Maritime Economics, Law and Insurance (4 EC)

Background economic knowledge will be gained in the module Maritime Economics, Law and Insurance. For example you will learn how to solve a shortage or a surplus of shipping capacity in a concrete situation. The following themes will be dealt with: Shipping markets, Chartering, Shipping Finance, Sale and Purchase and Scrapping.

Maritime Technology and Operations (4 EC)

Background economic knowledge will be gained in the module Maritime Economics, Law and Insurance. For example you will learn how to solve a shortage or a surplus of shipping capacity in a concrete situation. The following themes will be dealt with: Shipping markets, Chartering, Shipping Finance, Sale and Purchase and Scrapping.

Ship Management (2 EC)

Course about Ship operations and management, with topics like crewing, Sheq, Maintainance e.t.c

MPM today (1 EC)

As a professional in the maritime business you have to stay up to date all the time. Participate in or organise activities that will learn you something about contemporary issues in Shipping and transport.

Maritime Business game (2 EC)

Simulation of the worldwide shipping market in which you operate as a shipowner taking operational and strategic decisions.

MPM today (1 EC)

As a professional in the maritime business you have to stay up to date all the time. Participate in or organise activities that will learn you something about contemporary issues in Shipping and transport.

Port and Transport Economics, Law and Insurance (3 EC)

Port and its hinterland Understand the strategy of a port taking into account its economic position and its hinterland. There is a focus in networks and the role of hubs in the hinterland and trends in handling cargo.

Port and Transport Management and Operations (4 EC)

Technical aspects of port facilities,terminal management, equipment technology, innovation, hinterland functions and transport systems.

Sustainable Port development (3 EC)

The making of a masterplan for the sustainable development of a port by using relevant models .

English Language support (3 EC)

This course has been designed to offer international students the required support to effectively work in international project groups. As our students all come from different backgrounds, the intention is to tailor the course to each student’s specific needs, whether it be pronunciation, grammar, stance, vocabulary, writing or oral proficiency. Anything that will support them to be effective in a project environment.

International Business (2 ECTS)

Description
On behalf of an existing company students do research on market opportunities, taking into account marketing, business opportunities, logistics and distribution, financial consequences and cultural aspects. This results in a concrete export plan for the company.

Learning materials
The course syllabus and oter materials can be downloaded from Cum Laude (online learning tool Rotterdam UAS). 

English Language support (3 ECTS)

Description
This course has been designed to offer international students the required support to effectively work in international project groups. As our students all come from different backgrounds, the intention is to tailor the course to each student’s specific needs, whether it be pronunciation, grammar, stance, vocabulary, writing or oral proficiency. Anything that will support them to be effective in a project environment.

Learning materials
All course documents will be made available through N@tschool (online learning tool Rotterdam UAS).

Coaching and Cultural Programme (2 ECTS)

Description
Rotterdam University believes in permanent education. This means that as soon as you finish this school you have just started your development as a professional. Many companies try to hire employees who are able to develop themselves. As a manager you will have many roles to fulfil. To help you to develop these talents we will coach you individually so that you can produce a personal development plan (PDP). In this plan we will help you to formulate personal learning objectives as well as competencies in a SMART way.

In tutorials and conversations with students and tutors we will help you to develop ideas about your career and your personal development. The competencies will be assessed during the other courses. During the course you will be taught how to perform the 8 management roles within the organizational levels. The course will lead to a final assessment in which a personal portfolio has to be presented.

As a part of the cultural programme visits will be organised for example to the Port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and its canals, the Hague etc. Students from abroad will guided by Dutch students. Besides these cultural trips you will get some basics of the Dutch language.

Practice Integration Project (4 ECTS)

Description
The exact context depends on the chosen project. You fulfil the project for an external party (i.e. Port of Rotterdam Authority). This external party has an issue which demands an international en multidisciplinary group to solve it. Company visits, assignments, supervision, evaluations and learning from fellow-students are part of the course.

Learning materials
Course description. Other material depends on the chosen project.

Traffic Management (4 ECTS)

Description
If a company needs external transport, or if external transport is the core business, all kinds of questions need to be answered and all kinds of decisions have to be made. For Instance: Do I want to own a fleet? How can I manage my fleet? Do I need a Transport Management System? Do I need an ICT-based transport planning system? How do I monitor efficiency and impact of work? What actions have to be taken if the service level is too low? How can I manage my expenses?

As a traffic manager you will need the competencies to get the correct answers (to obtain the required information) and to take the correct decisions. This course will contribute to this by forming these competencies. This is achieved by lectures, assignments, scrum, supervisions, evaluations, and learning from fellow-students.

Learning materials
Almost all of the material will be digitally available.

Maestro Business Game (1 ECTS)

Description
Students will run a company that produces bikes. Decisions have be made with regard to product portfolio, marketing of the product, competition, finances and logistics.

Learning materials
All materials will be digitally available. 

Out of the Box (3 ECTS)

Description
Working in logistics means that your every day If we focus on logistic corporate objectives and how we reach our goals, we may notice that we have come up with new ideas. Some problems have standard solutions, sometimes the problems are more stubborn. Perhaps then a solution can be solved with creative or ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking.

It is not easy to come about with a solution nobody thought about before. Our ways of thinking are strongly influenced by our education and the environment we live in.

With a different point of view we will look at cases and situations related to logistics (domains transportation and warehousing) and connected domains, sales/marketing/general management, procurement and production. Of course sustainability will be a red line through the module.

Learning materials
All materials will be digitally available.

Operations ans Service Management 1 (2 ECTS)

Description
Service logistics is an upcoming worldwide specialism within the logistics sector. In the shortest description possible, service logistics is the logistics support of technical systems. Knowledge from and experience with service logistics are dominant in the field of logistics engineering.

Learning materials
All material is available on N@tschool (online learning tool Rotterdam UAS).

English Language support (3 ECTS)

Description
This course has been designed to offer international students the required support to effectively work in international project groups. As our students all come from different backgrounds, the intention is to tailor the course to each student’s specific needs, whether it be pronunciation, grammar, stance, vocabulary, writing or oral proficiency. Anything that will support them to be effective in a project environment.

Learning materials
All course documents will be made available through N@tschool (online learning tool Rotterdam UAS).

Coaching and Cultural Programme (2 ECTS)

Description
Rotterdam University believes in permanent education. This means that as soon as you finish this school you have just started your development as a professional. Many companies try to hire employees who are able to develop themselves. As a manager you will have many roles to fulfil. To help you to develop these talents we will coach you individually so that you can produce a personal development plan (PDP). In this plan we will help you to formulate personal learning objectives as well as competencies in a SMART way.

In tutorials and conversations with students and tutors we will help you to develop ideas about your career and your personal development. The competencies will be assessed during the other courses. During the course you will be taught how to perform the 8 management roles within the organizational levels. The course will lead to a final assessment in which a personal portfolio has to be presented.

As a part of the cultural programme visits will be organised for example to the Port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and its canals, the Hague etc. Students from abroad will guided by Dutch students. Besides these cultural trips you will get some basics of the Dutch language.

Customer Service (4 ECTS)

Description
Customer Loyalty is an important issue in a company. A loyal customer provides free word to mouth advertising and makes communication easy. In this course customer service is measured and linked to customer loyalty. The information needed is measured by a survey which is designed in line with the dimensions of the quality of logistic service.  Software to support improvements is to be explored.

Learning materials
Services Marketing, Ziethaml, McGraw-Hill, 2003

Practice Integration Project (4 ECTS)

Description
The exact context depends on the chosen project. You fulfil the project for an external party (i.e. Port of Rotterdam Authority). This external party has an issue which demands an international en multidisciplinary group to solve it. Company visits, assignments, supervision, evaluations and learning from fellow-students are part of the course.

Learning materials
Course description. Other material depends on the chosen project.

Serious Gaming (Fresh Connection) (3 ECTS)

Description
The national Supply Chain Management Competition (www.thefreshconnection.nl/en/)

The Fresh Connection is an internet game for supply chain professionals. Conceived, developed and supported by experts in the field of supply chain management (SCM).

You will form a team with your colleagues. Your team will be responsible for the supply chain management of the fictitious fruit-juice maker The Fresh Connection. The challenge is to optimise the supply chain of The Fresh Connection. You take decisions in seven, weekly rounds. Every week you are confronted with the results of your previous decisions.

NB Participating in this costs 50 Euro. These are the license costs of the game.

Learning materials
All materials will be digitally available.

Management Skills (2 ECTS)

Description
Why are management skills needed for a logistics manager? You could say: well it’s in the name already so it must be important. You already had some education and some experience (projects, internship) with management and managers. So why more attention for this subject? In most cases management skills is something you’ll have to develop. Not only by reading about it or by having a few experiences with it. Don’t expect to be a full grown manager after this course but you’ll be some steps closer to be that full grown manager and you’ll know what to develop further.

Learning materials
This course syllabus; available from N@tschool (online learning tool Rotterdam UAS)
Presentations: Available via N@tschool
Book: Developing Management Skills, Eight Edition, David A. Whetten, Kim S. Cameron, Pearson, ISBN: 0-13-510302-9. Book is available via the library.