SCM500 International Transportation and Distribution (Autumn 2022)

ECTS Credits:
7.5
Responsible faculty:
Avdeling for logistikk
Campus:
Molde
Teaching language:
English
Study level:
{code=LN, name=Foundation courses, level I}
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

Contents

  • Introduction to trade theory
  • Globalization and international flows of goods
  • International value chains and international transports with different forms of transport
  • Documentation, standard trading conditions, obligations, liability, and insurance in international transport
  • Comparative environmental analyses of international supply chains.

The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended knowledge

The students should have passed introductory courses in business and economics. Some knowledge of basic logistics is an advantage

The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam

Knowledge

  • Understand the main forces for international trade
  • Know the features of international trading patterns and the transport modes associated with these patterns
  • Know the standard conditions in trading contracts and how these affect the distribution of responsibilities in international transports
  • Know the basic environmental effects of different transport modes

Skills

  • Be able to apply the theory of trade to explain the global pattern of trade
  • Be able to set up a comparative environmental analysis of means of transport
  • Search for and find relevant academic literature related to a problem of your own

General competence

  • Academic writing, including the formulation of a problem statement
  • Ability to critical thinking

Forms of teaching and learning

2 hours of lectures per week. In addition, a seminar and tutoring related to the obligatory essay-writing

Exam

  • Form of assessment: School assessment
  • Proportion: 60%
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Grouping: Individual
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Supported material: Calculator with empty memory + general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version

  • Form of assessment: Home assessment
  • Proportion: 40%
  • Duration: 8 weeks
  • Grouping: Group
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Supported material: All printed and written supporting material

Pensum

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