COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN MARITIME BUSINESS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 5033 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN MARITIME BUSINESS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÇIMEN KARATAŞ ÇETIN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

Examine management concepts gaining importance in maritime business,
Explain environmental determinants affecting maritime business management,
Examine modern management techniques applied to maritime businesses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyzing modern maritime businesses and their stakeholders from the managerial and organizational dimensions,
2   Defining and comparing basic management types, organizational structures and design in maritime businesses,
3   Understanding modern management techniques taking place in maritime businesses,
4   Offering solutions for the managerial problems experiencing in maritime businesses,
5   Developing strategies and policies regarding the managerial and organizational issues in maritime businesses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Management and Organization Concepts
2 Management Styles and Maritime Businesses
3 Managing Maritime Business Environment
4 The Impacts of Globalization and Technology on Maritime Business
5 Organizational Structures in Maritime Businesses
6 Communication, Coordination and Cooperation Concepts in Maritime Business
7 Strategic Management Issues in Shipping and Decision Making Processes
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 International and Organizational Culture in Maritime Business
10 Leadership in Maritime Businesses
11 Teams and Team Working in Maritime Businesses
12 Organizational Change and Development in Maritime Businesses
13 New Paradigms in Maritime Business Management
14 Modern Management Approaches to Maritime Business

Recomended or Required Reading

Robbins, S., DeCenzo, D. and Coulter, M. (2010). Fundamentals of Management (7th Edition), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
Daft, R. (2002) Management (6th Edition). USA: The Dryden Press.
Drucker, P. (1999) Manegement Challenges for the 21st century. Harper Business.
The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business, 2nd Edition, ed. Costas Th. Grammenos, Lloyd s List, London, 2010.
International Handbook of Maritime Business, ed. Kevin Cullinane, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, UK, 2010.
Maritime Policy and Management, ISSN: 0308-8839
Maritime Economics and Logistics, ISSN: 1479-2931

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies.

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 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

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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

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 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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