CODE 90544 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - GENOVA 3 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - GENOVA 3 cfu anno ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - GENOVA TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA 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, in particular related to raw materials, liquid and dry (bulk shipping), geopolitics, international trade agreements, custom duties 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. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 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, piracy Part 2) physical geography, oceans, lakes, rivers, tides, straits, canals, waterways, coastal nations, climatic phenomenons 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 trade treaties and agreements 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: Available upon request; please write an email to ennio.palmesino@economia.unige.it Exam Board ENNIO PALMESINO (President) HILDA GHIARA LESSONS LESSONS START September 2018 through to December 2018 Class schedule GEOGRAPHY, COMMODITIES TRADING, GEOPOLITICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test: questionnaire on some topics discussed during the lessons and taken at random ASSESSMENT METHODS End-course questionnaire Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/01/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 21/06/2019 15:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance Compulsory
