COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME POLICY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 6093 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIDEM ÖZER ÇAYLAN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The objectives of the course are to overview maritime transport policy and analyze it under national, regional and international contexts. In addition to this the objectives of the course are to enable students understand, analyze and appraise, from a research viewpoint, shipping policy theories and international trends.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of the role of shipping in global maritime supply chains and international trade
2   Understanding of international maritime and international trade policy issues
3   Analyzing the national and international maritime policies
4   Appraising the international maritime policies, teories and trends

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International trade and maritime trade. The role of maritime transport in international trade economy
2 The difference between national and international maritime policies
3 International relations and maritime transport.
4 Relations between the trade and transport policies in maritime sector
5 International organizations in maritime transport and shipping sector
6 International and national maritime policies of state and private sector
7 Midterm Exam
8 Policies and strategies in international maritime business
9 Aims of International Maritime policies: safety, security, environment, sustainability.
10 Intergovernmental relations in maritime transport and diplomacy
11 International regulations and conventions in maritime transport
12 Strategies of International/ Nongovernmental Maritime organizations.
13 National, regional and international maritime policies in the world
14 Project evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Fundamental International Maritime Policy literature, academic books, journals and
other publications in the international transport and maritime transport areas.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
* Özer, Didem. Türkiye'de Deniz Ulaştırma Politikaları Oluşturma Süreci ve Stratejik Analizler, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2010
* Ademu-Odeke, Shipping in International Trade
* The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business, 2nd Edition, ed. Costas Th. Grammenos, Lloyd's List, London, 2010.
* International Handbook of Maritime Business, ed. Kevin Cullinane, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, UK, 2010.
* Maritime Policy and Management, Journal, ISSN: 0308-8839

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature Survey, Independent Readings, Journal Evaluation, Data analysis, Case studies.

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


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)

+ 90 232 301 88 05
didem.ozer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 03:30-04:00 pm
Oda (Room) No: 220

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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