Travel Locations: Paris, Malta, Madrid, Cadiz

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Registration Packet
Deadline: February 15, 2012

On campus dates: TBA
See Pre-summer course activity below:
European Dates: July 9 - 23, 2012

Activity on May 15th: Pre-Study Abroad Negotiation Activity: 

All participants in the Summer Course "Exploring the Phoenician Route" will be involved in a negotiaton simulation using the ICONS project from the University of Maryland prior to the summer trip.      
The simulation is named: Piracy off the Somali Coast. Phoenician were the opposite of Pirates.  Phoenician negotiation is an ethical negotiation.   This simulation will bring a different complication dimension, what do you do when there is a crisis, when the other side is a Pirate and not a Phoenician? How will you handle it in an International business context? 

Negotiation Simulation Description:
As pirate activity in the Indian Ocean continues to wreak havoc on the world's shipping industry, this simulation challenges students to participate in tense negotiations on the international response to this growing "business." The simulation's eight roles include: the European Union, France, the United States, Kenya, and the government of Puntland, as well as the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime, the International Chamber of Commerce, and a coalition of Pirate Bosses. Can these groundbreaking negotiations produce a deal to address the human and economic dilemmas at the heart of piracy in Somalia? Or will they end inconclusively, returning to the status quo of ever greater danger in the world's shipping lanes? Appropriate for courses in international negotiation, development, and global issues, among others.

A scenario is provided along with a private role sheet to give students additional information about their assigned role's positions and interests. This simulation includes an opportunity for students to develop, debate, and vote on specific proposal plans to address the issues in the scenario. Students build proposal plans using a series of pre-loaded options. This simulation emphasizes long-term negotiation, however, it offers the instructor opportunities to bring in elements of crisis response within the larger framework.

As soon as you register to the Study Abroad course "Exploring the Phoenician Route" students will send their contact information to professor Chamoun-Nicolas to hchamoun@kingwoodcable.net

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Habib Chamoun

COURSE: 
MBA 5393- Special topics: Phoenician Tour
MGMT 4393 - Special topics: Phoenician Tour

CREDITS: 3 credit hrs

COST: $6,500

Payment Plan:

Deposit: $1,000 non-refundable fee due with registration sheet
Payments will be noted upon registration.

Cost includes:

• Tuiton: 3 Graduate Credits 
• Hotel
• Breakfast
• Domestic Transportation
• Insurance
• Excursions

Flight information: Students must arrange for their own flight to arrive in Paris on July 10th and depart July 23 from Madrid.  Students are responsible for their own transportation to the Paris Hotel. Hotel info can be found below. 

Accomodations:
Hotel in Paris: TBA
Hotel in Malta: TBA
Hotel in Madrid: TBA 
Hotel in Cadiz: TBA

For more information contact Diana Garcia at 713-525-3530 or garciad@stthom.edu