2019/2020
BA-BISHV1001U Commodity Trade Flows and Shipping
| English Title |
| Commodity Trade Flows and
Shipping |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
First Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Max. participants |
100 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in International Shipping and
Trade
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| Course
coordinator |
- Martin Jes Iversen - Department of Strategy and Innovation
(SI)
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| Jesper Buhl |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalisation and international business
- Economics
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
14-02-2019
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| Learning objectives |
- Understand the general dynamics of the commodity industry and
its relation to the shipping industry
- Explain the general assumptions behind the main international
trade models and understand how national fiscal policy, trade
policy and monetary policy influence the international commodity
trade dynamics
- Illustrate this understanding with empirical examples from
cases
- Apply the analytical tools from the syllabus to recognize and
analyse the commercial shipping related risks and opportunities
from trade flows developments
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| Examination |
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Commodity
Trade Flows and Shipping:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Home assignment - written product |
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| Size of written product: Max. 10
pages |
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| Assignment type: Project |
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| Duration: Written product to be
submitted on specified date and time. |
Description of the exam
procedure
By November the students are expected to:
• Hand in a brief report (max. 10 pages) about the case
applied answering the following questions:
o Give a short introduction to the case examined
o Describe the data and statistical methods
o Provide data based analysis of the case
o Recommendation for commercial decisions/positioning
A brief presentation and discussion of the report forms the basis
for the examination.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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This course covers the structure of the international trade in
commodities and its relation to international bulk shipping. The
first half will address the commercial, economic and political
basis for the international trade in commodities and the key
parameters that determine energy, metal and agricultural commodity
exports and imports flows from the production region to the
consumption region.
Drawing on this knowledge, the second half will look at various
case studies and analyse the key factors for commodity trade flows
and their relation to shipping operators’ short and long term
commercial and strategical positioning decisions.
The course aims to develop the students’ knowledge of
international trade in commodities by bridging the theoretical
learning from the course on Introduction to Maritime Economics,
Statistics and Risk Management with practical cases. Based on these
prerequisites the course will include student presentations and
classroom discussions in relation to the four main themes: (1)
International trade and policy implications, (2) Commodity trade
and shipping, (3) Commodity trade flows, (4) Commercial
positioning. This will be combined with lecturers and discussions
of the literature.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Lectures, student presentations and group work.
Active student participation is expected |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| will be given in class for presentations and
after the oral examination. |
| Student workload |
| class |
36 hours |
| preparation for class |
90 hours |
| presentataion |
30 hours |
| preparation for presentation |
30 hours |
| exam and exam preparation |
60 hours |
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Last updated on
14-02-2019
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