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MATHEMATICS
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
LAW3005 Maritime Economics Fall 0 2 1 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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. ERTAN DEMİRKAPI
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor İLKER KADRİ BAŞARAN
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NUHOĞLU
Course Objectives: Almost 90 percent of the world transportation is conducted through marine transportation. Therefore, shipping is vital for the sustainability of the world. But most of us have very little knowledge about the sector. With this course, we will get into details of the Shipping sector, its socio-economic structure and impac on world economy.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) will have general knowledge about the most important sector in internationl transportation
2) will know the historical development of the shipping
3) will know the shipping actors in world stage
4) will know the financial aspect of this vital sector
5) will know the financial impact this sector has in world economy
6) will know the share that the Turkey has in this sector

Course Content

The role of the shipping in the international transportation, the players of this sector, financial dimensions of the ship, competition between states and the situation of our country.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Marine Transportation and Historical Development.
2) The Organisation of the Shipping Market
3) Shipping Market Cycles
4) Supply, Demand and Freight Rates
5) Financing Ships and Shipping Market
6) Risk, Return and Shipping Company Economics
7) The Transport of Specialized Cargo
8) Midterm
9) The Transport of General Cargo
10) The Economics of Ship Building and Scrapping
11) The Regulatoin of the Maritime Industry
12) Maritime Forcasting and Market Research
13) Geography of Maritime Trade
14) General View of the Turkish Maritine Industry

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ana kaynak: Martin Stopford, Denizcilik Ekonomisi 3. baski.
Maritin Stopford, Maritime Eonomics.
References: Ders notları
Additional course materials.

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 Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 13 5 65
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 95

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) To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2) To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3) To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, 4
5) To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6) To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7) To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8) To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, 4
9) By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
10) To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11) To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.