Partner Details

German Academy for Foreign Trade and Logistics

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Bachelor of Science with Honours - BSH

Alternative Exit

Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-DAV-APR

F2F-DAV-OCT

Part-Time

F2F-DAV-APR

F2F-DAV-OCT

Educational Aims of the Course

• Apply relevant technical and commercial principles to the design and management of supply chains in line with current global industry developments. • Have substantial opportunity to practise self-learning. • Develop the skills and ability to carry out an original investigation into a particular business problem in the field of logistics and supply chain management. • Prepare for or develop a career in management in the logistics industry or relevant academic study.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Understand transport and logistics service providers and their external environment - structures, function, processes, management and operational climate.
2.
Formulate and test hypotheses.
3.
Apply concepts and principles of the discipline to complex problems.
4.
Analyse situations and draw appropriate conclusions and recommendations.
5.
Utilise tools and techniques to analyse transport and logistics needs.
6.
Evaluate solutions to transport and logistics problems.
7.
Develop the ability to plan policies and strategies for a variety of logistics needs.
8.
Apply knowledge and understanding to a variety of situations.
9.
Conduct research into a variety of transport and logistics management issues.
10.
Learn effectively for the purpose of continuing professional development and in a wider context throughout their career.
11.
Communicate effectively to a wide range of individuals by a variety of means.
12.
Understand markets - their development and operation.
13.
Manage time and work to deadlines.
14.
Work as a member of multimodal and cross-functional teams.
15.
Effectively use ICT in a business context.
16.
Project plan and time/task management.
17.
Utilise problem solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations.
18.
Understand customers - expectations, service and orientation.
19.
Understand people - their management and development within organisations.
20.
Understand operations - the management of resources and operations.
21.
Understand finance - sources, uses and management of finance.
22.
Understand Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - comprehension and use of relevant information and communications technology for business applications.
23.
Integrate theory and practice.
24.
Synthesise information from a variety of sources.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Acquisition of knowledge is achieved mainly through illustrated and annotated presentation materials, individual and group exercises and directed student-centred learning where appropriate resource material is available. Understanding is reinforced through both the exercises and the main end-of-module assessments which typically take the form of an essay (usually case study),technological task, technical report, and/or exams. Research for the BSc Project module will facilitate further learning for the student. Testing of the knowledge base is undertaken in the form of the essays, reports, technological tasks, and exams (Learning Outcomes 1-7). Intellectual skills are developed in part through exercises during the module delivery and principally through end-of-module assignments, which test all learning outcomes, LOs 8 to 13. Individual exercise and group exercises within the taught part of the programme are designed to permit students to demonstrate achievement of LOs 12-13. Analysis and problem solving skills are assessed in the form of essays, reports and technological tasks plus the dissertation Project. Learning outcomes 8-10 are not formally assessed but successful completion of the BSc infers development of the skills. Professional practical skills are developed in a coordinated manner throughout the programme. Real-life examples and case studies are used to illustrate techniques and management issues, hence relating the learning to workplace examples. Professional skills are assessed (informally / implicitly) through essays, reports, technological tasks, and exams plus the Business Project module. Transferable skills permeate every activity within the programme content and assessment. LOs 19, 20, 21 and 23 are assessed through essays, reports and technological tasks, plus the Project Work. LOs 22 and 24 are not formally assessed but their application is embedded within the self-management process of researching and completing assessments and the project work on time.

Opportunities for work related learning

All modules are designed to be relevant to the workplace; real-life case studies are used throughout. Students are encouraged to use their own work experience in assignments, where appropriate.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The standard entry point for this programme is at level 5. Applicants will be awarded 120 credits of RPL at level 4 for their study at DAV. Duration of Delivery: Delivery of Level 5 and Level 6 modules (with students enrolled at LJMU) lasts approximately 24 months full-time, or 36 … For more content click the Read More button below.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH10-03) materials and technology