COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INVENTION, CREATIVITY AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS IN SHIPPING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DDD 6051 INVENTION, CREATIVITY AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS IN SHIPPING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR YAŞAR SAATÇIOĞLU

Offered to

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Course Objective

Evaluating, understanding and discussion of technological developments in maritime industry; understanding the technical aspects of safety of marine transportation and inputs that support environmental protection and discussion of future projections. Discussion of technological developments that will enable development of maritime industry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analysis of technological innovations positive and negative impacts on shipping and navigational safety.
2   Examining the effects of technological influence an environmental protection improvements.
3   To resolve the impacts of technological changes on maritime industry.
4   Identifying technologic effects on ship operations.
5   Analysis of human resources adaptability on rapidly changing technologies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Development process of general maritime industry.
2 First impacts of technology on maritime industry and development process.
3 Development of ship types and their precess of being effected by technologies
4 Technological development of ports and port operations.
5 Evalution of maritime companies by technological developments.
6 Effects of technological development on environmental protection.
7 Effects of technological development on navigational safety
8 Midterm Exam
9 New trade routes and commercial activities emereged from technological developments
10 How the ship crew got affected by the technological developments.
11 How the shipping companies staff got affected by technological developments.
12 Maritime Training and Education institutes compliance with the technological developments
13 Technological developments in terms of workload and workforce.
14 Economical implications of technological innovations on maritime and shipping industry
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

: Technological Advances in Maritime Transportation

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Case Study, literature review,

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13533535
LO.255553
LO.3555
LO.453
LO.555