Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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1) Knows the basic requirements of SMS.
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2) Knows the policy content of the IMS, the methods of determining the qualitative and quantitative targets related to safety.
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3) Knows Risk Acceptance and determination of criteria. Knows the general rules of documentation.
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4) Defines the competencies of the employees. Knows the requirements for the protection of qualifications.
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5) Knows the investigation and reporting of accidents and incidents and emergency management principles.
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6) Knows information management and the purposes of making controls.
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Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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1) Makes general definition of SMS.
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Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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1) Knows the constituent elements of IMS.
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2) Knows the methods and processes of adapting to existing and changing procedures and standards for IMS.
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3) Interpret the national and international legislation that constitutes the SMS.
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4) Knows the definition of risk and what it is.
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Subject |
Materials Sharing * |
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Related Preparation |
Further Study |
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Introduction to Safety Management Systems, Total Quality Management and differences from SMS. |
Course Notes
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2) |
Overview to EU's SMS directives and application guide. SMS at national law and compliance to EU. |
Course note
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SMS's basic requirement of continuous improvement process, documentation of SMS, determination of authority and responsibility, inclusion of all employees to process, control of SMS. |
Course note
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Elements of SMS; qualitative and quatitative objectives regarding policy and safety; compliance to existing and changed procedures and standards; evaluation and management of risk, preventing of employees training and competence, informantion management, documentation; investigation and reporting of accidents; emergency management; supervision and control management issues. |
Course note
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Preparation for SMS safety policy and content of policy, proving the realization of objectives for SMS. |
Course content
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Excisting procedure and standards applicability proving for SMS, applicability of changes. |
Course note
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The physical abilities that employees must have, educational process for the acquisition of qualifications, repeated training process periods, training techniques. |
Course note
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Midterm exam |
Course note
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The relationship between danger and risk, calculation of risk matris and usage of FMA model |
Course note
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Acceptability of risk, Basic considerations for the determination of acceptability criteria, the techniques of information documentation and usage and retirement of documentated information, |
Course note
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Definition of risk, cultural and social conditions for risk acceptance, personal choices in risk acceptance, acceptance of risk based on a activity results. |
Course notes
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Scientific methods in investigating accidents, the principle of neutrality,preliminary practices against emergency conditions, preparation of plans |
Course notes
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Information saving, saving techniques, reaching to saved information and usage of information, control of information's quality and reliability |
Course note
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Fundamental objectives of control and audit, techniques of control and audit, evaluation of results of control and audit and benefits from results. |
Course note
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(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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Has basic, theoretical, applicational and up-to-date knowledge in the field of railway systems management |
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1.1 Knows the basic numerical applications used in the field of railway systems management |
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1.2 Has basic technical knowledge of railway systems |
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1.3 Can prepare train lineups and make load and passenger carrying plans |
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1.4 Can undertake the applications particular to the carrying of special and hazardous materials |
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1.5 Has sufficient knowledge on the terminology of railways to use it correctly and effectively in railway business environments |
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1.6 To follow the literature and developments related to the field of railway systems management and to dominate the field specific legislation. |
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As a team member, take responsibility of implementation of Rail Systems Management activities and execute the tasks, which are assigned to him. |
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2.1 Takes risk and responsibility on the implementation of technologies and innovation in field Rail Systems Management |
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2.2 Manages independently the basic Rail Systems Management projects |
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Has the basic knowledge and skills in business administration.Explains the basic and theoretical knowledge required by national and international business and trade. |
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3.1 Knows the functions and processes of marketing and applies these at general level |
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3.2 Has general knowledge on the workings and developments in the national and interntional economy |
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3.3 Has knowledge and skills in basic knowledge and computer applications in finance and accounting |
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Applies the theoretical knowledge learned in business life for a semester. |
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4.1 Experiences all processes in business life. |
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4.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. |
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4.3 Compares the theoretical knowledge with the application. |
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4.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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Acquires the competencies defined as the institutional outcomes of Beykoz University on the basic level, inline with the expectations of business world and the society. |
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5.1 Execute the activities towards the personal and professional development of his/her reports. |
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5.2 Organizes and implements projects and activities for his/her social environment with a sense of social responsibility |
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5.3 Monitors the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language (English) at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level |
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5.4 Use his/her native language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level. |
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5.5 Uses informatics and communication technologies together with computer software necessary for their field at least European Computer Usage License Basic (Advanced) Level |
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5.6 Has sufficient entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to set up his/her own job or succeed in an internal enterprise in his/her work environment |
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5.7 Take the responsibility of auditing and observing the activities which are executed by his/her reports |
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5.8 Represents the competence of entrepreneurship individually and as a team member |
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5.9 Has knowledge on quality assurance systems and occupational health and safety |
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5.10 Have sufficient consciousness about the universal social rights, social justice and cultural values; respect to the cultural diversity |
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WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
Teaching & Learning Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Course |
14 |
2 |
28 |
Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Application |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Field Work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Study Hours Out of Class |
14 |
1 |
14 |
Presentations / Seminar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Project |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Homework Assignments |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities |
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52 |
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES |
Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Quizzes |
2 |
8 |
16 |
Midterms |
1 |
14 |
14 |
Semester Final Exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
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50 |
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) |
102 |
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) |
5 |