COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLY 5005 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

This course aims to provide an understanding of the transportation concept in logistics and supply chain management field

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand the transportation system concept and the role of transportation in the logistics and supply chain management system and the main components in the transportation system
2   understand characteristics of transportation modes and the main components of these transport modes
3   evaluate the main literature in transportation systems
4   understand the different methodologies employed in transport literature
5   explain the roles of main actors in transportation systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and Transportation in logistics and supply chain management
2 Road transportation
3 Railway transportation
4 Sea transportation
5 Air transportation
6 Inland waterway transportation and pipeline transportation
7 Mid-term
8 Multimodal transportation systems
9 Transport mode and carrier selection
10 Main interchange points in transport systems
11 Main actors in transport systems
12 Sustainability in transportation systems
13 Innovative solutions in transportation
14 Project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Coyle, J.J., Novak, R.A., Gibson, B., Bardi, E.J, (2010), Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective, South Western Cengage Learning, (ISBN: 032478919X / 0-324-78919-X)
Denktaş Şakar, G. (2010), Transport Mode Choice Decisions and Multimodal Transport: A Triangulated Approach , Dokuz Eylül University Publications, Izmir, 978-975-441-292-5 ISBN
Konings, R., Priemus, H., Nijkamp, P. (2008), The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport, Edward Elgar Publishing: Massachusetts
Leinbach, T., Capineri, C. (2007), Globalized Freight Transport, Edward Elgar Publishing: Massachusetts

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 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Gül Denktaş Şakar
E-mail: gul.denktas@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
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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