LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
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 Spring 3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor KEMAL YAŞAR DÖNMEZ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KEMAL YAŞAR DÖNMEZ
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 Outputs

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: • 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
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 60
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory
Application 14 14
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentations / Seminar
Project
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 5 26
Paper Submission
Jury
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) To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions 2
2) To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems 2
3) To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system. 3
4) To be fully prepared for a graduate study 3
5) Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world 2
6) To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components. 2
7) To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life 3
8) To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations 4
9) To act and think both regionally and internationally 3
10) To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization 4
11) Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity. 1
12) To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes 3
13) To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member 4
14) To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment 5