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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to explain types of cargoes and their characteristics.
  • Student will be able to explain types of ships and their characteristics.
  • Student will be able to explain ship operations and ship management, ports, port types, port facilities, port operations and services.
  • Student will be able to analize the relationship between ships, cargoes,ports and shipping operations.
  • Student will be able to explain liner and tramp shipping markets.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Review of the semester Presentation
2 Structure of maritime transport industry, Basic terms and concepts of shipping Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
3 Cargoes and their characteristics William V. Packard, ‘Sea-Trading, Volume 2 Cargoes’, Fairplay Publications / Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd /Video - Introducing the Reefer container; Video - Reefer: Cargo handling made easy
4 Ships types and their characteristics William V. Packard, ‘Sea-Trading, Volume 1 The Ships’, Fairplay Publications /Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd / Video - on the bridge of Ebba Maersk, maersk line web site
5 Ship management and functions of ship management Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
6 Liner and tramp shipping / Chartering and types of ship charters: Voyage, time and bareboat charters Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
7 Ports, types of ports, port facilities and services, port management / Midterm Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd / Video - Daily Maersk: What is transportation time?
8 Port and terminal operations James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 3&10, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing..
9 The role and functions of ship agents, ship brokers and freight forwarders in shipping James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 4&6, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing
10 Ship registry Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd /Video - eBIS customer story: BDP International
11 Main documents used in shipping: Ocean bill of lading and charter parties. Environmental factors and technology. James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 16, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing.. Video - Reaching our 2020 CO2 target: Interview with Morten H. Engelstoft
12 World seaborn trade, main trade routes and cargo flows UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport, World Marine Markets Report – Douglas & WestwoodMalcolm Latarche (1998). Port Agency. Witherby & Co Ltd.
13 Presentation of term papers
14 Review of the Semester
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Patrick M.Alderton, Sea Transport, Thomas Reed Publications, 1995Derste yapılan power point sunumlar
Suggested Readings/Materials W.V. Packard Sea Trading Vol. I (The Ships), 1984, FairplayW.V. Packard, Sea Trading Vol. II (Cargoes) 1985, FairplayW.V. Packard, Sea Trading Vol. III (Trading) 1st Ed. 1986, Fairplay.Martin Stopford, Maritime Economics, 2005

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
16
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
Presentation / Jury
1
5
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
4
    Total
115

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes X
2

Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork 

X
3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations with the help of their interdisciplinary education X
4

Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and professional competencies within their business sector

X
5

Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their positions in the sector

X
6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths and weaknesses of these X
7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they take part in by taking proactive decisions X
8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage these with flexible, effective and quick solutions; X
9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the integration between the departments and members of the supply chain; X
10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data X
11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within the scope of logistics activities in the application areas X
12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sector X
13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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