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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DDD 6041	SYSTEM DYNAMICS IN MARINE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KÖSEOĞLU

Offered to

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Course Objective

Examining:
Systems thinking and the system dynamics worldview; Tools for systems thinking, including methods to elicit and map the structure of complex systems and relate those structures to their dynamics; Tools for modeling and simulation of complex systems;
Procedures for testing and improving models; Guidelines for working with client teams and successful implementation.
Learning:
About the dynamics of complex marine transportation systems, including the structures that create growth, goal-seeking behaviour

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Apply systems approach to marine transportation engineering.
2	Solve marine transportation engineering problems by using the tools of system dynamics approach.
3	Create causal loop diagrams.
4	Design stock and flow systems and understand and apply the dynamics of stocks and flows.
5	Examine cases based on systems dynamics approach in logistics, supply chains and marine transportation problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Systems Approach.
2	Marine Transportation Engineering Systems.
3	Learning in and about Complex Systems.
4	System Dynamics in Action.
5	Stocks and Flows.
6	Closing the Loop: Dynamics of Simple Structures.
7	S-Shaped Growth: Epidemics, Innovation Diffusion, and the Growth of New Products.
8	Midterm Exam.
9	Modeling Decision Making, Formulating Nonlinear Relationships.
10	Modeling Human Behavior and Expectation Formation.
11	Supply Chains and the Origin of Oscillations.
12	Validation, Model Testing and Challenges for the Future.
13	Presentations.
14	Presentations.
15	General Assesment.
16	Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

- Forrester, Jay W. (1961). Industrial Dynamics. Pegasus Communications. ISBN 1883823366.
- Forrester, Jay W. (1969). Urban Dynamics. Pegasus Communications. ISBN 1883823390.
- Meadows, Donella H. (1972). Limits to Growth. New York: University books. ISBN 0-87663-165-0.
- Morecroft, John (2007). Strategic Modelling and Business Dynamics: A Feedback Systems Approach. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470012862.
- Roberts, Edward B. (1978). Managerial Applications of System Dynamics. Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 026218088X.
- Randers, Jorgen (1980). Elements of the System Dynamics Method. Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 0915299399.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Active and student centered 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

None

Assessment Criteria

Active participation of students.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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	12	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Reading	12	2	24
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.7	PO.8
LO.1	3	3	4	4	4	4
LO.2	3		4	5	4	4
LO.3			4	4	4	4
LO.4			3	4	4	3
LO.5			4	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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