free morning 13:00-13:30 Survey B QRC room 13:30-14:30 Evaluations QRC room 15:00-18:00 INTB exam 3.00 QRC room

11 Assignment due: Thematic essay due 7 days after end of program Assignment due: Module Triple Bottom Line due 7 days after end of program 18:30-20:00 Group dinner Winnie's, 7-9 The Mall, Accommodations: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Rd., Queenstown, Tel Wed, May 30 Day 24: Queenstown to USA or Fiji (B) Lecture Field Lecture Field Self-catered group breakfast and clean up 05:00 Fiji students: Coach departs for Queenstown airport (8) 07:00 Fiji group flight - NZ 610 departs for Auckland (arrives 08:50) 13:00 Fiji group flight - FJ 410 departs AKL for Nadi, Fiji (arrives 15:55) 14:30 US students: Coach departs for Queenstown airport (27) 16:50 NZ 626 departs for AKL (arrives 18:40) 21:50 NZ 2 Departs for LAX (arrives 14:55) Lecture Hours Field Hours (2 field hours = 1 lecture hour) Total Equivalent Contact Hours