ECTS - International Logistics
International Logistics (LOG315) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| International Logistics | LOG315 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Aim is to give students a good foundation about the principles of international transportation by sea, railway as well as multimodal and the relevant obligations of Turkey. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Principles of international transportation especially by sea and railway, the obligations and duties of the carriers; the principles of international multimodal transportation. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Hague and Visby rules, Hague-Visby concept in international sea transportation | Lecture notes Slides 1-20 Hague and Visby Rules http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/sea.carriage.hague.visby.rules.1968/doc.html |
| 2 | The obligations and duties of the carriers under Hague-Visby rules | Lecture notes Slides 20-25 Hague and Visby Rules http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/sea.carriage.hague.visby.rules.1968/doc.html |
| 3 | Hamburg Rules of international sea transportation | Lecture notes Slides 26-40 Hamburg Rules http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/transport/hamburg/Hamburg-Rules-Commonwealth.pdf |
| 4 | Rotterdam rules of international sea transportation | Lecture notes Slide 41-59 Rotterdam rules of international sea transportation http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/transport_goods/2008rotterdam_rules.html |
| 5 | The obligations and duties of the carriers under Rotterdam rules | Lecture notes Slide 60-69 Rotterdam rules http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/transport_goods/2008rotterdam_rules.html |
| 6 | Athens Convention of international passanger transportation | Lecture notes Slides 70-85 Athens Convention http://www.gard.no/ikbViewer/Content/72411/Athens%20Convention%20and%20ratifications%20April%202013.pdf |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | United Nations Sea Law | Lecture notes Slides 86-95 United Nations Sea Law http://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf |
| 9 | COTIF as an international organisation for rulling international transportation by railway | Lecture notes Slides 96-105 COTIF http://www.cit-rail.org/en/rail-transport-law/cotif/ |
| 10 | The principles of CIM (International Carriage of Goods by Rail) | Lecture notes Slides 96-105 COTIF http://www.cit-rail.org/en/rail-transport-law/cotif/ |
| 11 | The principles of RID (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail) | Lecture notes Slides 116-122 The principles of RID http://www.cit-rail.org/en/freight-traffic/legislation/ |
| 12 | The principles of CIV (International Carriage of Passengers by Rail) | Lecture notes Slides 106-115 CIV https://www.vr.fi/attachments/asiakaspalvelu/newfolder/5rm29GKaR/uniform_rules_civ.pdf |
| 13 | The principles of CUV (Use of Vehicles in International Rail Traffic) | Lecture notes Slides 123-130 CUV http://www2.unitar.org/cwm/publications/cbl/ghs/Documents_2ed/B_International_Instruments/7_UNECE_OTIF_presentation.pdf |
| 14 | Comparision of CIM and SMGS | Lecture notes Slides 130-134 http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/wp24/wp24-inf-docs/documents/id07-03e.pdf |
| 15 | Multimodal transportation | Lecture notes Slides 135-140 http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/CapBuild/Module%20-Multimodal%20Transport%20Operations.pdf |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Lecture notes and regulatory provisions in relation with Hague-Visby, Hamburg and Rotterdam Rules, Athens Convention Lecture Notes about COTIF and SMGS Lecture Notes about CIM, CIV, CUV and RID Lecture Notes about multimodal transportation |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics | X | ||||
| 2 | The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field | X | ||||
| 3 | The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually | X | ||||
| 5 | The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language | X | ||||
| 6 | The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values | X | ||||
| 7 | The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices | X | ||||
| 8 | The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture | X | ||||
| 9 | The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach | X | ||||
| 10 | The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes | |||||
| 11 | - | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 60 | ||