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Welcome to Dubai!! Ann Leonard December 10 – 21, 2008

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Welcome to Dubai!!

Ann Leonard

December 10 – 21, 2008

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Welcome to Dubai

Formation of United Arab Emirates: 1971• Dubai is 1 of 7 Emirates

Visionary – Sheik Rahid bin Saeed al MaktoumCurrent ruler - Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum

Vision: Dubai will become the global hub for business and finance

Languages: Arabic, English, Persian

Religions: Islam 96% Hindu 4%

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Welcome to DubaiLocation: southern Persian Gulf coast, and northeastern part of Arabian Peninsula

Geography: located in the Arabian Desert, and includes gravel desert, coastal planes, western Hajar Mountains on border of Oman

Dubai Creek – natural inlet expanded and dredged to enable ships to transport

Population: 1,422,000 (2006)• 20% Emirati Nationals/80% expatriates

Size: 4,114 square miles

Currency: UAE dirham

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Economy• Early trade: oil, pearl exports, fishing• 1985 Sheik Mohammed started Emirates

Airlines with own money and two planes• Now Service: Financial center, trade, IT,

construction, travel and tourism• Industry-specific free zones

– Dubai Internet City– Dubai Media City– Dubai Technology Electronic Commerce

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Economy

• Numerous government programs to stimulate entrepreneurial business development

• Dubai Financial Market (2000)• Real estate more valuable

– Appreciated significantly since 2004– Large scale real estate development projects

• Palm Islands• Burj Al Arab• Burj Dubai• Dubailand

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Current Challenges

• High cost of living caused by high inflation and strong economic growth– High expat costs

• Living standards and conditions for migrant workers– Unequal and inconsistent treatment – HR practices and policies

• Shortage of skill sets in professional areas– Hire from outside, develop from within

• Shortage of leadership talent• Global economic downturn has impacted development

– Some projects on “hold” – Burj Dubai– Buildings with vacancies

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Old and New

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Under Construction

Health Centers

Infrastructure

Residential areas

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Dubai Architecture

Burj Al Arab

Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Burj Dubai

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Grand Hyatt HotelThe arial view of the Grand Hyatt spells Dubai in Arabic script

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Grand Hyatt Hotel

Gleaming hallways and comfortable rooms

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Grand Hyatt HotelViews from my room at the Grand Hyatt.

Lobby at Christmas time

WAFI

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Wafi Center

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AtlantisHotel

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Winter in Dubai

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Staples

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A Day in the Life…

• Teaching schedule for 6 day program – 2 full days, 4 half days

• Work schedule on a half day– Worked in the room on class prep, etc. with lunch in the hotel or

a walk to restaurants in the Wafi Center– RIT Dubai driver picked me up at the hotel for a 30 min drive to

campus– Final class prep and meetings with students prior to class– Dinner on site (small sandwich shops)– Class 6:00 – 10:00 PM– Back to hotel

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RIT Dubai

RIT Dubai staff: Nassar, Niveen, Michelle, Mustafa

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System • The team:

– Mustafa Ashgubar – president, RIT Dubai– MicheleVaz – program manager, registration, etc.– Hannan Khamis – marketing manager– Niveen Selmi – administrative assistant/receptionist– Nassar - IT

• Mustafa working on accreditation in Dubai• Facility – very modern in design and technology

– Computers in every room, and connected to smart boards– Large classrooms, flexible classrooms for lecture hall

configuration, offices, conference rooms, technology enabled gathering places

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RIT Dubai

Faculty kitchen, office, student study and gathering spaces

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Students

• Total: 8 – 5 men, 3 women– Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, Germany

• All working in businesses, government

• Ambitious

• Curious and interested in exploring

• Language – Arabic and English

• Worked well together in teams

• Good sense of humor

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RIT Students - Dubai

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RIT Students - Dubai

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Culture• Sense of loyalty to country, culture, each other,

employer• Attire: Students wore traditional attire

– Instructors – flexible, but err toward conservative

• DST• Group learning and shared achievement

– our view of plagiarism is unfamiliar concept

• They want to achieve - competitive• Hospitality – food, tours, gifts• Wide range of foods – chocolate is a favorite!

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Teaching

• Facilitated learning community (Tell us/me more about… Can you tell us about a time when…)

• Use examples for illustration – ask for their examples• Structure is helpful

– Overview of course– Overview of session - Agenda– Objectives and goals– Logical sequence– Grading rubrics– Feedback

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Teaching• Language – range of proficiency

– Leave ample time for discussion/conversation– Design with digestible chunks– Require everyone’s participation in delivery of team

projects– If you don’t understand their point, ask or use

reflective listening– Grading papers (content, English/grammar,

assignment requirements)

• Pride in self, contribution– Acknowledge all comments– Link comments across individuals and discussions

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Teaching

• They like the debate. Pay attention and when necessary redirect back to point by summarizing, linking to relevant subject matter

• Be specific about expectations– Work: requirements, due dates, and point distribution– Behavior: pay attention, timeliness

• Be genuine and authentic. Be open to new ways of thinking about a concept– Share yourself so they can get to know you– Want to get to know them. Laugh!

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Thank you.

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The plane