LOGISTICS (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
LSK1002 Management of International Transportation Spring 3 0 3 7
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Associate
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor HACER HANDAN DEMİR
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET SITKI SAYGILI
Course Objectives: Imporovement of Trsansport Sytems, Organization of international road, marine, airway, railway transportation, responsibilities, regulations, types of goods and loading, international organizations, pricing, combined transport and pipeline transportation issues explanined to students

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Have knowledge of transportaion systems structure, functions and mechanism.
2. Redound general vocational information about all transportation systems
3. Follow up legal duties, loading, unloading, storage etc. subsidiary process

Course Content

Transportation systems, maritime transportation, railway transportation, airway transportation, road transportation, storage and inventory management, distribution, customs clearance, insurance

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Description of transportation Elements of transportation systems Transportation policies Functions of transportation Properties of transportation sector and market Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
2) Maritime transportation Development of maritime transportation International Organizations at Maritime Transport Import export transportation at maritime transport transit transportation freight documents in use at maritime transport Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
3) Bulk cargo, container and Ro-Ro transportation loading and unloading operations at ports port investment projects and their consideration financial tools at maritime transport sector Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
4) railway transportation block train transportation single wagon transportation container transportation at railways international goods transportaion with railways pricing at railway tranportation Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
5) Airway transportation air-cargo transportation international organizations at air transportation regulations at air transportation pricing at air transportation Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
6) Road transportation advanteges and disadvantages of road transportation types of goods at road transportation Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
7) international and national regulations at road transportation impart and export process at road transportation Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
8) Road transportation fleet management at road transportation fleet department and subcomponents operation planning route planning Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
9) warehousing and handling properties of warehouse and entrepots basic warehouse decisions warehouse business process tools using at warehouses warehouse shelf systems warehouse information technologies Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
10) Distribution chain of distribution planning of distribution process Cargo transportation and distribution systems Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
11) Customs custom regulations at export custom regulations at import legal customs process entrepot process Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
12) Insurance Risks at transportation types of insurance at transportation liabilities at insurance Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
13) logistics centers substructures of logistics centers regional effects of logistics centers services at logistics centers Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before
14) Logistics centers at world port of Rotterdam and operations port of Hamburg and operations port of Dubai and operations Students will be directed to do some preparation about the forthcoming subjects one week before

Sources

Course Notes: Ders notları bulunmamaktadır.
References: •Murat ERDAL, Metin ÇANCI, Uluslararası Taşımacılık Yönetimi, Utikad Yayınları, 3. Baskı, Ocak 2009, İstanbul. •Murat ERDAL, Küresel Lojistik, Utikad Yayınları, 2005, İstanbul. •Murat ERDAL, Mehmet Sıtkı SAYGILI, Lojistik İşletmelerinde Yönetim Organizasyon ve Filo Yönetimi, Utikad Yayınları, Kasım 2007, İstanbul. •Cem SAATÇİOĞLU, Ulaştırma Sistemleri ve Politikaları, Gazi Kitabevi, Ocak 2006, Ankara.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 0 % 0
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission 0 % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 8 112
Presentations / Seminar 1 1 1
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 8 16
Quizzes 1 1 1
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 1 1
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 175

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 knowledge about logistics operations and the basic legislation 2
2) To have knowledge about the politics, corporations and the developments in logistics. 2
3) To have knowledge about the economical life and the basic features of the enterprises that take place in logistics sector.
4) To have knowledge about the documents that are used in logistics and how to prepare them.
5) To have knowledge about the new marketing and sales techniques and the principles of opening to new markets. 3
6) To have knowledge and consciousness about the job security, worker health and environment protection in logistics sector.
7) To have knowledge and consciousness about the basic legal attainments, social responsibility, ethics and social security rights in logistics.
8) To be involved in communication network in logistics sector and follow the developments.
9) To have the ability to comment and evaluate the classical and current theories by taking into account the developments in logistics and supply chain areas. 2
10) To have the basic knowledge about foreign trade and customs legislation. 2
11) To have knowledge about relationship between foreign trade and logistics management. 3
12) To have basic knowledge in at least one foreign language.
13) He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system.