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Leadership and Organization

PİRİ REİS UNIVERSITY

MARITIME HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Course Catalog Form

Course Name : Leadership and Organization

Degree: Associate’s Degree

 

Code

 

 

Year/Semester

 

Local Credits

 

ECTS Credits

 

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

DUI 2014

2/4 (Spring)

2

3

2

 

 

Department

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Instructors

 

Contact Information

 

Office Hours

 

Web page

www.pirireis.edu.tr

Course Type

 Compulsory

Course Language

Turkish

Course Prerequisites

  -

Course Category by Content, %

Basic Sciences

Engineering Science

Engineering Design

Humanities

20

30

 

50

Course Description

This unit aims to provide knowledge on the personnel management for the officers who will become later masters/chief engineers to improve their management skills on board the merchant ships and vessels. As a part of these studies it is stressed on the application of leadership and management principals on ship management.    

 

Course Objectives

 

1. To introduce knowledge on the ship management and training methods, principles and applications on board (Good conduct with subordinates, control of subordinates, attitudes of the crew, practice of the authority, group attitudes, employment, training methods, musters, drills and training) in the light of the general management and leadership practice and principles.

2. To introduce international and national acquis related to the ship management practice (STCW, ISM Code, Seafarers Regulation, Ship Manning Regulation, Maritime Labor Convention, Education and Examination Instruction) and explain applications..

3. To provide information on conduct of assigned duties and arrangement of work load on board (Planning, and coordination, assignment of jobs, Use of time and assets, prioritization).

4. To provide information on Source Management Practice (Source Allocation and Prioritization, Effective communications, Decision making, Leadership, Self-confidence, Motivation, Awareness) and reinforce their skills on this area.

5. To introduce the decision making process and techniques (Situation and risk assessment, definition of the options, Evaluation of the possible Course of Actions) and  reinforce these knowledge with an application.

 

Course Learning Outcomes

 

Students passing the course successfully will acquire knowledge and skills as listed below;

I. General management and leadership principles and applications of these principles on board.

II. Understand international and national acquis and systems related to seafarers.

III. Application of the methods for planning and conduct of the  duties.

IV. Application of the Source Management methods.

V. Application of the Decision Making techniques.

Instructional Methods and Techniques

Lecture and Case Studies

Tutorial Place

-

Co-term Condition

 

Textbook

 

Other References

 

 

Homework & Projects

2 Home works (Case Studies) related to the Management skills

Laboratory Work

 

Computer Use

Power  Point

Other Activities

 

                   

 

Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

 

 

Midterm

1

30

Quiz

2

10

Homework

2

10

Term Paper/Project

 

 

Laboratory Work

 

 

Practices

 

 

Tutorial

 

 

Seminar

 

 

Presentation

 

 

Field Study

 

 

Final Exam

1

50

TOTAL

 

100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

 

50

Effects of Final on Grading, %

 

50

TOTAL

 

100

 

 

Week

 

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

Introduction to General management and Leadership principles, applications of this principles on board.

I

2

Establishment of good relations  with subordinates, Control of the subordinates, Education methods

I

3

Attitude of the crew, Use of the authority, Group behaviour

I

4

Employment Conditions

I

5

Muster, drills and Training on board

I

6

Understanding  international acquis related to the seafarers

II

7

Understanding  national acquis related to the seafarers

II

8

Mid-Term Exam

I-II

9

Planning and conduct of the Duties,  Methods and Practice (Planning and coordination, assignment of the personnel for the jobs)

III

10

Planning and conduct of the Duties , Methods and Practice (Job assignment, Ship Muster List)

III

11

Planning and conduct of the Duties,  Methods and Practice (Effective use of the time and assets, Prioritizations) Planning and coordination, assignment of the personnel for the jobs)

III

12

Application of Source Management Methods (Allocation of the sources, Prioritization)

IV

13

Application of Source Management Methods (Effective communications, Decision making, Leadership, Self-Confidence-Motivation, Awareness)

IV

14

Application of Decision Making techniques

V