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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DIY 5034	PORT BUSINESS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GAMZE ARABELEN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Having a strong background about port business.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Having a comprehensive background on the meaning of the basic port business information,
2	Offering solutions for different business problems experiencing in ports and terminals,
3	Gaining knowledge to maintain port and terminal operations,
4	Applying basic business functions in ports and terminals,
5	Measuring the performances of port and terminal businesses and conducting comparative analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introductions to course
2	Port generations
3	Basic principles of port management
4	Port organization
5	Port competition
6	Port services marketing
7	Mid-Term
8	Port cargo demand forecasting
9	Port equipments and selections
10	Principles of port and terminal operations
11	Port finance and tariff
12	Port capacity evaluation
13	Port performance measurement
14	Term Projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials: Alderton, Patrick M. (2005). Port Management and Operation. LLP: London.

REFERENCE BOOKS :
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.
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.

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	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

MSc level knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of Business Management practices in the scope of international maritime business environment will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

soner.esmer@deu.edu.tr
0 232 301 88 21

Office Hours

Monday 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	3	36
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
Term Paper	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			121

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	5	5	3	4	2	3	4	3	4	5	5	5
LO.2	3	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	5	5
LO.3	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5
LO.4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	5	5	5
LO.5	3	4	4	3	4	2	3	5	4	3	4	5	5

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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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