International Logistics and Transportation
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

ULOJ214

Course Name:

Intermodal Transportation

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	6

Language of instruction:

TR-EN

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Faculty Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Prof. Dr. GÜNGÖR EVREN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to all elements of intermodal transportation systems; to provide them with a roadmap for effective implementation; and, to highlight critical concepts.
Course Content:	Introduction to intermodal transportation system, global transportation corridors, global logistics and transportation infrastructure, container-related transportation activities, multi-modal freight operations, international road-maritime-air and rail transportation related with intermodal transportation, decision support tools for real-time intermodal transportation systems.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) • Recognize pros and cons of all types of transportation
2) • Describe effective areas of utilization for types of transportation
3) • Define necessarily and beneficially required conditions in highway transportation and make negative effects minimum for it.
4) • Recognize intermodal transportation which are used for effective usage of types of transportation
5) • Recognize infrastructure requirement in intermodal transportation
6) • Recognize instutional and legal infrastructures of intermodal transportation
7) • Analyze importance and conditions of ensuring unity of intermodal transportation and logistics system
8) • Define documents, together with information flow and transit in intermodal transportation
9) • Know about progresses in real time intermodal transportation
10) • Recognize points to considerin intermodal transportation organizations
11) • Know knowledge and views about required ethical principals in intermodal transportation
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	• Define objective of teaching a lesson and general approach within course plan unity • Make clear terminology and analyze prevailed complexity • Analyze multimodal transportation concept contrary to single modal transportation concept • Course content related with course plan • Single modal and multi-modal transportation concepts • Methods in multimodal transportation • Definition of intermodal transportation
2)	• Define transportation modes • Describe logistic intended characteristics of transportation modes • Compare transportation modes in related with network characteristics • Compare transportation modes for energy efficiency and business cost • Compare transportation modes from side of security and reliability • Use positive side of transportation mode, explain critical intermodal transportation concepts and thoughts for escaping from negative side • Define ethical principles in intermodal transportation • Transportation mode • Expected characteristics of transportation • Expected properties and qualifications of transportation modes • Intermodal transportation and other related concepts	Review the concept of intermodal transportation
3)	• Define infrastructure components of intermodal transportation • Explain properties of ports,depots, airports, transfer stations • Describe properties of transportation network • Explain functions and importance of logistics country sides • Intermodal transportation infrastructure • Terminals in intrermodal transportation • Intermodal transportation transfer centers and facilities • Intermodal transportation network • Logistics center/countryside concept	Make research in definition of intermodal transportation
4)	• Explain importance of vechiles in intermodal transportation • Define highway transportation • Specify required knowledge about ships • Explain developments in aircrafts • Explain efforts in adapting wagons to intermodal transportation • Role of vechiles in intermodal transportation • Intermodal transportation and highway vechiles • Intermodal transportation and ships • Intermodal transportation and aircrafts • Intermodal transportation and wagons	Analyze first document from reading list
5)	• Define transportation units used in intermodal transportation • Explain necessity of standardization and characteristics of containers • Explain adaptation requirements and practical results between container and vechiles • Explain legal situation in containers • Describe other transportation units • Define documents related with transportation units • Explain national/international legal regulation in intermodal transportation • Intermodal transportation and transportation units • Standardization of containers • Regulation in containers • Other transportation units • Documents related with transportation units	Analyze third document from reading list
6)	• Explain the importance of freight transfer between transportation modes in intermodal transportation • Define freight transfer facilities in terninals • Explain used equipments and developments in freight transfer • Explain points to consider to shorten period of freight transfer and minimize cost • Intermodal transportation and transferring freight between transportation modes • Transfer facilities in terminals • Transfer equipments • Developing transferring operation	Analyze third document from reading list
7)	• Explain principles in intermodal transportation organization • Define international instutions taking a role in intermodal transportation organization • Explain required documents and their intended use for intermodal transportation • Make emphasis on necessity of providing efficiency in intermodal transportation • Explain the necessity and importance of qualified human resource in intermodal transportation • Intermodal transportation organization • Intermodal transportation and related international instutions • Used documents in intermodal transportation • Necessity of experiment in intermodal transportation • Requirement of educated human resource in intermodal transportation	Analyze fourth document from reading list
8)	• MIDTERM EXAM • Lecture until 7. week	Analyze fifth document from reading list
9)	• Explain intermodal transportation from the side of border crossing • Explain benefits and easiness of intermodal transportation from custom perspective • Explain insurance in intermodal transportation • Discuss insurance related terms • Discuss insurance term in logistics • Discuss insurance regulation • Discuss insurance application in transportation modes	None
10)	• Explain intermodal transportation management • Explain roles of communication and information systems in intermodal transportation • Know about real time developments in intermodal transportation • Explain authority and responsibilities of freight forwarder in intermodal transportation • Discuss measures against to responsibilities which freight forwarder take • Define quality and content of documents in relation with works of freight forwarder • Intermodal transportation principles • Authority and responsibilities of freight forwarder in intermodal transportation • Documents in relation with works of freight forwarder	Analyze sixth document from reading list
11)	• Define international intermodal transportation corridors • Explain EU directives related with intermodal transportation • For international transportation describe problems and their solutions of operating transportation modes in related countries • Review data about international intermodal transportation demand • Explain planning about intermodal transportation • International intermodal transportation corridors • Related EU directives in intermodal transportation • In different countries, measures taken for perfectly operated transportation modes • International intermodal transportation demand • Intermodal transportation planning	Analyze seventh document from reading list
12)	• Explain and analyze cost structure of intermodal transportation • Discuss to be able to take measures to diminish cost • Explain measuring performances in intermodal transportation • Explain need of intermodal transportation planning • Explain approach and methods of intermodal transportation planning • Intermodal transportation cost structure • Lowering intermodal transportation cost • Intermodal transportation performance criteria • Intermodal transportation planning	Analyze eighth document from reading list
13)	• Student presentation • Define international intermodal transportation cases • Define important ports in world and Turkey • Research on developments in intermodal transportation infrastructure and vechiles in world and Turkey • Make comment on documents used in intermodal transportation • International intermodal transportation application • International large ports • Infrastructure and vechile developments in intermodal transportation • Intermodal transportation documents	Analyze nineth document from reading list
14)	• Student presentation • Define Ro-Ro transportation with cases in Turkey • Define Ro-La transportation with cases in Turkey • Explain expected developments in communication and information technology in intermodal transportation • Explain development in real-time intermodal transportation • Explain views about future of intermodal transportation • Ro-Ro transportation • Ro-La transportation • Information and communication technology in intermodal transportation • Future of intermodal transportation	None
15)	FINAL EXAM • Make review and evaluation target attainment • Negative and positive sides of all transportation modes • Effective using conditions of transportation modes • Negative effects of highway transportation and beneficial and necessary using conditions • Effective using conditions of transportation modes and intermodal transportation • Infrastructure needs of intermodal transportation • Instutional and legal infrastructure of intermodal transportation • Importance of providing unity between intermodal transportation and logistics system • Transfer, information flow and required documents in intermodal transportation • Real time developments in intermodal transportation • Points to consider in intermodal transportation organization	None

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Uluslararası Lojistik - Küresel Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi Douglas Long Çeviri-Uyarlama: Mehmet Tanyaş ve Murat Düzgün Nobel Ekonomik Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık Tic.Ltd. Şti. ISBN: 978-605-133-210-9
References:	Okutman Notları Ve Sunumlar

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Program Outcomes
1) Discloses basic knowledge of international logistics, including development process, new and determinative concepts, scientific methodology, theory and models of logistics discipline.
2) Uses appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in relevant areas, interpret the results and suggest solutions.
3) Designs a logistics system that will support the business mission and objectives.
4) Identifies uncertainties in the logistics and supply chain processes and takes measures to mitigate risks.
5) Can discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and experience to successfully build and develop self-employment.
6) Analyzes the complex and rapidly changing conditions, the dynamics of the national / international business world, the relevant international logistics and supply chain environment
7) Can translate and explain the contents of documents written in English related to the field.
8) Communicates in written and spoken English with people of different social backgrounds, has global competence in tracking and interpreting global dynamics in logistics and supply chain fields.
9) Can demonstrate personal, professional, social and work ethic standards, assesses the ethical dimensions of the various applications in relevant fields, and becomes aware of the importance of ethical behavior in the process of collecting value added.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Discloses basic knowledge of international logistics, including development process, new and determinative concepts, scientific methodology, theory and models of logistics discipline.
2)	Uses appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in relevant areas, interpret the results and suggest solutions.
3)	Designs a logistics system that will support the business mission and objectives.
4)	Identifies uncertainties in the logistics and supply chain processes and takes measures to mitigate risks.
5)	Can discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and experience to successfully build and develop self-employment.
6)	Analyzes the complex and rapidly changing conditions, the dynamics of the national / international business world, the relevant international logistics and supply chain environment
7)	Can translate and explain the contents of documents written in English related to the field.
8)	Communicates in written and spoken English with people of different social backgrounds, has global competence in tracking and interpreting global dynamics in logistics and supply chain fields.
9)	Can demonstrate personal, professional, social and work ethic standards, assesses the ethical dimensions of the various applications in relevant fields, and becomes aware of the importance of ethical behavior in the process of collecting value added.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Individual study and homework
Lesson
Problem Solving
Technical Tour
Internship/Onsite Practice

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Application
Group project

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Study Hours Out of Class	16	96
Presentations / Seminar	1	6
Midterms	1	10
Final	1	15
Total Workload		175