COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PORT AND TERMINAL KNOWLEDGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LOJ 2003 PORT AND TERMINAL KNOWLEDGE COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Programme

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR GÜVEN ŞENGÖNÜL

Offered to

Logistics Programme

Course Objective

Gathering knowledge about port and terminal application in the world and Turkey

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding port and terminal concepts
2   Classifying port and terminal
3   Understanding basic functions of port and terminal
4   Understanding basic logistics applications in port and terminal
5   Understanding port safety and security applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A General Review of Ports and Port Management
2 Functions and Classification of Ports
3 Private and Public Ports
4 Port Development and Port Planning
5 Port Evaluation Criteria
6 Basic Equipments Used in Ports and Container Terminals
7 Mid-Term
8 Mid-Term
9 Marine Operations at Ports
10 Land Operations at Ports
11 Port Performance Measurement Calculations
12 Container Management and Logistics
13 Port Information Systems
14 Term paper presentations
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Erdal, M. (2008) Konteyner Deniz ve Liman Işletmeciliği, Istanbul: Beta Basım Yayım
Talley, W.K. (2009) Port Economics, USA & Canada: Routledge Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


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

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)

ceren.vural@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 11:15 - 17:25

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555