COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLY 5011 PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SONER ESMER

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Port and Termanial operators will be examinated from the perspective of management, Internal and external dynamics of ports will be examined

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have detailed information about port and terminal management
2   To have basic infrastructure about port and terminal management functions
3   Comparison and identification of management types on port businesses, organizational structure and design
4   Critical thinking on the management of ports and terminals to find solutions
5   Effective management beetween port businesses and stakeholders
6   Developing, policies taking into account the social, legal and environmental dimensions of port administration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The modern port environment
2 Classification of ports, port services and functions
3 Parties and stakeholders in the port
4 Social impacts of the port
5 Port investment and planning process
6 Port equipment and technology
7 Midterm Exam
8 Efficiency and performance of ports
9 Ports, logistics and value added services
10 Relationships with important interest groups
11 Port operations management
12 The organizational structure of ports
13 Port process control
14 Term projects

Recomended or Required Reading

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.
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.
Talley, Wayne K. (2009) Port Economics, Routledge: London and New York.
Alderton, Patrick M. (2005). Port Management and Operation. LLP: London.
Maritime Policy and Management, Journal, ISSN: 0308-8839
Maritime Economics and Logistics, Journal, ISSN: 1479-2931

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** 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 port and terminal management will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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)
Presentation 13 3 39
Weekly Preparations before and after the Course 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 21 21
Preparation for Final Exam 1 21 21
Preparing assignments 1 21 21
Final Exam 1 3 3
Midterm Exam 1 3 3
Term Paper 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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