COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CITY LOGISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 4009 CITY LOGISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR VOLKAN ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a detailed knowledge of the city logistics.
2   To have basic infrastructure related with city logistic functions.
3   Citical thinking related with city logistics to solve problems.
4   Efficient management of the relationship between businesses and their stakeholders in city logistics.
5   Develoing strategies and policies taking into account social, legal and environmental dimensions of city logistics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The main concepts of city logistics
2 City logistics terminology
3 City logistics applications
4 City logistics transport and shipment.
5 City logistics warehousing and inventory management
6 Public transport in metropolitan areas
7 Integration modes of transport in metropolitan areas
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Road passenger transportation systems in metropolitan areas
10 Rail passenger transportation systems in metropolitan areas
11 Water passenger transportation systems in metropolitan areas
12 Emergency logistics in metropolitan areas
13 Emergency logistics in metropolitan areas
14 Presentation
15 Presentation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

City Logistics, J.H.R. van Duin, R.G. Thompson, Tadashi Yamada, Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 1 edition (January 1, 2001)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of City Logistics in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

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