COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PORT ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 6068 PORT ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERDAR AYAN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Port Economics explores fundamental issues in port operation and management from the economic perspective, including port planning and development, competition, pricing, performance management, policies and regulations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To enhance strategic decision-making skills through analysis and integrated perspective
2   To understand core general economic concepts as applicable to the ports sector
3   Gaining detailed knowledge on port related subjects
4   Giving a comprehensive background on the meaning of the port economics terms
5   Giving a comprehensive background on the meaning of the port economics applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Port Economics
2 International port environment analysis,
3 Port Users and Service Providers A Port in Operation
4 A Port in Operation Carriers
5 Carriers& Shippers
6 Port Operator
7 Mid-Term
8 Port Governance and Agglomeration
9 Port Performance and Competition
10 Port Dockworkers
11 Port Pollution, Port Security
12 Port Feasibility
13 Port Feasibility
14 Project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

W. Talley, Port Economics, Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2009.
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.
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.

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 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

PhD 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 15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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