Interdisciplinary Studies 2850X: Study Tour of South Korea

Summer Sessions 2 & 3, 2010

 

Instructor: Ian MacLachlan maclachlan@uleth.ca     403 329-2076        University Hall B-872
Class Mailing List   
Course Outline
Predeparture Class Time Table (Excel)
Blog posts schedule
University of Ulsan Schedule
Seoul Excursion Schedule

PowerPoints

Preliminary Meeting March 2, 2010

Korea: A Geographer’s Perspective

Travel Health and Workers’ Compensation by Suzanne McIntosh

South Korea Risk Orientation by Toby Clark (pdf)

Required Reading Links
Administrative Links (onsite)
Predeparture Tasks
Flight Itinerary
Behaviour Code
Emergency Contact Information (so family may reach students while in South Korea):
To reach students in an emergency, please telephone University of Lethbridge Security at (403) 329-2345.  This number is answered 24/7.
 
 
Guide Books (offsite)
Ulsan Guidebook – Intended more for tourists
Living in Ulsan – Intended more for long term expatriates
 
Practical Links (offsite)
Korean Etiquette
·       Etiquette
·       Kwintessential Etiquette and Protocol
·       Diplomacy
·          Dining Etiquette
·           
·       Bank of Canada Currency Converter
Ulsan
     Ulsan Metropolitan City

University of Ulsan

 

Foreign Affairs Canada – Consular Affairs

·         Teaching English in South Korea

 

Hazards

·       Using an Asian Toilet (Cartoon)
 
Fun Links
Don Smithson on Metal Chopsticks in The Edmonton Journal