COURSE UNIT TITLE

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

- Acquire the ability to comprehend any written texts related with maritime business and international logistics including chartering related telex messages
- Summarize what he/she has understood in such reading activities
- Write business letters particularly concerning international trade and logistics
- Complete the basic maritime related documents such as Bill of Ladings and Charter Parties
- Orally carry out business negotiations
All in all, be able to effectively use all the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing in maritime business and logistic issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Rather than a fixed text book, for each session a file of material collection is made use of, gathered and compiled from certain proper sources particularly from the references suggested in the next box, depending upon the focus of each particular session.

Copies of the documents used in international trade as well as shipping and excerpts from the course books studied in the other maritime business related courses, e.g. Marketing Management, Maritime Economics, International Logistics, and Maritime Law and from such updated maritime business related journals as Seatrade Review, Maritime Policy and Management, Containerization International, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics, Fairplay, International Shipping Weekly, Lloyd s Ship Manager, Journal of Marketing, Seaway and Marine Policy.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

Assessment Methods

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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes