Travel and Tourism Program, International College

1. Travel and Tourism Program, International College Dr. Hsuan Hsuan Chang Director of Travel and Tourism Program of International College Assistant Professor of Department of Leisure and Recreation Management Ming Chuan University

2. Contents • IC Features • IC Program • Program History • Students • Faculties • Program Curriculum • Internship • Dual degree program/overseas exchange program

3. Basic Information • From 1999 to 2008. • From 17 to over 700 students. • 1 graduate & 7 undergraduate programs

4. IC Features • English as the language of instruction and interaction in class • The four-year undergraduate curriculum of IC is conducted in English, which is the first such institution in Taiwan. • Cross-cultural interactions and global view • in an international community: IC has more than three hundred students from 68 different countries,

5. IC Features • Dual degree and exchange options: • IC encourages students to study abroad for one to two semesters at the universities which have cooperative agreements with Ming Chuan University.

6. Graduate School of International Affairs Program of International Business & Management Taipei Campus Program of Journalism & Mass Communication International College Program of Applied Computing Program of Tourism & Travel Program of Electronic Engineering Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Program

7. History • The International College was established in 1999. • Travel and Tourism Program started in 2001 • Originally designed and operated by Tourism School • Share the same faculties • The same course design • Difference : the language

8. History

9. Student • International students • High school graduates (K-12, IB, STPM, Form 6) holding foreign passport • TOEFL or related test: above 500 • Local students • Local high school graduates passed College Entrance Examination • Transfer students from related departments within and outside MCU

10. Student • 2-year Transfer students from different countries • EX, this year, Travel and Tourism Program accepted 8 Korean students, who transferred from Suwon Science College, to join junior class • Short term exchange student • Foreigner students come to study in our program only for one semester or one year • EX this year, we have four students from Hong Kong City University and lots from South Korea

11. Students 50% -enter Try to keep the class size between 25 to 30. Good for everyone

12. Faculties – Directors of IC • Yih-Lan Ellen Chen • Dean of IC • Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle • C.Walter Wang • Journalism & Mass Com. • Dr.L-T Wang • Director of Applied Computing • Dr.H-S Tu • Director of Intertnaioal Business  

13. Faculties of IC travel & tourism • Dr.Chang, Hsuan Hsuan • Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources, College of Nature Resources, Michigan State University • Dr.Mojdeh Jamina • Department of Management, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter • Dr.Paul Miko • College of Physical Education, Recreation, and Health University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland • Dr.Kevin Ho • Department of Marketing, Webster University • Q630

14. Faculties from Tourism School • Dr.Lai, Hung-Sheng • Assistant Professor • Texas Tech University, USA • Dr.Shen Lai • Assistant Professor • Texas A&M University, USA • Dr.Kuo, Nien-Te • Assistant • Barry university, USA • Dr.Sung, Yung-Kun • Assistant Professor • Florida International University , USA

15. Faculties from Tourism School • Dr.Chen, Chi-Ten • Assistant Professor • Iowa State University, USA • Dr.Hu, Shin-Hui • Assistant Professor • Iowa State University, USA

16. Staff • Debby – ext 3298 • Academic Affairs • The course registration • Your class advisor • Anita -3195 • Student affair • Student activity • Annie Tai - 3332 • Supervisor for student internship • Very helpful

17. Travel and tourism curriculum • Information to download • IC web site ProgramTravel & tourismFurture information2008 curriculum to down • Keep this with you for 4 year • Number of credits to graduate – 130 credits • Type of courses • College/professional • Required/elective

18. Type of courses

19. General Courses

20. College Courses

21. Travel and tourism curriculum • Freshmen/Sophomores • Introduction to tourism / Leisure and recreation administration • Introduction to hospitality industry / Travel agency • Leisure and recreation management • Hospitality management • Travel agency management

22. Travel and tourism curriculum • Freshmen/Sophomores • Ticketing • Eco-and Green Tourism / sustainability tourism • Accounting / Economy / Statistics • Consumer service • Research Method

23. Travel and tourism curriculum • Junior & Senior • Tour guide / interpretation service • Tourism policy and regulation • Airline reservation • Tourism product package design • Travel agency advanced • Financial management in tourism industry

24. Travel and tourism curriculum • Junior & Senior • Hospitality services • Tourism industry in Europe and America • Travel disputes • Tourism marketing management • Human resources management • Consumer psychology

25. Travel and tourism curriculum • Junior & Senior • Gaming management • MICE – Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibition • Internship • Conducted during the summer break • After you finished second year, you can think about it • Domestic or overseas

26. Internship • 400 hours interns in industry in Taiwan or abroad • The internship regulation is located in the web site • In travel agency, hotel, airline company, restaurant, B&B, museum, national park and so forth • Annie – key person to take care of internship

27. IC special activity • Each semester IC will arrange two events • One field trip – visit tourism & hospitality related enterprise • Transportation fee will be at your own expense • The trip itinerary will be released one month ahead • One hour speech from professionalism of industry • Dr.Ho – Key person for this activity

28. Facility • Ming Chuan Teaching Hotel in Tayouan and Taipei • Travel Agency Center in 3rd floor of P building • Travel Information Center in 3rd floor of P building • Food & Beverage Laboratory in 4th floor of P building • Tutoring center in 5th floor of Q building

29. Something you need to plan for • In the following years • Professional licenses acquired • TOEFL or ISLES test (2nd) • English Tour Guide/Tour Leader (3rd) • Apply for graduate school aboard (4th) • Exchange or Dual program (4th) • 5 students in UK • 3 students in USA • 3 students in Korea

30. Service/counseling • International College http://www.mcu.edu.tw/department/inter-college/college/index.asp • Curriculum & instruction • Faculty • International Education and Exchange http://www1.mcu.edu.tw/Apps/SB/SB_Site.aspx?pageID=583 • foreign student recruitment • academic exchanges (30 active partners)

31. Service/counseling • International Student Advising Office http://www1.mcu.edu.tw/Apps/SB/SB_Site.aspx?PageID=21 • Care for int’l students’ daily life affairs • Mandarin Studies and Culture Center http://www.mcu.edu.tw/admin/mscc/english/index.htm • Chinese courses for students and faculty

32. Tips for your IC life • Academic performance • Try to prepare and do your homework with others • You will get better from time to time • Your personal life • Try to make some friends outside and inside of IC • Try to participate in student association/club • Talk to your teacher

33. Tips for your IC life • Try to see/think things in different way • Cross-culture difference • Show you respect to others • Faculty, staff, your classmates • You can play hard but you must study hard • Always finish your homework and study before you go out for fun