FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of Logistics Management

LOG 498 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Area Project II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LOG 498
Spring
2
2
3
6

Prerequisites
  LOG 497 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives Senior Project is a twosemester (nearly nine months) course program that provides the basic skills to senior students to effectively plan manage and control large scale real world projects especially from industry. All projects have a sponsor and are guided by a professional from the sponsor company and a faculty advisor from the Logistics Management Department. Over ninemonth period, student teams implement their logistics and project management knowledge to develop a proposal and to produce a solution for a realworld problem. The purpose of the program is to have senior student gain real life experience in the logistics and supply chain management from planning, operations, marketing, warehousing, transportation and production. Students find an opportunity to obtain first hand experience in problem definition, solving, modeling, simulation, and cost analysis. With a special emphasis on communication skills, students are required to submit periodic reports and oral presentations. Also, with this course we aim to strengthen the ties between students, professors, and industry.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student interacts with company personnel and learns to work under actual industrial/government conditions.
  • Student will able to have valuable interpersonal skills.
  • Student will able to have practical technical experience.
  • Student will be able to gain experience by working directly with an industrial firm while taking senior level logistics management courses.
  • Work with reallife business solutions design and development projects.
  • Work with modern information technology, such as database design, modeling, web design, simulation and visualization tools.
Course Description Based on a 35 person team, project scope should be determined such that approximately 650 person hours is spent for the entire project. An ideal project should cover combinations of the several knowledge areas that Logistics Management students can work on. Some of the areas can be listed as business process management, capacity planning, decisionmaking, facilities planning and/or design, lojistik information systems, lean methods, logistics management systems, material handling, performance management and/or measurement, supply and demand management.

 



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 Course overview and project assignments Submission of project assignment and team formation forms
2 Determining project requirements First meeting with advisors Industry visits and meetings
3 Introduction to project management Industry visits and meetings
4 Ethics Notes for successful project management Preparation of meeting report Regular meeting with advisors
5 Writing Project proposal Project proposal preparation Regular meeting with advisors
6 15min proposal presentation Regular meeting with advisors
7 15min proposal presentation Regular meeting with advisors
8 Inclass project activities Revision of proposals
9 Project start up and execution Regular meeting with advisors
10 Writing project progress report Regular meeting with advisors
11 20min presentation of progress reports Regular meeting with advisors
12 20min presentation of progress reports Regular meeting with advisors
13 Project performance management Revision of progress reports
14 30min Semester report presentations to faculty Regular meeting with advisors
15 30min Semester report presentations to faculty Submit peer evaluation form. Submit teambooks.
16 Review of the Semester  

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
1
10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
2
35
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
3
48
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
1
5
5
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
5
5
Presentation / Jury
2
5
10
Project
1
54
54
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
170

 

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

X
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.

X
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).

X
12

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

X
13

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

X

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

 


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