Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / OSD KMY304 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code: OSD KMY304 Course Title: SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN AND GREEN LOGISTICS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SABRİYE AK KURAN (akkuran@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
In this course, society-nature relations are covered through supply chain practices. Concepts, approaches, practices and related social movements that define society-nature relations are discussed. The aim of this course is help to reflect the environmental issues of logistics and supply chains through case studies and discussions.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explains the meaning of sustainability and its relations with logistics. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models;
PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems;
Examination
LO-2 Defines the basic concepts of green logistics. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization;
PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems;
Examination
LO-3 Explains the ecological problems caused by logistics. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization;
PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems;
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Relating the concepts of logistics/supply chain and sustainability, evaluating the basic concepts of sustainable development in business sector, analysis of environmental, financial, social impacts of local and global logistics and supply chains and potential solutions.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of the Course and Syllabus Expression, question and answer
2 Fundamental Concepts Expression, question and answer
3 Sustainability, The Relation Between Supply Chain and Sustainability Expression, question and answer
4 Logistics Sector and Ecological Impacts Expression, question and answer
5 Green Supply Chain Management and Greening the Supply Chain Expression, question and answer
6 Reverse Logistics and Its Functioning Expression, question and answer
7 Green Logistics Applications in Turkey and in the World Expression, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Governance Mechanisms in Supporting Green Logistics Activities Expression, question and answer
10 Sustainability Strategies in Urban Logistics, Green Logistics in Cities Expression, question and answer
11 Food Sector and Sustainable Supply Chain Management Expression, question and answer
12 Criticisms About Methods that Analyse the Ecological Impacts of Logistics Sector Expression, question and answer
13 Sample Readings and Discussions about Logistics Industry and Sustainability Relationship Expression, question and answer
14 Analyzing the Ecological Impacts of Logistics via Documentaries and Movies Expression, question and answer
15 General Overview and Discussion Expression, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ayşegül Mengi ve Nesrin Algan, Küreselleşme ve Yerelleşme Çağında Bölgesel Sürdürülebilir Gelişme, Siyasal Kitapevi, Ankara, 2003. (Ana Kitap)
2 Carlos Suriel, Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics, United States, Kogan Page Limited, 2010. (Ana Kitap)
3 Gülsün Karaçay, Tersine Lojistik: Kavram ve İşleyiş, Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt 14, Sayı 1, 2013, s. 317-332. (Yardımcı Kaynak)
4 Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu vd., Sustainable Urban Logistics: Concepts, Methods and Information Systems, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2014. (Yardımcı Kitap)
5 Esra Zengin ve Ebru V. Ocalir Akunal, “Green Logistics Practices in Turkey,” Journal of Management, Marketing and Logistics, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2017, s. 116-124. (Yardımcı Kaynak)
6 Chen-Lung Yang ve Suyuan Lien, “Governance Mechanisms for Green Supply Chain Partnership,” Sustainability, Volume 10, Issue 8, 2018, s. 2681. (Yardımcı Kaynak)
7 WWF, Türkiye’nin Ekolojik Ayak İzi Raporu, İstanbul, Ofset Yapımevi, 2012. (Yardımcı Kitap)
8 Aykut Çoban, “Doğa Toplum ve Yöntem,” H. Reyhan, H. H. Doğan, A. Mutlu, A. S. Reyhan (der.) Sosyal Çevrebilimleri, Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2014. (Yardımcı Kaynak)
9 Ruşen Keleş, Can Hamamcı ve Aykut Çoban, Çevre Politikası, 7. Baskı, Ankara, İmge Kitabevi, 2012, s. 67-86. (Yardımcı Kitap)
Required Course instruments and materials
Course book, notes, projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 %40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 %60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 12 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 12 36
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 130