ECTS - Contract Management in International Trade and Logistics
Contract Management in International Trade and Logistics (LOJ510) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Contract Management in International Trade and Logistics | LOJ510 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of contract management related to international logistics and foreign trade as theoretical knowledge. Important contract elements of international logistics and foreign trade will be taught within the scope of international contract management. In addition, applications and documents related to international trade and contract management will be introduced. In this context, by introducing the concepts and sub-concepts of international contract management, it is aimed that the students understand the effect of contract management on international logistics. The course will start with the general introduction of the international logistics infrastructure and continue with the teaching of important practices related to contract management. The course will also provide basic information on the development of international sales strategies, sales management and information technologies used in international sales within the scope of contract management. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Methods of entry into foreign markets, incoterms, terms of payment, international commercial documents, international contracts and contract management. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
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Sources
| Course Book | 1. "International Logistics: Management of International Trade Operations”, Pierre A. David, Richard D. Stewart, 3rd Ed, Atomicdog Publication, US, 2010 |
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| 2. “Selling & Sales Management”, David Jobber and Geoffrey Lancaster, Financial Times, 9th Ed, Prentice Hall, US, 2012. | |
| 3. “International Marketing and Export Management”, Albaum Gerald, Duerr Edwin, 7nd Ed, Prentice Hall, 2004. | |
| 4. “Strategic Logistics Management”, Stock James R., Lambert Douglas M., 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2001. | |
| 5. International Contracting, John Van Der Puil, Arjan Van Weele, World Scientific Pub. Co. 1.Edition, 2013 | |
| Other Sources | 6. ICC Publications |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Supportive Courses | X |
| 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 | Obtaining wide knowledge about both Turkey and Global World Trade along with economics. | |||||
| 2 | Increasing skills on trade and logistics by getting modern and current trade and logistics knowledge. | |||||
| 3 | Getting current extensive knowledge about international business, global marketing, international distribution, international management, logistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics and policy, international trade theory, foreign trade regulation, customs procedures, international marketing research and international investment. | |||||
| 4 | Getting analytical and conceptual foresight and evaluation skills on international business, international logistics, international economics, international trade. | |||||
| 5 | Getting knowledge about logistics, distribution channels and its sub chanelles, wholesaling and retailing, on an international level. | |||||
| 6 | Getting opportunity working in current positions and being candidate upper positions in the future along with international trade and logistics field. | |||||
| 7 | Getting opportunity to evaluate international business, trade and economics along with global perspective. | |||||
| 8 | Getting wide knowledge about export and import transactions and their applications. | |||||
| 9 | Improving management skills by the knowledge that is usable in daily life. | |||||
| 10 | Getting knowledge about international trade law and regulations. | |||||
| 11 | Getting a wider perspective and evaluating opportunities on macro environment of international business. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 117 | ||