Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEÇM4092016252MARITIME POLICY Elective473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Aim of this course is to provide an overview of the maritime transport sector, to examine key issues affecting maritime policy and to give some useful information to maritime administrators who are required to understand and deal with international maritime transport issues and policies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Analyze the maritime transport sector in the international context.
2Recognize the effects of maritime policy.
3Evaluate and discuss the current maritime policy means and tools
4Discuss and evaluate confidently the ideas about maritime policy.
5Evaluate the importance of policy in international maritime transport sector
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To provide an overview of the shipping sector, To review maritime policies with an academic approach, To examine key issues affecting maritime policy, To understand and deal with international shipping issues and policies.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and Philosophy of Ocean, Marine, Shipping and Maritime Policy
2World Seaborne Trade, Freedom of the seas
3Maritime Transport as a service to world trade
4Shipping in International Politics
5Maritime related organizations, Seafarers and Global Labour Market
6Port Governance,
7Maritime Clusters and Think Tanks
8Midterm exam
9Competition and Maritime Policy
10Protecting Marine Environment, Safety and Defence & security issues
11Maritime Countries, EU Maritime Policy
12Maritime Policies in Turkey
13Related Cases about Maritime Policies
14Maritime Policy: General Evaluation
15Presentation of journal papers
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Maritime Policy & Management, Maritime Economics and Logistics, Transportation Research. Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, Transport Policy International shipping, Authors: Bruce Farthing and Mark Brownrigg. 3rd Edition LLP Business of Shipping Series. Last published: 1997 Shipping in International Trade Relations , Author: AdemuniOdeke. Avebury Gower Publishing Company Limited, England. Published: 1988 Shipping Policies for an Open World Economy, Editor: G.N. Yannopoulos, Routledge, London, England, Published: 1989
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study4312
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4416
Individual Study for Final Examination4416
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)88
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