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Objective

Students will become familiar with the structure and practices of international trade. They will learn where to find information about trade organizations, documentation, delivery terms, transportation and freights, customs and payments. They will learn to compare different distribution and payment options of international trade and to estimate total costs of import and export transactions. They will recognize the risks of international trade and learn how to protect against them.

Content

• Structure and important organisations of global trade
• Agreements and Documentation
• Delivery terms
• Freight Forwarding
• International Transportation and freights
• International payments
• Customs procedures and duties
• Risks and liabilities
• Packing and marking

Materials

LLecture materials and exercises
ICC Guide to Export-Import - Global Standards for International Trade ( written by Guillermo C. Jimenez, published by ICC palvelu Oy, 4th edition, 2012)
Incoterms 2010 by ICC
Brodie; Peter: Commercial Shipping Handbook (2014) Routledge Chapman & Hall
Sales Michael; The Air Logistics Handbook: Air freight and the global supply chain, Routledge 2013
Sales Michael; Aviation Logistics : The dynamic partnership of air freight and supply chain, Kogan Page 2016.
Levinson Marck: The BOX: How the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger, Princeton University Press, 2006
Lun Y. et al: Shipping and Logistics Management (2010) e-book Available
http://link.springer.com.ezproxy.metropolia.fi/book/10.1007/978-1-84882-997-8/page/1

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures and exercises in class
Videoconferencing workshop
Business on the Move -boardgame workshop and assignment
Import and export Case Assignments
Study visit and guest lectures
Self-study: given literature and assignments

Further information

Opetus englanniksi

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good performance:
showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance:
not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual assignment or exam 50 %
Workshops and class exercises 20 %
Group assignment (cases) 30 %

Further information

Tuition in English