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International Study
Summer 2007 TENTATIVE PLAN*The following information is the tentative plan for our China Course Summer 2007 CourseFor summer 2007 we are planning a course on Communication in China. The course will be held at the JHU SAIS campus in Nanjing, China. 480.690 Communication in China The dorms will be open from May 26 -June 10. Class will meet for eight of those days: Tuesday, May 29-Friday, June 1 and Monday, June 4-Thursday, June 7. Class will be held for 4.5 hours a day. From 12:30PM-5:30PM. On field trip days, the class sessions may be longer. We recommend students arrive on May 26 (Saturday) to give themselves time to adjust to the time change before class begins. When class is not in session students will be free to travel as they wish. There will not be organized trips when class is not in session. Right now it appears that there will NOT be computers available to students at the Nanjing center. Students should plan to bring a laptop to complete work that will be due during the two-week stay in Nanjing. The professor is currently working on the syllabus, which we anticipate will include study of the mass communication system in China, Chinese Public Relations, and Chinese political communication. We have asked him to plan some field trips. There is a mandatory introductory meeting on Thursday May 3rd at 5:30PM (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE). This will be the first meeting of the class and Professor Wu will be here. You will be given the syllabus along with the reading you will be expected to complete before departure. (There will be assignments and reading due while in Nanjing and a final paper written after you return will be due on July 6 th at 5:00PM) We will provide dinner for students in the class. Professor Wu will go over the syllabus and do other class related material until about 6:45. Communication in China: First class meeting Students Only 5:30 PM - 6:45PM Johns Hopkins University Chinese Cyber Nationalism: A Wild-Weird-Wired Card Open to the Public 7:00 PM Johns Hopkins University In the coming decades, Chinese cyber nationalism, a social and ideological movement intermixing deep-rooted Confucianism cultural tradition, advanced online technology, and nationalism's massive appeal, will become a powerful and unpredictable factor in China's overall policy decision-making process. What is Chinese cyber nationalism? How has this social and ideological movement evolved over the past decade in China' cyber sphere? Who are those cyber nationalists? What are the policy implications of the online movements to East Asia security issues in general, and to Sino-U.S. relationship in particular? Dr. Xu Wu will talk about his new book "Chinese Cyber Nationalism" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007) and his findings on this Wild-Weird-Wired (WWW) card in China's foreign policy decision-making process. According to Dr. Wu, Chinese cyber nationalism is a non-government sponsored social and political movement that has originated, existed, and developed on China's online sphere in the past decade. Taking advantages of the online communication technology, Chinese cyber nationalists have been utilizing the Internet as a communication center, organizational platform, and execution channel to promote the nationalistic cause among Chinese people around the world. In this book, Dr. Wu introduced a brand new concept, documented a short yet far-reaching history, revealed the movement's impacts at both individual and collective levels, and most importantly, presented a unique framework for scholars to digest China's historic return onto the world stage. Professor
1. go to the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Groups Web at: www.rowmanlittlefield.com Field TripsWe are anticipating that there will be several field trips in Nanjing that will include a trip to the headquarters of Xinhua Daily (the official & one of the largest newspapers in China), the foreign communication office of Jiangsu Provincial government and at least one major local PR agencies in Nanjing. In addition the professor is trying to organize a day-long trip to Shanghi on June 7 (Thursday). There students will get a chance to visit: Ogilvy PR's Shanghai office, Oriental Outlook's headquarter (Oriental Outlook is a news magazine that is equivalent of Newsweek or US News in U.S.), and Sunybund PR Agency (this is a fast-growing privately owned PR agency in Shanghai). Shanghi is a 3-4 hours to drive from Nanjing. Since the trip will be on Thursday students who want to make their own arrangements to stay over in Shanghi after the class are welcome to. Participation on field trips is mandatory and there WILL be extra costs outside of tuition for the trips. While we do not know the exact cost of field trips you can expect it to be in the range of $200. You should plan to work out payment for field trips with the professor in China. AccommodationsThere are dorms available in the Nanjing Center. You may stay with your partner or a friend in the dorms. However, your partner or friend is NOT allowed in class or on field trips. Students will be allowed to arrange alternative accommodations on their own. For example, the Jingling Hotel is near the Nanjing Center. http://www.southtravels.com/asia/china/jinlinghotel/index.html. Dorms: The cost for the dorms is a flat rate $350 for 15 nights. The Dorms are open beginning Saturday, May 26 and check out is Sunday, June 10. If you wish to double up in the room the cost will be $175 per person. Students are in charge of finding a roommate. We will not be assigning roommates to students. If you plan to share a room with someone, please make sure your partner is fully paid up by the deadline and you are compatible. Facilities
"The Center is also located on the campus of Nanjing University, one of China 's foremost academic institutions. Built specifically to house this institution, the modern facility includes 90 dormitory rooms for students, a library, a cafeteria, communication options, an auditorium, lounge, classrooms, fitness and recreational facilities, and administrative offices. Unlike most buildings in Nanjing, the entire Center is air-conditioned in summer. Its laundry room is equipped with American washers and dryers." Library: Hours: Cafeteria: Hours: Telephone: There are a number of organizations that offer discount prices on cards that can be used to call to/from America internationally: http://www.callingcards.com Cost:In anticipating your costs you should budget for the normal cost of tuition for the course. In addition there will be some additional costs for the field trips in the range of $200. Students will have to pay for their own room and board and their own plane ticket and their own visa. Registration
The first day to reserve your spot will be at 10:00AM on January 22, 2007. The last day for your registration deposit to be received will be at 5:00PM on February 16. Your deposit must be accompanied by a registration form that will be available beginning January 22. You will be required to indicate if you want dorm-room accommodations on your registration form and if you are sharing the room. Do not follow normal registration procedures for this class. You will have to fill out a special registration form. The form should be dropped off or mailed (no fax or online) to 1717 Mass. Avenue, Suite 104, Attn: Communication in China. To secure a spot in the course, download the Registration Form and Waiver Form and return with the $500 non-refundable deposit * to: Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs * If the course is cancelled for any reason, your tuition deposit will be returned. Full and total NON-REFUNDABLE payment for both the dorms and tuition is due on March 16 th by 5:00PM. Registration will be taken on a first come first serve bases with priority given to degree candidates over provisional students. We need 10 people to register for this course before it can run. We will notify all students if there are enough people to run the trip. Do not purchase plane tickets or make other investments in your trip until you hear that there are enough participants to run the trip. We anticipate 18 slots for the course. Important dates:
**Students will not be allowed to take a 12-week or a first-session summer course if they go the China . The only exception to this rule is students who are enrolled in Thesis. TravelStudents will make their own travel arrangements to and from China. We will need 10 people to enroll in the course before it has final approval. DO NOT buy your plane tickets or make other non-refundable investments in the trip until you receive word from JHU that the course has enough enrollments to run. The university is not responsible for refunds, penalties, or other fees that may be incurred or lost for changes or cancellations of air fare. Visa
You should arrange to come in on tourist (L) visas, not (scholar) F visas since you will not be taking courses recognized by the Ministry of Education. From the point of view of the government you will be tourists who are taking unofficial courses of their own design, and therefore don't qualify for student (X) or scholar (F) visas. You should not list "study" as the purpose of your visit, since that would confuse the authorities by making them think that your students were going to attend a government-authorized CHINESE-RUN educational program (which is what the student and scholar visas are for). Travel AgencyEmbassy Travel ( http://embassytraveldc.com) or 202-775-8477 can arrange airfare to and from China as well as within China. The travel agency also will arrange for the visa needed and work directly with the Chinese embassy for a $30 service fee in addition to the cost of the visa ($50). Click on " China visa" on the website. Although Johns Hopkins University has successfully worked with Embassy Travel in the past, this acknowledgement does not represent endorsement by Advanced Academic Programs or Johns Hopkins University. Embassy travel will make arrangements for the visa even if they do not make your airline arrangements. Health and Travel InsuranceWell before departure check with your doctor to see if you need any immunizations before traveling. Immunization information can also be found at the sites for the Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/travel/vaccinat.htm and the World Health Organization International Travel and Health http://www.who.int/ith/en/. Participants should make sure their health and accident insurance covers them while traveling abroad. Additional coverage can be purchased through a variety of travel insurance options. To compare policies and for further information, visit the travel insurance comparison site at http://www.insuremytrip.com/ In addition, Johns Hopkins is a member of SOS, which covers JHU students and offers medical assistance and emergency assistance. 24-Hour Worldwide Assistance and Emergency Evaluation Services available for Johns Hopkins University students:  International SOS is the world's leading provider of medical assistance, international healthcare, security services and outsourced customer care. For more information on SOS, or to print out a member card, visit: http://www.jhu.edu/~purchasing/travel/intl_sos.pdf Cards will also be available at the introduction meeting or can be picked up at the AAP office, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 104 . For details, contact Denise O'Sullivan at dosullivan@jhu.edu or 202-452-0983.Nanjing ChinaLocated along the Yangtze river, Nanjing is a former capital of China and the current capital of Jiangsu Province. For more information look at: A helpful directory of Nanjinj area attractions, restaurants, and facilities:
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The Communication program at JHU tries to offer an opportunity for intensive international study each summer. Though details change from year to year the courses usually involve doing the reading before the students leave, spending two weeks abroad in class about 4.5 hours a day plus field trips, and then completing the research project or major paper when students return. 
Xu Wu is a Professor of Communication at Arizona State University and the author of the forthcoming book Chinese Cyber Nationalism: Evolution, Characteristics, and Implications. He has also published several articles on international public relations and communication in China. Before his career as a professor, Wu worked as a national correspondent and news editor at the New China News Agency in Beijing. He also ran his own media consulting agency. For information on his forthcoming book, due out in April: 
The Hopkins Nanjing Center
Tuition for the course will be the same as any other Communication course. However, there will be a $500 non-fundable deposit required to reserve your spot. The $500 will be applied toward your tuition. Full payment will be due before normal summer registration begins.
Visas are needed for travel to China and it will be the student's responsibility to secure the appropriate visas. It is best to work with a travel agent who can handle the visa application or allow sufficient time (4-6 weeks) to work with the