COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC ECONOMICS OF SHIP TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 4046 BASIC ECONOMICS OF SHIP TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SADIK ÖZLEN BAŞER

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration (Evening)
Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

This lecture concerns with economics of technologies used in ships, which are large and sophisticated products built mainly in facilities located in the industrialized countries and used as one of the most crucial instruments in world trade.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the technologies used in ships, pertinent auxiliaries and systems
2   To understand the rules and regulations regarding the technologies and systems on the ship
3   To be informed on subjects pertaining to modern shipbuilding and seamanship
4   To understand present-day shipping trends and the offshore industry
5   To be able to analyze the covered subjects in an economical way of thinking

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Shipwise Presentation
2 The shape of a ship Presentation
3 Ships types Presentation
4 The building of a ship Presentation
5 Forces on a ship Presentation
6 Structural arrangement Presentation
7 Midterm
8 Materials and maintenance Presentation
9 Cargo gear/lifting appliances Presentation
10 Engine room Presentation
11 Propulsion and steering gear Presentation
12 Electrical installations Presentation
13 Stability Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ship Knowledge, Ship Design, Construction and Operation. Klaas Van Dokkum, Dokmar, Netherlands.
2. Maritime Economics, Martin Stopford, 3rd Edition, London, Routledge, 2009
3. Karakitsos, E. and Varnavides, L. Maritime Economics A Macroeconomic Approach 1st Ed. Palgrave Macmillan, UK 2014
4. Buxton, I.L. Engineering Economics and Ship Design. The British Shipping Research Association : Wallsend 1971
5. Norton, Hugh S. Modern Tranportation Economics Charles E. Merill Publishing Company : Ohiom 1971

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 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics of technological developments in maritime industry.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sadık Özlen Başer (02323018815)

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 4 2 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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