Course Name | Area Project I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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LOG 497 | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Course Language | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Type | Required | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Group WorkLecture / Presentation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | Senior Project is a two semester (nearly nine months) course program that provides the basic skills to senior students to effectively plan manage and control large scale real world projects especially from industry. All projects have a sponsor and are guided by a professional from the sponsor company and a faculty advisor from the Logistics Management Department. Over nine month period, student teams implement their logistics and project management knowledge to develop a proposal and to produce a solution for a real world problem. The purpose of the program is to have senior student gain real life experience in the logistics and supply chain management from planning, operations, marketing, warehousing, transportation and production. Students find an opportunity to obtain first hand experience in problem definition, solving, modeling, simulation, and cost analysis. With a special emphasis on communication skills, students are required to submit periodic reports and oral presentations. Also, with this course we aim to strengthen the ties between students, professors, and industry |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | An ideal project should cover combinations of the several knowledge areas that Logistics Management students can work on as teams of 5-6 people. Some of the areas can be listed as business process management, capacity planning, decision making, facilities planning and/or design, logistics information systems, lean methods, logistics management systems, material handling, performance management and/or measurement, supply chain management issues, supply and demand management. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Course overview and project assignments | Submission of project assignment and team formation forms |
2 | Project requirements, How to write a project proposal | Related articles |
3 | Preparation project proposal | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
4 | Preparation of project proposal | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
5 | Preparation of project proposal | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
6 | Preparation of project proposal | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
7 | Progress on Project | Regular meeting with advisors |
8 | Proposal presentations | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
9 | Progress on Project | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
10 | Progress on Project | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
11 | Progress on Project | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
12 | Progress on Project | Related articles and regular meetings with academic/industrial advisors |
13 | Progress on Project | Regular meeting with academic advisors |
14 | Term presentations | |
15 | Submission of term reports | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 14 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | 1 | 10 |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
Presentation / Jury | 2 | 35 |
Project | 2 | 35 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 18 | 65 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
Field Work | 1 | 20 | |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 3 | |
Presentation / Jury | 2 | 15 | |
Project | 2 | 15 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 131 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
2 | To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains | X | ||||
3 | To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector | X | ||||
4 | To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain | X | ||||
5 | To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration | X | ||||
6 | To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches | X | ||||
7 | To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
8 | To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
9 | To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
10 | To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | X | ||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest