The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the role and importance of the transport sector with an emphasis of management.
Contemporary environment of the transportation industry, the modes of transport, management perspective, and the impacts of technology on providers, users and government agencies.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Programme learning outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
Students learn types of transportation modes. |
1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,18 |
1,2,3 |
A |
Students learn international national environment of transportation |
1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,18 |
1,2,3 |
A |
Students learn to apply managerial issues on to transportation sector. |
1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,18 |
1,2,3 |
B,C,D |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Transportation and Geography |
Textbook |
2 |
Transportation and The Spatial Structure |
Textbook |
3 |
Transportation Modes I |
Textbook |
4 |
Transportation Modes II |
Textbook |
5 |
Transport Terminals |
Textbook |
6 |
International Trade & Freight Distribution |
Textbook |
7 |
International Trade & Freight Distribution |
Textbook |
8 |
Transportation & The Economy I |
Textbook |
9 |
Transportation & The Economy II |
Textbook |
10 |
Transport, Energy & Environment |
Textbook |
11 |
Urban Transportation |
Textbook |
12 |
Transport Planning & Policy |
Textbook |
13 |
Term Paper Presentations |
Textbook |
14 |
Course Overview |
Textbook |
15 |
Final Exam |
- |
Recommended Sources
Textbook |
The Geography of Transport Systems, THIRD EDITION |
Additional Resources |
- |
Material Sharing
Documents |
Course notes provided by the lecturer |
Assignments |
Term Paper |
Exams |
Mid term exam and final exam |
Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms |
60 |
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Quizzes |
- |
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Assignment |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
40 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
60 |
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Total |
100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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4 |
5 |
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Business concepts and information to assess and to be able to analyze problems, identify and to propose solutions based on research. |
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x |
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2 |
Manage logistics and transport current and emerging trends in the vocational track as proof of English proficiency. |
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x |
3 |
International relations, maintain, monitor current and emerging trends in the selected competen cies to master a second foreign language. |
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x |
4 |
Producers and trade companies, supply chain processes to plan to be able to., coordinate, execute and controls |
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x |
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5 |
On road transport with mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. |
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x |
6 |
Air transport in the mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. |
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x |
7 |
Mid-level management in maritime transport with the knowledge and skills to be able to |
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x |
8 |
Processes of international combined transport plan, to coordinate, execute and controls need to be able to |
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x |
9 |
Compatible with the team members carry out a study vocational subjects. |
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x |
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10 |
Logistics and transport processes, awareness of social responsibility and ethical values sufficient to carry out the faithful to have knowledge of legal and regulatory |
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x |
11 |
Understand and manage social and professional relationships, and these ideas put into practice to produce innovative and creative ideas, |
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x |
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12 |
Space-related issues and share knowledge about the people and their thoughts, supported by qualitative and quantitative data solutions to problems, orally and in writing, effectively transfer. |
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x |
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13 |
According to the project schedule deadlines to prepare and carry out appropriate work program |
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x |
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14 |
Related to the planning and management of supply chain and logistics processes to have the ability to take advantage of information technology |
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x |
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15 |
Analytical decision-making methods, quantitative methods, identifying problems and offering solutions. |
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x |
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16 |
Stages of the research process in the field of scientific research subject to perform in accordance with |
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x |
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17 |
To resolve the current issues related to the subject area, and produce projects that will create new opportunities, community and colleagues share information related to the profession subjects. |
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x |
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18 |
To adopt professional and ethical rules, to have social sensitivity. |
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x |
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ECTS
ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
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Activity |
Number |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, reinforcement) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
Midterm |
2 |
15 |
30 |
Quiz |
1 |
14 |
14 |
Homework |
1 |
14 |
14 |
Final |
1 |
14 |
14 |
Total Workload |
175 |
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Total Workload / 25 (s) |
7 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
7 |