COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NAVAL ARCHITECTURE ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKDENIZ NEŞER

Offered to

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Course Objective

To transfer basic knowledge to students who can interpret economical phenomenon with right terminology during his/her professional life and additionally to give an understanding / a concern on environmental and social issues during executing his/her professions with a certain sensibility.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student will (1) be able to communicate with the colleagues in different disciplines and positions such as managers and administrators with the right terminology of engineering economics and naval architecture economics in particular.
2   (2) be able to apply the methods on cost analysis in the whole life cycle of a ship from the raw materials supply stage to the end-of-life alternatives.
3   (3) be able to apply the approaches based on not only continuity but also sustainability to consider environmental and social cost in the economical decision-making processes in the engineering projects.
4   (4) be able to the progresses in engineering economical areas by surveying reated resources and evaluate the info comparatively.
5   (5) to be able to carry on researches and to publish the obtained results in the scientific media such as journals, scientific events, books, etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction; Contents and Concepts of the Course; the Relation between Continuity and Sustainability Determination of research topics and search on the related sources.
2 General Concepts of Engineering Economics and Their Adaptations to Naval Architecture Economics; Free Discussion on a Case Critics for on-going research projects. Students are required to send their conclusions on the free discussion.
3 Economic Forecasting Methods During the Design Stage of a Ship; Free Discussion on a Case "
4 Economic Forecasting Methods During the Design Stage of a Ship (continuing) ; Free Discussion on a Case "
5 Shipbuilding Processes and Their Economical Management; Free Discussion on a Case "
6 Concepts an Institutions of Ship Management; Free Discussion on a Case "
7 Environmental and Economic Aspects of Ship Recycling; Free Discussion on a Case "
8 Mid-term presentation and critics In front of the jury members consisting of faculties and students
9 Integrated Approach to Naval Architecture Economics with Life Cycle Assessment; Free Discussion on a Case Critics for on-going research projects. Students are required to send their conclusions on the free discussion.
10 Environmental and Social Costs in Naval Architecture Economics; Eco-Efficiency; Free Discussion on a Case "
11 An Expert Presentation on Finance in Shipbuilding (in of National and International Context) "
12 General course evaluation / submissions "
13 Presentation in student symposium In front of the jury members consisting of faculties and students

Recomended or Required Reading

Benford, H. (1984). Lecture Notes on Naval Architect s Intoduction to Engineering Economics. Michigan: Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the University of Michigan.

Krotov, Y. Y. (1976). Economics of Ship Construction. Virginia: Joint Publications Research Service.

Addition to these textbooks, the course coordinator will circulate his own textbook and the related journal papers will be uploaded to the course site.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course, following the teaching of the course coordinator, will continue with free discussion on a file related to a contemporary subject. Additionally, every week, the on-going researches of the students will be criticized. Students are required to write a report and present it in the student symposium which will be held at the end of the term and open to the public.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of the student performance will be based on attendance, participation, and the quality of the term research. The course outputs will be measured by these mainly two activities. The main concern of the course is if the student can appreciate the differences and the symbiosis between continuity and sustainability.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Gökdeniz Neşer
Address : Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü
Bakü Bulvarı, No. 32, Inciraltı, Balçova / (35340) Izmir
Phone: +232.2785562 (47-dahili), E-mail: gokdeniz.neser@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Field study 2 20 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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