COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 2024 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Logistics Management (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR

Offered to

Logistics Management (English)

Course Objective

This course is an introductory course in transport management which focuses on main components of transport both in local and global dimensions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn basic terminology and concepts related to the transportation management
2   To Explain the transportation system concept in detail, the role of transportation in the logistics and supply chain management system and the main components in the transportation system.
3   To identify characteristics of transportation modes and the main components of these transport modes in detail.
4   To identify the main actors in the transportation industry.
5   To identify the main interchange points in the 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 to the Course Role of transportation in logistics and supply chain management concepts
2 Road transport
3 Railway transport
4 Air transport
5 Sea Transport
6 Inland waterway transport
7 Pipeline transport
8 Multimodal transport systems
9 Mode choice decisions and criteria in transport systems
10 Main actors in transport systems
11 Main interchange points in transport
12 Sustainability in transport
13 Project presentations
14 Project presentations
15 Final exams

Recomended or Required Reading

Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective, South Western Cengage Learning, John Coyle,
Robert A. Novak, Brian Gibson, Edward J. Bardi, Kogan Page Limited, London, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RPT REPORT
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Transport management in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

attendance and obeying the class rules accordingly

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Gül DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR
gul.denktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

gul.denktas@deu.edu.tr

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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