LOJ312 LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING LEGISLATIONSPiri Reis UniversityDegree Programs LOGISTICS MANAGEMENTGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Qualification Awarded Length of Program Toplam Kredi (AKTS) Mode of Study Level of Qualification & Field of Study
Bachelor's (First Cycle) Degree 4 240 FULL TIME TQF, TQF-HE, EQF-LLL, ISCED (2011):Level 6
QF-EHEA:First Cycle
TQF-HE, ISCED (1997-2013):

General Course Description Information

Course Code: LOJ312
Course Name: LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING LEGISLATIONS
Course Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
Theoretical Uygulama Credit ECTS
3 0 3 5
Language of instruction: English
Condition of Course:
Does the Course Work Experience Require?: No
Course Type : Zorunlu
Course Level:
Bachelor TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Name of Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. Halil Emre GÜRLER
Course Lecturer(s): Halil Emre Gürler
Course Assistants:

Objective and Contents of the Course

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course that provides with students necessary information for gaining legal perspective and accelerating decision-making processes during daily operations for senior and middle level managers in the logistics sector.
Course Content: The course will examine contemporary logistics and transportation issues, the applicable legal framework for the sector, transportation organization, the socio-political environment of the industry, regulations related to transportation, cost characteristics of transportation, national and international documentation, export and import aspects of transportation, and significant international agreements.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) By students who passed from LOJ 312 successfully; I. Understand positions of people such as shipper, receiver, carrier, consultant, insurers in transportation and logistics from the legal point of view
1) Students who passed the LOJ 312 Logistics and Shipping Legislations successfully will, I. Have knowledge about market entry in maritime, highways, railroad and airways II. Have knowledge about the rights, obligations and liabilities during transportation operations III. Have knowledge about the rules of each type of transportation IV. Have knowledge about the legal documents in logistics operations and transportation processes
2) II. Distinguish different rules on road, on railway, on air or on sea.
3) III. Being easily aware of the issues in contracts from the logistics perspective and being aware of the rights and obligations of shippers, carriers, insurers and receivers of freight.
4) IV. To describe how the laws and regulations impact the shipping, movement, storage, insuring and receiving of goods.
5) V. To summarize the problem areas remaining in the domestic and global movement of goods, and possible remedies to be considered.

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Logistics Law
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2) Types of Logistics Contracts: Carriage Contract
3) Types of Logistics Contracts: Purchasing Contract
4) Types of Logistics Contracts: Warehousing Contract
5) International Sale Contracts and Delivery of The Goods: INCOTERMS
6) International Sale Contracts and Delivery of The Goods: INCOTERMS
7) Midterm Exam
8) International Regulations Transportation by Road: CMR Convention
9) International Regulations Transportation by Road: CMR Convention
10) International Regulations for Transportation by Sea
11) International Regulations for Transportation by Sea
12) International Regulations for Air Transportation
13) International Regulations for Railway Transportation
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: BERLINGIERI, F.: A Comparative Analysis of The Hague-Visby Rules, The Hamburg Rules and The Rotterdam Rules (2009)
Hakan KARAN, Law on International Carriage of Goods, (Turhan Bookstore Publications, Ankara, 2013) • Kerim ATAMER vd., Transport Law in Turkey (Second Edition, Kluwer Law International B.V., 2016, The Netherlands)
References: ZIEGLER, A.: The Liability of the Contracting Carrier, Tex. Int.L L.J.2009, Vol.44

Contribution of The Course Unit To The Programme Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course Unit

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 30
Semester Final Exam 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

Workload & ECTS Credits of The Course Unit

Aktiviteler Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course 14 42 588
Presentations / Seminar 2 6 12
Homework Assignments 1 3 3
Midterms 1 1 1
Semester Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload 605