COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SIMULATION TECHNIQUES IN MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 4166 SIMULATION TECHNIQUES IN MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KÖSEOĞLU

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to bring students skills about modeling a system by simulation technique and to make them do various modellings about maritime transport.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge on modeling and analyzing a system
2   Understanding on functioning of the process between sub-systems.
3   Understanding on Simulation Analysis on Maritime Transportation Problems
4   Skill on Promodel Simulation Software

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Simulation modelling, application areas
2 Steps of simulation modelling
3 Determination of the problem, data collection, statistical distributions
4 Model building : Step 1 Basic model elements
5 Model building : Step 2 Path networks and resources Model building : Step 3 System work-flow
6 Model verification, model validation, running the model, output analysis, reporting
7 Modelling Case
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Modelling Case
10 Modelling Case
11 Modelling Case
12 Modelling Case
13 Modelling Case
14 Modelling Case

Recomended or Required Reading

Simulation Modelling Handbook : A Practical Approach, CRC Press, 2003
Christopher, A. Chung

Simulation Using Promodel, second edition, 2004
Charles Harrell, Biman Ghosh, Royce Bowden

Promodel 2011 User Guide

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about maritime business management and ethics at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Emin Deniz Özkan
deniz.ozkan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.2535533
LO.33355
LO.433