Wroxton Program Itinerary
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
MASTERS PROGRAMME IN COMMUNICATION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS and CULTURE Sunday 24th May – Friday 5th June 2020 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM (Subject to Change) |
SUNDAY 24 MAY7.10am United Airlines Flight UA 14 due to arrive at Heathrow Airport Group met by College representative and transported to Wroxton College 10.00am Expected time of arrival at Wroxton College Settle into rooms 10.45 -11.15am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 1.00pm Welcome Buffet served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 2.00pm Transport departs for afternoon trip into Banbury 3.30pm Transport departs Banbury to return to Wroxton College 3.45 – 4.15pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 4.15pm Welcome Introductory Briefing and Tour Dr. Nicholas D.J. Baldwin, Dean and Director of Operations, Wroxton College Dr. Gary Radford, Course Leader 6:30 – 7:00pm Introductory Meet and Greet Session – Lecture Hall 7.00pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
MONDAY 25 MAY(Bank Holiday Monday) The Abbey is open to the public today between 2.00pm – 5.00pm 8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00am Transport departs for trip into Banbury 11.30am Transport departs Banbury to return to Wroxton College 12:00pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 12.45pm Group Photograph: Assemble on the Abbey front steps 1.15 – 3.15pm UNIT 1: BRITAIN AS A FOREIGN COUNTRY I Dr. Nicholas D.J. Baldwin; Dean and Director of Operations, Wroxton College 3.15 -3.45pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 3:45 – 4:45pm UNIT 1: BRITAIN AS A FOREIGN COUNTRY II Dr. Nicholas D.J. Baldwin 5.00 – 7.00pm UNIT 2: FILM PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION The Imitation Game 7.00pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
TUESDAY 26 MAY8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00-10.30am UNIT 3: ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’ BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Dr. Pamela Mason, Wroxton College Faculty 10.30-11.00am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 11.00am – 1.00pm UNIT 4: ISSUES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING Dr. Angela Morris, Wroxton College Faculty 1.00pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 2.00 – 3.30pm UNIT 5: US AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES TO COMMUNICATION Dr. Gary Radford; Chairperson, Department of Communication Studies, FDU 3.30-4.00pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 4.00 – 5.30pm UNIT 16: TUTORIAL# 1 Dr. Gary Radford 5.30 – 6.15pm Mediaeval Costumes for hire from the Basement Store Room Costume hire is £15.00, payable in cash and is optional THE WROXTON MEDIAEVAL BANQUET IN THE BUTTERY 7.30pm Gather Yee in Buttery 8.00pm Come to Board in Dining Room 9.30 – 11.00pm Bar Open |
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9:00 – 11:00am UNIT 7: AN ABC OF COMMUNICATION IN THE UK Dr. Guy Fielding; University of Oxford 11.30am UNIT 8: VISIT TO CITY OF OXFORD |
THURSDAY 28 MAY7.45 – 8.30am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 8.30am Transport departs for 9.30 – 12.30pm UNIT 9: VISIT TO BLETCHLEY PARK 12.30pm Transport departs for visit to Stratford upon Avon 2.00pm ETA Stratford upon Avon Free time Participants are responsible for their own dinner arrangements Then: 6.45pm Assemble in the foyer of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 7:15pm Royal Shakespeare Company production of William Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ 10.45pm Transport departs Stratford upon 11.15pm ETA Wroxton College |
FRIDAY 29 MAY8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00 – 10.30am UNIT 10: BRITISH GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Dr. Nicholas D J Baldwin 10.30 – 11.00am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 11.00am-1.00pm UNIT 11: BRITAIN, THE EUROPEAN UNION and BREXIT Dr. Nicholas D J Baldwin 1.00pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 2.00 – 4.00pm UNIT 12: THE MEDIA PROFILE IN THE UK & THE CHANGES WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Mark Ferguson, Managing Director of MoreFire PR 4.00 – 4.30pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.00pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
SATURDAY 30 JUNE7.00 – 8.00am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 8.00am Transport departs for day trip to London Participants are responsible for lunch and dinner arrangements 10.00am ETA London 11.00pm Transport departs London to return to Wroxton 12.30am ETA Wroxton: Light Refreshments served in the Buttery |
SUNDAY 31 JUNE10.00 – 10.30am Tea, Coffee and Danish Pastries served in the Buttery 12:00pm Brunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 3.30 – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.00pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
MONDAY 1 JUNE8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.30-10.30am UNIT 13: COMMUNICATING CORPORATE STRATEGY WITHIN THE ORGANISATION Dr Linda Lee-Davies, Wroxton College 10.30 – 11.00am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 11.00am-12.30pm UNIT 14: SURFACING HONEST AND HIDDEN COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE ORGANISATION FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE Dr Linda Lee-Davies 1.00pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 2.00 – 3.30pm UNIT 15: “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – PASSION OR FASHION?” Dr Linda Lee-Davies 3.30 – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 4.00 – 5.30pm UNIT 6: ALAN TURING & THE MODERN CONCEPTION OF COMMUNICATION Dr. Gary Radford 7.30pm Drinks Reception served in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.45pm Farewell Dinner for the Rutgers Library Group served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
TUESDAY 2 JUNE8.00-8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00 – 10.30am UNIT 17: AN INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING Salome van Leuven, Planner, JWT London 10.30 -11.00am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 11.00am -12.30pm UNIT 18: ADVERTISING & THE SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOUR Salome van Leuven, 12.30pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 2.00 – 3.30pm UNIT 19: TUTORIAL # 2 Dr. Gary Radford 3.30 – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.00pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE8.00 -8 .50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00-10.45am UNIT 20: CORPORATE AND ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE UK Paul Davison, Managing Director, Proteus Public Relations Ltd 10.45-11.15am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 11.15am -12.45pm UNIT 21: COMMUNICATION THEORY PART I: SEMIOTICS Professor Richard Howells, Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries; King’s College London Visiting Fellow at Exeter College; University of Oxford Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Politics & International Relations University of Oxford 12.45pm Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 1.45 – 3.15pm UNIT 22: COMMUNICATION THEORY PART II: CRITICAL THEORY Dr Paul A Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Communications Theory; Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds 3.15-3.45pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 3.45-5.30pm UNIT 23: COURSE REVIEW Dr. Gary Radford 5.30 – 7.15pm COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION – Part 1 7.15pm Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
THURSDAY 4 JUNE8.00 – 8.50am Breakfast served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 9.00am -1 2noon COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION – Part 2 10.45 -11.15am Morning Coffee served in the Buttery, Carriage House 12:00 noon Lunch served in the Dining Room, Carriage House 1.00pm Transport departs for afternoon trip into Banbury 3.00pm Transport departs Banbury to return to Wroxton College 3.30 – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea served in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.30pm Drinks Reception in the Buttery, Carriage House 7.45pm Farewell Dinner served in the Dining Room, Carriage House |
FRIDAY 5 JUNENO BREAKFAST SERVED TODAY 4:30am Transport arrives at Wroxton College 5:00am Transport departs Wroxton College for Airport 7:00am Check-in at Heathrow Airport 10:105am Flight UA15 departs Heathrow for Newark, New Jersey |