COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARITIME BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 1115 MARITIME BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR YUSUF ZORBA

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of maritime business administration in the context of global logistics and supply chain.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain what business is and how it is operated within different economic systems including competition factors affecting the production.
2   To clarify the importance of international business.
3   To explain the concepts of social responsibility and business ethics
4   Identify the basic forms of business ownership.
5   Identify the skills required for management success, outline the functions of management objectives and list the functions of management.
6   To clarify the business functions of production, marketing, organization and finance.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Economic Challenges Facing Business
3 Global Dimensions of Business and Ethics and Social Responsibility
4 Forms of Business Ownership; Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Franchising
5 Strategic Management
6 Internal Organization and Human Resource Management
7 Teamwork, Communication and Labor-Management Relations
8 Midterm Exam
9 Operations Management
10 Marketing Management and Customer Satisfaction
11 Product, Pricing and Promotion Strategies
12 Distribution Strategy and Introduction to Supply Chain Management
13 Accounting
14 Financial Management and Institutions
15 Financial Management and Institutions
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Contemporary Business, L.E. Boone & D.L. Kurtz, Ninth Edition, Fort Worth, The Dryden Press, 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 RPT REPORT
5 FINS FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.10 + MTE 2 * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 +FINS * 0.60
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.10 + MTE 2 * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 +FINS * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about maritime business management at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gcerit@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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