COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION POLICIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLY 5020 TRANSPORTATION POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIDEM ÖZER ÇAYLAN

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Analysis of published scientific studies in the field of transport policies, evaluate to national and international perspective, to make small-scale scientific research, to gain ability to interpret the developments in the world in the field of transport policies. Aims to create awareness in terms of policies and strategies, about Transportation policies in the European Union and Türkiye in terms of modes of transport and sustainable transport with a view to a holistic assessment of the individual as well as international institutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to discuss Transport-oriented strategies to solve problems and identify relevant policy measures and their effects
2   to compare and analyze the interests and roles of private and public institutions related with transport policies
3   to understand the national and international approaches to transport policies
4   to analyze transport policies in Türkiye and European Union.
5   To understand the developments in the world in the field of transport policies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Transportation and Politics: Basic Concepts and definitions
2 Politics Philosophy and Transportation
3 Functions of Transportation and Communications Systems
4 Transportation Modes and Multi-modal transport systems
5 Concept and Its Effects on Sustainable Transportation
6 Transportation decision-making and policy process 1st journal paper presentations
7 Midterm Exam
8 Transport policies: different approaches and definitions
9 Major transportation policies in the world
10 Common Transport Policy in the European Union and Türkiye
11 Transport policies in Türkiye
12 Transport policies and strategies of international institutions
13 The importance of transport policy strategy centers and think tanks
14 Transport policies: General Evaluation 2nd Journal Paper Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Suggested sources for the course:The main source: Basic scientific transportation policies resources, logistics resources, national and international data sources.
Avrupa Birliği (2009) Transport, Avrupa Birliği Resmi Websitesi,
http://europa.eu/pol/trans/index_en.htm
* Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı, DPT Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı,
* Özer, Didem, (2010)Türkiyede Deniz Ulaştırma Politikaları Oluşturma Süreci ve
Stratejik Analizler. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eylül 2010, Izmir
* TC. Ulaştırma Denizcilik Haberleşme Bakanlığı resmi yayınları
* Transport Policy, 1997-2011 Yılları arası PDF dosyaları www.deu.edu.tr adresinde
online veri tabanları arasında bulunmaktadır.) The World Conference on Transport
Research Society (WCTRS)in resmi yayınıdır.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, data and policy 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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

the principles of assessment based on the objectives of the course shall be notified at the beginning of the course to the student

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Didem Özer Çaylan,
Tel: +902323018822
didem.ozer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every Mondays 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Presentation 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparation of Project 1 10 10
Preparation of Presentation 2 5 10
Weekly Preparations before and after the Course 12 6 72
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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