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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBA 2044	PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DURMUŞ ALI DEVECI

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of port and terminal management and give universal basic presentations about essential elements of the ports, port administration, port management, port economics and port operations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Gaining general information on port-related issues
2	Obtaining general information about port and terminal management functions
3	Providing the ability to use the acquired knowledge for solving the problems encountered in port management
4	Providing the ability to determine port income and expenses
5	Acquiring basic knowledge of port operations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Ports and Terminals
2	Ports and Terminals: Definitions
3	Port Planning & Design
4	Port Operations Management
5	Cargo Handling Equipments
6	Port and Terminal Technologies
7	Port Productivity and Performance
8	Port Administration, Ownership and Management
9	Port Community and Stakeholder Management
10	Port Operating Objectives, Prices and Investment
11	Sustainability, Safety & Security and Environmental Matters at Ports
12	Port Competition
13	Port Service Quality and Port Marketing Management
14	Project Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Alderton, Patrick M. (2005). Port Management and Operation. LLP: London.
Bichou, Khalid (2009). Port Operations, Planning and Logistics. Informa: London.
- Branch, Alan E. (1986). Elements of Port Operation and Management. Chapman and Hall, Ltd: London.
- Frankel, Ernst. G. (1987). Port Planning and Development. John Wiley&Sons: New York.
- Talley, Wayne K. (2009). Port Economics, Routledge: London and New York.
- Esmer, Soner (2011). Liman Işletmelerinde Pazarlama Iletişimi. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
- Esmer, Soner (2010). Konteyner Terminallerinde Lojistik Süreçlerin Optimizasyonu ve Bir Simülasyon Modeli. Dokuz Eylül Yayınları: Izmir.
- Karataş Çetin, Ç. (2012). Limanlarda Örgütsel Değişim ve Değer Zinciri Sistemlerinde Etkililik Analizi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, Izmir.

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	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FINS	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)

*** 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çimen KARATAŞ ÇETIN - cimen.karatas@deu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gamze ARABELEN - gamze.arabelen@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
Preperation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preperation for final exam	1	10	10
Preperations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	5	3	5	3	3	3	5	3	5	5	3	5	5
LO.2	3	5	3	5	5	3	3	5	3	3	5	3	3
LO.3	5	5	3	3	3	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	3
LO.4	3	3	5	3	5	3	3	5	3	5	5	3	5
LO.5	3	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	3	5	3	3

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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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