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Course title: Sea and air transport
Course code: TMA331F
Department: School of International Business & Economics
Course conducting: Department of Logistics & Supply chain management
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): International Trade Transactions (TMAE302), International Transport Management (ITM301F)
- COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is an introduction to sea & transport, which provides you with the most fundamental and important concepts of sea and air transport. You will understand the characteristics, regulatory framework, new development trends in sea & air transport, basic chartering methods in sea transport or open skies agreements and traffic freedoms in air transport. Carrier’s liability and other legal issues in transportation contracts are also important contents that will be mentioned in the course. This course is to contribute to the goals and ensure the ELO of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management program as sea and air transport are the main methods to carry exports and imports all over the world.
- COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments...
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar…
1
International organizations & Drafted regulations for the carriage of goods by sea
2
1
2
4
CLO1,3,5
2
Shipping services
2
1
2
5.5
CLO2,3
3
Type of vessels
2
1
2
5.5
CLO1,3,4,5
4
Documents in shipping (cont)
2
1
2
5.5
CLO1,2,5
5
Documents in shipping (cont)
2
1
1
5.5
CLO2,4,5
6
Pricing of ocean freight
2
1
1
5.5
CLO2,3,4
7
Pricing of ocean freight
2
1
1
4.5
CLO2,4,5
8
Geography of ocean transport, port facilities
2
1
2
5.5
CLO2,3,4
9
Overview of air cargo industry
2
1
2
5.5
CLO1,2,4,5,
10
Most used aircraft and Unit Load Devices and World Geography
2
1
2
5.5
CLO2,4,5
11
Cargo Automation
2
1
2
5.5
CLO1,2,3
12
Air Cargo Rates and Charges
2
1
2
5.5
CLO1,2,3,4
13
Air waybill and Accompanying documents and Handling Facilities
2
1
2
5.5
CLO3,4,5
14
Exercises & Presentation for Mid-term Exam
2
1
1
5.5
CLO1,2,3,4
15
Revision
2
1
1
5.5
CLO2,5,3
Total (hours)
30
15
25
80
- COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score Scale: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLOs
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attend scheduled lesons and participate actively in lessons
Number of times present in class and number of times speaking in class
CLO 9
10%
Mid-term test (instructor select 1 among choices)
Report
Criteria for evaluating Individual assignment or group assignment
CLO 1,2,3,4,6,8,9
30%
Group assignment and presentation
Criteria for evaluating the content of group assignment and presentations
CLO 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Constructed-response questions and/or multiple choice.
- Answer Constructed-response questions clearly and accurately;
- Answer multiple choice questions clearly and accurately
CLO 1,2,3,4,9
Summative
Final test (instructor select 1 among choices)
Individual assignment
Criteria for evaluating Individual essay
CLO 1,2,3,4,6,8,9
60%
Group assignment and presentation
Criteria for evaluating the content of group assignment and presentations
CLO 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Constructed-response questions and/or multiple choice.
- Answer Constructed-response questions clearly and accurately;
- Answer multiple choice questions clearly and accurately
CLO 1,2,3,4,9
Oral exam
Answer clearly and accurately 02 questions in the oral exam (each question accounts for 50%)
CLO 1,2,3,4,5
Tổng:
100%
Evaluation criteria:
- Criteria for evaluating Individual and group assignment content:
Criteria
Proportion
- Identify clear, reasonable and feasible problems, and determine appropriate research methods
15%
- Overview of the research situation related to the research problem and clearly written, clearly analyzing research gaps
20%
- The content is consistent with the topic name, completely solving the research problem
55%
- Documents using appropriate, diverse, honest and transparent data sources
5%
- Presentation format, language, tables, citations of reference documents
5%
Total
100% of midterm or final test
- Criteria for evaluating Group assignment content and group presentation:
Criteria
Proportion
- Identify clear, reasonable and feasible problems, and determine appropriate research methods
10%
- Overview of the research situation related to the research problem and clearly written, clearly analyzing research gaps
10%
- The content is consistent with the topic name, completely solving the research problem
30%
- Documents using appropriate, diverse, honest and transparent data sources
5%
- Presentation format, language, tables, citations of reference documents
5%
- Good presentation content
10%
- Good presentation skills and answering critical questions
20%
- Well-prepared slides
5%
- Comply with prescribed presentation time
5%
Total
100% of midterm or final test