Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylül University Master of Science Program in Logistics Engineering launced as both formal and evening education on 13.06.2006.

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Logistics Engineering

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students may be accepted for graduate transfer with the approval of the Department Directorate and decision of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School in case the student fulfills the graduate transfer regulations decided by the General Council of the Graduate School. Previously taken courses at another graduate programme with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes with the written request of the students including course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the Department Directorates and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students may have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective by the decision of the Board of Directors.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years (excluding one year of English Preparatory School), 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The language of the program is English-supported Turkish. Non Thesis education in the evening class is given to the participants. 20 students are predicted to register this program annually.
Facilities for master's programme include; Logistics Laboratory, Marport Port Operations Laboratory, Computer Laboratory and Library.
Due to its multidisciplinary character, the program consists of a total of twenty two academicians from such disciplines as Maritime Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Law, Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Business, City and Regional Planning, Electrics and Electronics Engineering.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Adopts the competitive advantage dimension of logistics and supply chain in global economy
2	Embraces the role of logistics engineering in terms of decreasing costs and increasing customer service within the Turkish economy.
3	Leads the research methods in natural sciences with regard to logistics and supply chain
4	Designs and implements modeling, simulation, optimization and other experimental designs in logistics and supply chain
5	Creates differentiation by increasing the current working environment standards beyond the quality system standards
6	Sets strategies, and transforms them into reports when asked, for the industry, taking into account the overall situation, bottlenecks and environmental impacts concerning the logistics and supply chain.
7	Actively gets involved in the national and international projects conducted by both private and public sectors on logistics, supply chain and transportation.
8	Takes initiative in the multidisciplinary engineering team works on logistics and supply chain
9	Acts in compliance with the requirements related with the professional standards, ethical responsibilities and work safety.
10	Conducts intra and interdisciplinary team works in the fields of logistics and supply chain and expresses his/her views written and/or orally based on his/her independent decision making competence.
11	Develops original outlooks and methods and innovative solutions in designing system, part or process in logistics and supply chain
12	Develops skills in implementation - control - feedback and assessment cycle, creating new knowledge through information processing competencies in logistics and supply chain.
13	Develops his/her knowledge in the same or related fields into specialized level, based on his bachelor level competencies in logistics and supply chain.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Some of our graduate students continue doctorate programmes, the others work for various public and private companies. Graduates have been identified employed at various levels at the companies and institutions below;
Public;
* Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication of Republic of Turkey
* Institutions related with the foreign trade
* Research Instituons such as Universities and Research Centers

Private;
* Transport Intermediaries (Freight Forwarders, Ship Brokers, Ship Agents)
* Road, Sea, Air and Maritime Carriers
* Manufacturing and production industries
* Warehousing and storage companies
* Packaging companies
* Export, Import and Foreign Trade Companies
* Logistics Service Providers
* Ship Yards
* Ports, Terminals and Logistics Centers
* Logistics Information and Communication Systems Providers
* Other firms related with Logistics and Transportation

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
In addition to the compulsory courses of the programme, students register to elective courses appropriate for their thesis topic, on the consent of their supervisor. If necessary, on the consent of their supervisor, they can also register to courses from other programmes (from DEU or other universities). It is obligatory to register MAT5101 Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) or MAT5102 Numerical and Approximate Methods (3 0 0) or LOG 5019 Lojistikte Diferensiyal Denklem Uygulamaları (3 0 0) with the approval of the supervisor. The registration must be noticed to the Institute during course registration period by the supervisor.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	LOG 5005	LOGISTICS SYSTEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
G	2	FBE 5555	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	3	LOG 5007	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
G	4	LOG 5098	M.SC. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	LOG 5009	LOGISTICS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	2	LOG 5011	LOGISTICS SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	3	LOG 5015	LOGISTICS PLANNING IN URBAN AREAS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	4	LOG 5017	LOGISTICS AND ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	MAT 5101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
G	6	DLU 7025	SHIP AGENCY AND BROKERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	7	DLU 7015	TRANSPORTATION LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	8	LOG 5023	PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS IN LOGISTICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	9	LOG 5025	URBAN NETWORK ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	10	LOG 5019	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION APPLICATIONS IN LOGISTICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	LOG 5002	LOGISTICS FACILITIES AND PROCESSES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	2	LOG 5022	BUSINESS DYNAMICS FOR LOGISTICS SYSTEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	3	LOG 5096	M.SC. SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	4	LOG 5006	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	9
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ENM 5012	INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF SIMULATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	2	LOG 5010	OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN SUPPLY CHAINS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	3	LOG 5012	TRANSPORTATION FLOW MODELS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	4	LOG 5014	TRANSPORTATION CARRIER SYSTEM ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	5	MAT 5102	NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	6	LOG 5020	LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	7	DLU 7004	PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	8	LOG 5024	INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	9	LOG 5018	DATA MINING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	LOG 5099	M.SC. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	LOG 5099	M.SC. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Related items of Dokuz Eylul University Regulations of Graduate Education and Exams and related items of Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences Regulations of Education and Code of Practicing Exams are applied for the exams and course grades.
The course evaluation criteria are defined for each course by the instructor(s) of the corresponding course and are given in the Course Description Form found in the information package.

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 54 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS), M. Sc. Research (3 ECTS) and M. Sc. Thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50 / 4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Department : Prof.Dr.Okan TUNA
E-Mail : otuna@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 88 31
Post Address : DEU Maritime Faculty Department of Maritime Business Administration, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160, Buca, İzmir, Turkey

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