COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARITIME REGULATIONS AND POLICY MAKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 6063 MARITIME REGULATIONS AND POLICY MAKING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DIDEM ÖZER ÇAYLAN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Aim of this course is ;
1.to provide an overview of the maritime regulations,
2.to give some useful information to understand and deal with maritime regulations and implementation process for the maritime countries,
3.to gain academic approach to maritime policy,
4.to examine key issues affecting policy making process and policy makers .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the context and function of maritime regulations
2   Analyze the policy making steps of maritime transport
3   Evaluate the different actors´ roles and interest in maritime transport.
4   Critically analyze the national and international maritime policies
5   Attributing daily international maritime problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sources & Origins of Maritime Law The difference between common law and civil law system
2 Legal environment of maritime industry -Organizations and centers :The role of IMO and ILO -The members of IMO and ILO and the roles they play -The Administrations responsibility to ratify conventions
3 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -The legal status of maritime zones
4 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -The legal status of maritime zones
5 The key maritime conventions -Conventions Relating to Maritime Safety and Security and Ship/Port Interface -Conventions Relating to Prevention of Marine Pollution
6 The key maritime conventions -Conventions Covering Liability and Compensation -Conventions covering other subjects
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Policy making process: different approaches for steps
9 Step 1: Problem definition and agenda setting Step 2: Objectives and needs for policy.
10 Step 3: Related organizations and policy makers Step 4: Defining the alternatives for policy Step 5: Decision making for policy
11 Writing the policy statements: Diplomacy
12 Policy Implementation process
13 Policy evaluation and monitoring
14 Policy Transfer in maritime transport

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Hall, Roger I. (1984)The Natural Logic Of Management Policy Making: Its Implications For The Survival Of An Organization. Management Science, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p905-927
2.Maritime Policy and Management, ISSN: 0308-8839
3.Schechter, Alan H. (1968) Businessman as Government Policy Makers. Columbia Journal of World Business Report No. 45, May June
4.Charles E. Lindblom and Edward J. Woodhouse,(1993) The Policy-Making Process, Chapter 1: The Challenges Facing Policymaking. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.
5.Grindle, Merilee S. and Thomas, John W. (1989) Policy Makers, Policy Choices, and Policy Outcomes: The Political Economy of Reform in Developing Countries. Policy Sciences 22: 213-248. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
6.MRSC (1999) Local Government Policy-Making Process. Municipal Research & Services Center Of Washington. www.mrsc.org
7.Frankel, Ernst Gabriel , (1992) Hierarchical Logic in Shipping Policy And Decision-Making, Maritime Policy & Management, 19:3, 211 221

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurser GÖKDEMIR IŞIK
Tel: 412 88 24
E-mail: nurser.gokdemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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