COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INOVATION IN LOGISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLU 7028 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INOVATION IN LOGISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÇIMEN KARATAŞ ÇETIN

Offered to

Logistics and Maritime Transport Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

Objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the foundations of entrepreneurship and innovation and applications in the field of logistics. It is aimed to develop students' knowledge and skills in subjects such as entrepreneurship, requirements for business establishment and new service creation, development of business plans. Especially, it is aimed to understand new business ideas, applied innovation types and strategies in the field of logistics. One of the primary objectives of the course is to develop the students' competencies of entrepreneurial and innovative thinking and environmental and market analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to see and evaluate the new venture opportunities in the complex logistics environment
2   Ability to develop and implement business plans for entrepreneurship
3   Critical and creative thinking in real life situations
4   To be able to develop innovative strategies to gain competitive advantage in the logistics sector

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to entrepreneurship and innovation
2 Entrepreneurship types and resources
3 Innovation types and resources
4 Entrepreneurship and innovation strategies and models
5 New service and business development in logistics
6 New business planning and business idea creation in logistics
7 Entrepreneurial ecosystem culture and business culture in logistics
8 Midterm exam
9 New business establishment processes and feasibility in logistics
10 Market research and marketing plan in logistics
11 Operation planning and risk analysis in logistics
12 Developments in innovation in logistics and innovative organizations
13 Innovation in logistics: potentials and needs
14 Environment, technology and innovation in logistics
15 Innovation and competitive advantage in logistics
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bessant, J. And Tidd, J. (2015) Innovation and Entreprenuership, 3rd ed., John Wiley and Sons Inc: UK.
Drucker, P. (2017). Inovasyon ve Girişimcilik: Uygulamalar ve Ilkeler. Optimist kitap: Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Presentations, Homeworks, Case Studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To have knowledge, skills and competencies at the level of expertise in science in the field of logistics will be evaluated with research, analysis, interpretation, oral and written expression skills and competencies.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Prepared participation and active contribution to the lesson, completing homework on time are among the rules of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çimen KARATAŞ ÇETIN
cimen.karatas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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