COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHIP PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 5005 SHIP PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA NURAN

Offered to

Marine Transportation Systems Engineering
Marine Transportation Systems Engineering
MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

A general view of shipping Industry . Organizational and management structures of shipping management companies. Analysis of ship types. Technical considerations, main propulsion performance, fuels, performance monitoring, Technical management of ships, ship repairs and overhaul, ship maintenance, commercial performance, factors affecting choice of a vessel, its machinery and equipment, Analysis of ship operation costs and their effects on ship performance. Operational management of ships running costs, Management of personnel supply for ships, manning, crew agreements, safety performance, environmental performance, computer applications,

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analysing shipping industry
2   Understanding organizational and management structures of shipping management companies.
3   Analysis of ship operation costs and their effects on ship performance
4   Syntehesis of operational management of ships running costs
5   Comprehension of Management of personnel supply for ships, manning, crew agreements, safety performance, environmental performance, computer applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A general view of shipping business
2 Organizational and management structures of shipping management companies
3 Analysis of ship types and operational differences
4 Technical considerations, main propulsion performance, fuels,
5 Performance monitoring, measuring methods, ship s speed, fuel consumption, monitoring systems
6 Technical management of ships
7 Midterm exam
8 Ship repairs and overhaul, ship maintenance,
9 Analysis of ship operation costs and their effects on ship performance
10 Factors affecting choice of a vessel, its machinery and equipment
11 Operational management of ships running costs
12 Management of personnel supply for ships, manning, crew agreements,
13 Safety performance
14 Environmental performance, computer applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Ship Performance, Technical, Safety, Environmental and Commercial Aspects Hughes, C., Business of Shipping Series, LLP Press, New York, 1996
Spruyt, J., Ship Management, Business of Shipping Series, LLP Press, New York, 1994
Tallack, L. R., Commercial Management for Ship Masters, Nautical Institute, London, 1996
Econometric Modelling of World Shipping, Michael Beenstock-Andreas Vergottis,1993, Chapman-Hall
Maritime Economics Martin Stopford,1991, Routledge
Economics of Maritime Transport, James McConville, 1999, Witherby-Col Ltd
Economics of Maritime Transport, James McConville 1999, Witherby-Col Ltd
Runnig Costs, John M.Downard,1981, Fairplay Publications
Marine Engineering Economics and Cost Analysis, Everett C.Hunt-Boris S.Butman 1995, Cornell Maritime Press
Ship Maintenance,S.Shields-K.J.Sparshott-E.A.Cameron,1975 The Institute of Marine Engineers

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 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Ömür Yaşar Saatçioğlu
yasar.saatci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday 10.00:12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 35 35
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.25
LO.34545
LO.4455
LO.553

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