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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LOG4743 | Information Systems for Logistics Management | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assist. Prof. LEVENT AKSOY Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | online text material |
Course Objectives: | This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of Information Systems used in the modern business environment, as well as logistics operations. New trends and innovations in the information technologies are also discussed. Students will be familiarized with the information technologies that used in supply chain and logistics operations. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; At the end of the course, you will be able to: -Be familiar of basic terminology for Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT); -Acknowledge the importance of IS/IT in logistics systems operations; -Understand the data privacy, ethics and system security issues; -Relate logistics processes with e-business processes. |
What is an information system, components of information system, current information technologies, importance of IS/IT in logistics. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Student Welcoming What’s IS/IT Discussion of syllabus | |
2) | Data, Information, Knowledge | Read Chaps 1 and 2 |
3) | Types of Information Systems | Read Chap 4 |
4) | Data Quality and Collection | Read Chap 5 |
5) | Disruptive Technologies | Read Chap 6 |
6) | E-commerce and E- Business | Read Chap 7, 7a |
7) | E-commerce and Logistics Operations | Read Chap 8 |
8) | Midterm Exam Week | |
9) | Supply Chain | Read Chap 9 |
10) | Supply Chain Management | Read Chap 11 |
11) | IT in Transportation | Read Chap 12 |
12) | IT in Storage | Read Chap 14 |
13) | Project Reviews | Read Chap 3 |
14) | Project Reviews | Read Chap 16 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Textbook/Ders Kitabı: Heizer, J, B. Render, and C. Munson, Operations Management, 14 Ed., Pearson Education, 2024. (https://mlm.pearson.com/enrollment/gunalay20664) Supplementary Texts/Ek Metinler: -Collier and Evans 2017. Operations and Supply Chain Management, 6th Cengage. (available bookstore, online text). -Russel and Taylor, Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8thEdition Wiley. (available bookstore) -Stevenson W. L., Operations Management, 9th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2007. -Chase and Jacobs, Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core, 3rd Edition (available bookstore) -Krajewski L. J., Ritzman L. P., Operations Management, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2007. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 6 | % 20 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Quizzes | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Final | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Total Workload | 167 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |