COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLU 7013 INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA KALKAN

Offered to

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

Providing future managers with specialist level of knowledge, ethical awareness , competency, skills which are needed in logistics and maritime transportation sector and making sure that students will have the habit of following and analyzing the developments in the sector.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student must gain knowledge about the international trade and international logistics interaction and this interaction s effects on logistics and should be able to develop effective strategies and evaluate the outcomes.
2   Student must learn the documents used in logistics and maritime sector and should have the ability to create solutions for the possible problems.
3   Student must have the ability to choose the most proper method in international transport and should manage the choice in an effective way.
4   Sudent must develop the ability of integrating maritime transportation into supply chain management and production management systems in an effective way.
5   Student must evaluate the relation between actors in maritime transportation in terms of responsibilities and privileges to come up with positive and effective findings.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International business: An overview (Objectives, barriers, methods/strategies, country evaluation criteria)
2 International logistics: Concepts, actors, principles and strategies
3 International maritime transport related infrastructure (ports, terminals, canals infrastructure)
4 Alternative modes in international logistics (mode selection criteria, combined/intermodal/multimodal transports)
5 International trade documents used in international logistics
6 International payment terms used in international logistics
7 Midterm
8 International commercial (delivery) terms used in international logistics
9 Material management activities in international logistics
10 Supply chain management in international logistics
11 Outsourcing process in international logistics
12 Inventory management and its financial impacts in international logistics
13 The overall impacts of international logistics on economy
14 Packaging and customs activities/processes in international logistics

Recomended or Required Reading

International Logistics Resources

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Mustafa KALKAN , Tel: 18817

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Final 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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