CODE 90544 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - 3 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description The presentation is made through slides (in English) with comments also in English, main topics are geography, commodities trading, the seaborne trade, geopolitics AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning of geography, all navigable waters, including rivers, lakes, canals, straits, the legal status of the sea, disputes, privileges, conflicts, the flow of main commodities, shipping routes, trading, origin and destination. LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) In depth analysis of main commodities, main shipping routes, possible combinations and triangulations, geographical advantages and disadvantages, evolution of trade. TEACHING METHODS Presentation with slides, examples of good practices, case study SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part 1) the legal status of the sea, territorial disputes, privileges, boycot, piratery Part 2) physical geography, oceans, lakes, rivers, tides, straits, canals, waterways, coastal nations, climate Part 3) commodity trading, the trader's philosophy, the future markets, geopolitics, outlook for main commodites Part 4) technological evolution, market trends, the custom aspect, international commercial treaties RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Slides will be made available on AulaWeb and can be copied, once lesson is concluded TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ENNIO PALMESINO Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/641-ennio-palmesino Exam Board ENNIO PALMESINO (President) HILDA GHIARA LESSONS LESSONS START 19 september 2016 till 9 december 2016 Class schedule GEOGRAPHY BY TYPE AND CUSTOMS EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS End-course questionnaire Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 23/06/2017 15:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance Compulsory
