After successful completion of the module, students should have acquired an understanding about the topics of transport economics, especially EU politics initiatives, as well as the main characteristics of the transportation function from a shipper perspective. Furthermore, students should be able to develop market analysis, evaluate and develop transport politics initatives and design and structure a transportation management unit in a company.

Attendance of minimum 80% is mandatory

For the class in Transport and Logistics 1 (TL1)  the preferred scenario will be in online mode, using MS Teams.  All sessions will take place within the announced time slots. All sessions will be recorded and made available in the respective MS Teams course space.

Students can access the MS Teams course space via the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3a009accdeef624f56a219219c2f9d3de9%40thread.tacv2/Allgemein?groupId=ec693312-be1f-4646-8377-897b25831879&tenantId=0504f721-d451-402b-b884-381428559e39

5 min. prior the respective lecture, a video call will be opened within the course MS Teams space. Students can then join it.

Course evaluation will comprise:

• Assignment (20%)
• Case Study (20%)
• Final Exam (60%)

Grading scale:

• Excellent (1): 90% - 100.0%
• Good (2): 80% - <90%
• Satisfactory (3): 70% - <80%
• Sufficient (4): 60.0% - <70%
• Fail (5): <60.0%

Prerequisite for passing the course: minimum performance of 40% in the final examination.

Incoming students (exchange programs): min. 5 ECTS credits in logistics management.

alexander.eisenkopf@zu.de

miguel.suarez@wu.ac.at