INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LOG3412	Legal Environment in Transportation and Logistics	Fall	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor KEMAL YAŞAR DÖNMEZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor KEMAL YAŞAR DÖNMEZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Transportation and Logistics become more and more important as globalization emerges. Trade and International relations start to play a significant role in logistics. Thus the need for law and regulations to solve the conflict as well as to regulate the ecosystem. In this course, the legal environment that surrenders transportation will be discussed, with a given emphasis to practical cases in Turkish transportation sector. Besides the theoretical framework, examples from the practical cases are used in class discussions.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Those who take this course will be;
informed of legal framework and cases confronted in Transportation and Logistics,
and knowledgeable of laws and regulations.

Course Content

Modes of Logistics
Contracts in Logistics
Trade and Logistics
Tariff and Custom Regulations
Challenges in Maritime Logistics
Forwarding
Risk and Insurance in Logistics
Container Logistics
Cargo and Package Transportation

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Modes of Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
2)	Contracts in Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
3)	Trade and Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
4)	Trade and Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
5)	Tariff and Custom Regulations	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
6)	Tariff and Custom Regulations	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
7)	Challenges in Maritime Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
8)	Challenges in Maritime Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
9)	Forwarding	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
10)	Forwarding	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
11)	Risk and Insurance in Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
12)	Risk and Insurance in Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
13)	Container Logistics	Lecture Notes and Case Examples
14)	Cargo and Package Transportation	Lecture Notes and Case Examples

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	• Augello, W.J. 2014. Transportation, Logistics, and the Law, 2nd Ed., Transportation Consumer Protection Council, NY.
References:	Öğretim elemanı tarafından sağlanan Türk Hukuku notları.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Application	14	14
Midterms	5	26
Final	11	62
Total Workload		150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information	4
2)	Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies.	4
3)	Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world.	3
4)	Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar.	3
5)	He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically.	4
6)	Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business.	3
7)	He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values.	3
8)	Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety.	4
9)	With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself	4