FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of Logistics Management

LOG 308 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Transportation Management and Legal Framework
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LOG 308
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Main purpose of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge of legal environment of logistics and transportation, international transport conventions, carrriage contracts and transport documents within the international context.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the relationships between the international sales of goods contracts, international delivery and payment terms .
  • Understand the main regulations governing logististics and transportation
  • Analyse of intenationational conventions governing the international transportation
  • Comprehend carriage contracts and liabilities of the parities (shippers and carriers) in carriage contracts
  • Analyse forwarding documents services.
  • Understand transportation documents and obtaining ability to prepare transport documents
Course Description International sales of goods contracts, international delivery and payment terms. Regulations governing logistics and transportation. Carriage, international conventions related to transportation, carriage contracts and liabilities of parties in carriage contracts, warehousing contracts, documents used in transportation.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to Course Introduction to Law; What do we know? The Relationship Between International Trade, Logistics and Transportation Lecture Notes
2 General Concepts Related to International Transport Parties of Transport Terminology Related to Transport Problems Related to Transport Lecture Notes
3 Formation and characteristics of international sales of goods contracts Lecture Notes
4 International delivery terms, their characteristics and the relationships with the international transportation modes INCOTERMS Lecture Notes
5 International payment terms and documentary letter of credits Lecture Notes
6 Documents in international trade and their functions Lecture Notes
7 Midterm -
8 Legal aspects of maritime transportation and multimodal transportation Lecture Notes
9 Legal aspects of maritime transportation and multimodal transportation (con't) Lecture Notes
10 Legal aspects of road transportation Lecture Notes
11 Legal aspects of railway ransportation Lecture Notes
12 Term paper presentations
13 Term paper presentations
14 Term paper presentations -
15 Review of the semester
16 Review of the semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
  • Kula Degirmenci, Nil: Maritime Law in Turkey, Oniki Levha Yayınları, İstanbul 2017.
  • Atamer, Kerim and Damar, Duygu: Transport Law in Turkey, Wolters Kluwer, 2013
  • Haluk R. Cezayirlioğlu, "Lojistikte Süreç Yönetimi ve Ötesi", 2018, Der Yayınları.
Suggested Readings/Materials

1.Kindred, Hugh M. and Brooks, M.R (2004), Multimodal Transport Rules, Kluwer Publishing.

2.David, Pierre (2008). International Logistics, Atomic Dog Publishing.

3.Latrche, Malcolm (1998). Port Agency, London: Witterby & Co Ltd.

4.Jones, Peter (1993). Legal Handbook on Forwarding, FIATA

5.Richardson, John (2000), Combined Transport Documents.

6.Karan, Hakan (2006). Law on International Carriage of Goods, Ankara

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
2
32
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
35
35
Final Exam
1
35
35
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
2

To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains

X
3

To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector

4

To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain

X
5

To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration

X
6

To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches

X
7

To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains

X
8

To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
9

To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
10

To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions.

11

To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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