Thailand & Hong Kong

TREN 3F94: International Field Course Settlements, Tourism and Sustainability in

06 Jan – 14 May 2015

PRE-DEPARTURE BRIEFING #3 – 03 DECEMBER 2014

AGENDA • Presentation from Christina Bosilo, Brock's Office of

International Services • Return of passports / visas • Blue Cross insurance documentation • Course expectations for TREN 3F94, TREN 4P19,

BUUIC courses • Readings and background literature • Itinerary details • Some jarring sociocultural norms • Thai music and movies • Staying in touch until departure (follow-up email) • Other questions???

Return of passports / visas • Please sign the form indicating you have received your

passport

• Check the visa inside your passport to ensure that it is a Non-Immigrant ‘ED’ visa, multiple entry, good until November 2015

Blue Cross insurance documentation

• Please review all policy documents carefully • See ‘Important Notice’ enclosed with policy documents: • Duration: You are covered from 06 Jan – 14 May ONLY.

If you change the duration of your trip, you MUST inform Blue Cross to maintain coverage.

• Health Declaration: Review and confirm that the answers shown on the form are correct, including information for Pre-Existing Conditions. If there are any changes, inform Blue Cross immediately.

• Exclusions and Reductions of Coverage: Familiarize yourself about the limitations on your insurance!

Course expectations

TREN 3F94: Settlements, Tourism and Sustainability in

Course expectations TREN 4P19: Environmental Heritage:

Course details to be discussed at Burapha

BROCK COURSES TREN 4P19: Heritage Interpretation in the Digital Age (Thai edition) Instructor: Dr. David T. Brown • Use of digital platforms to identify, inventory, interpret, and conserve

natural and cultural heritage on the Burapha University campus and in the community of Bang Saen, Thailand. Role of environmental heritage in tourism and education.

• Lectures, tutorial, project workshop, 3 hours per week. • Restriction: students must have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits or

permission of instructor. • Note: tutorials and class meetings held throughout the term. Independent

field work for production of an online interpretive report on environmental heritage features in chosen study area.

Date and time TBA 0.5 Brock credits

BUUIC COURSES 957353 Coastal and Marine Tourism Management Instructor: Dr. Charles ‘Hoagy’ Schaadt History, ecology, and current tourism issues related to coastal and marine environments. Physical, ecological, cultural, and socio-economic characteristics of marine and coastal environments (estuaries, lagoons, reefs, inner shelf environments). Contemporary approaches to management and conservation of coastal and marine environments. Snorkelling, diving, deep sea fishing regions. Case studies of sustainable and unsustainable marine and coastal tourism operations. Introduction to the academic discourse regarding coastal and marine tourism, including definitions, historical developments, impacts, planning, management responses, and how these diverse environments can respond to changes brought by both endogenous and exogenous factors. Wednesday afternoons, 1:00 – 4:00 pm 3 Burapha credits / 0.5 Brock credit equivalents on LOP

BUUIC COURSES 957352 Cultural Tourism Management Instructors: Parinya Napathikom and BUUIC staff Cultural heritage sites; issues of the role of interpretation, the tourist’s experience; tourism management strategies and the significance of visitor revenues to conservation in-depth analysis; a series of case studies of cultural heritage site development in Asia-Pacific countries. Tuesday mornings, 9 am – 12 pm (subject to change) 3 Burapha credits / 0.5 Brock credit equivalents on LOP

Readings and background literature

• Reading package will be distributed in PDF format

• Sensitive reading should NOT be taken to Thailand on your digital devices (link will be sent by email)

Sociocultural norms and expectations

Prior to departure: • Read Yee, K. and C. Gordon.1999. Dos

and Donts in Thailand, 3rd Edition • Review ‘DOs and DON'Ts in Thailand

website http://www.thaicongenvancouver.org/DoandDont.htm

Itinerary Details Draft trip itinerary is now posted on TREN Term Abroad website

Note: • Class days and times have not been confirmed • Dates of field trips may vary from those posted • Final confirmation will occur in Thailand • Please review the draft itinerary to choose a

destination for your field presentation and abstract. Post abstract in Chat Room on Sakai.

Jarring Sociocultural norms Videos:

I Hate Thailand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54uzEouACYs&feature=youtu.be Follow-up: • http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/11/20/we-hate-lies-and-thats-why-we-hate-i-hate-thailand • http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/11/20/i-hate-thailand-star-comes-clean-video-funded-tat

Politically incorrect humour • http://youtu.be/cEZS4kGPRgU - the disabled as objects of fun • http://youtu.be/my23BlsTXMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=875g-itmi-c -

obesity; skin colour

Reverence of Royalty • Royal Family is highly respected • Lèse majesté laws are severe and enforced • The penalty for insulting the Thai Monarch, Queen, Heir-apparent or

Regent is imprisonment for 3 to 15 years, plus fines • Jan 2006 - May 201: more than 400 cases came to trial

October 6, 2014: Ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra bows to a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as she pays her respects at the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok.

Thai music and movies • Compilation of Thai music will be provided:

Thai classical, pop, luuk thung, molam, rock

• Bring USB drive with you for transferring music

• Several representative Thai films will be presented at Burapha or posted / linked online

Staying in Touch until Departure

• Pre-departure email with travel details is

forthcoming

• CHECK YOUR EMAIL REGULARLY!!

• Dave Brown’s office phone: 905-688-5550 x.3293 (until end of term)

Airport details - Toronto • WE LEAVE PEARSON AIRPORT FOR

HONG KONG ON TUESDAY 06 JANUARY 2015 at 01:25 AM

• BE AT AIRPORT A MINIMUM OF 3 HOURS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEPARTURE ON THE NIGHT OF MONDAY 05 JANUARY

• Check flight details prior to departure at http://www.gtaa.com/en/home/