COURSE OUTLINE Course ID Course title Credits NT304DE01 INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT & INSURANCE

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1 COURSE OUTLINE Course ID Course title Credits NT304DE01 INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT & INSURANCE 03 A. Course Specifications: Total periods* Lecture/ Seminar (To be applied to Semester:, School year:. under Decision No...../QĐ-BGH date......) Periods Laboratory/ Studio Activity Fieldwork Selfstudy periods Periods in classrom Lecture room Lab room Fieldwork (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) *(1) = (2) + (3) + (4) + (5) = (7) + (8) + (9) B. Other related Subjects: Other related Subjects Course ID Course title Prerequisites: AV203DV01 AV giao tiếp Quốc tế 3 (EGC3) C. Course Description: This subject supplies for students knowledge about some modes of transportation such as by sea, by air, by rail, by road and the content of incoterms 2010 to know that whom the booking rights belong to, the exporter (or the importer). Moreover, the subject also lists some shipping lines, Airlines in Vietnam at present, nature of insurance and risks as well, damages and current import-export cargo insurance conditions, insurance policy, principles and procedure when buying insurance. Thanks to that, students can learn steps needed to claim payment when there is damage and structures to calculate indemnity. D. Course Objectives: No. Course Objectives 1. Supply basic knowledge to learn next specific subjects well. 2. Execute jobs related to foreign transportation, forwarding and insurance 3. Apply knowledge of transportation, forwarding and insurance to procedure of carrying out a sales contract.

2 4 Help students with having abilities of working for insurance company, shipping lines, Airlines, foreign trade forwarders after graduation. E. Learning Outcomes: No. Learning Outcomes Understand Incoterms, modes of transportation (by Sea, Air ), process of cargo 1. import-export. 2. Distinguish between liner and voyage, direct vessel and transit vessel 3. Calculate the freight of sea and air transportation Know types of documents used normally in foreign trade and essential roles of 4 those kinds of documents. 5 Get familiar with foreign trade terms such as: FOB, CIF, BAF, YAS, CY, CFS Perform jobs related to transportation: booking by Sea, booking reservation by 6 Air and prepare necessary documents. Know some shipping lines, Airlines in Viet Nam at present so that students can 7 apply transportation techniques which has just been taught right away Know the roles and responsibilities of freight forwarder in international trade and 8 know forwarding processes Understand clearly various risks, different damages in insurance (in which case, 9 which risks, which damage, which conditions the insurer will pay indemnity?) Buy insurance by themselves and know ways, procedure to solve damages in 10 insurance. 11 Know how to calculate premium, indemnity F. Instructional Modes: This subject is implemented by lecture and students are divided into small group to do exercises. Types of classroom period 1 Theoretical classroom 36 2 Field Trip 09 Total Lecture: The lecture time is 30 periods, spends 12 weeks; it means that there will be a theoretical class in every week. Teachers lecture in English and note some special terms in Vietnamese. Before going to school, students read stipulated chapter of the textbook in the course outline first. Besides, students must read more materials and transportation and insurance documents of companies in English. Students go to class to observe and listen to definitions, difficult or important ideals of each chapter stressed by lecturer and update practice knowledge at present. If students have problems from above step 1 to step 3, they need discuss with their friends or bring them to class to debate with others in the exercise period. 2. Presentation and exercise 06 periods is for presentation and exercises, there is one period every week after the theoretical time.

3 After the theoretical time, students practices exercises and answer questions in the textbook (as said in the course outline) to check whether they understand the lessons or not. As to presentation, students will be divided into small groups, not more than 10 students each group to do topics assigned by lecturer. Before the time for making presentation, students should learn practical issues related to their topic as much as possible. After a group makes presentation, students in class and lecturer make questions and discuss with each other to make clear all key problems of the topic. In the semester, students will do a major exercise to get marks in week 14. At the end of exercise period, the lecturer will summarize all main ideas so that all the class will have more knowledge about this topic. Number Ways of teaching Brief description period 1 Lecture Lecture in English, note terms in Vietnamese. Students read English textbook. Group consists of 5-8 students, assigned discussion questions. Maximum number of students Group work (discuss/exercise) 6 3 Field Trip Tan Cang STC 9 40 G. Textbooks and teaching aids: 1. Required Textbooks and Materials: i. The principle of indemnity in marine insurance contract, wrote by Kyriaki Noussia, Springer. 2. Suggested Course Materials: i. Textbook Vận Tải Bảo Hiểm ngoại thương Triệu Hổng Cẩm producer Văn Hóa Sài Gòn ii. import-export documents iii. international convention, Viet Nam marine Law iv. Civil Aviation law v. website - visabatimes.com.vn - vpa.org.vn - tansonnhatcargo.com.vn vi. English marine law vii. marine cargo insurance law of Vietnamese insurer viii. insurance regulation, York-Antwerp about General Average.

4 iv. related documents, websites such as 3. Teaching aids: no H. Assessment Methods (Requirements for Completion of the Course): 1. Description of learning outcomes assessment Students learn the transportation and insurance will be remarked by three ways: 1.1 Exercise: Students do exercises after each theoretical chapter. 1.2 Major assignment: i. Students are divided into many groups, each group consists of less than 10 students. Every group will make research and make presentation about one topic assigned by lecturer. ii. This is the work of the whole group, so students will be remarked as one group, which means that all students in the same group will receive the same marks for the result. If any member sees that one student in group doesn t contribute to the result, please inform the lecturer to solve the problem. In he can t bear this situation, he can do the assignment by himself. iii. The mark of presentation replaces for the mid-term mark Test at STC: individual assessment at Tan Cang STC with 30% of the total grade. 1.3 The final test: The final test will extend 90 minutes. The test will include multi-choice questions and essay. This test will check both theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge as well. Students are prohibited from using documents. 2. Summary of learning outcomes assessment * For main semester: Components Duration Assessment Forms Percentage Schedule Test 1 Group work; Quizzes randomly 20% Week 1-12 during a semester, Attendance and Discussion in class Test 2 Test at Tan cang STC 30% Week Final Test 90 Multiple choice and case study. 50% The Student Services minutes Closed exam department Total 100% I. Academic Integrity Academic integrity is a fundamental value that affects the quality of teaching, learning, and research at a university. To ensure the maintenance of academic integrity at Hoa Sen University, students are required to: 1. Work independently on individual assignments: Collaborating on individual assignments is considered cheating. 2. Avoid plagiarism Plagiarism is an act of fraud that involves the use of ideas or words of another person

5 without proper attribution. Students will be accused of plagiarism if they: i. Copy in their work one or more sentences from another person without proper citation. ii. Rephraser, paraphrase, or translate another person s ideas or words without proper attribution. iii. Reuse their own assignments, in whole or in part, and submit them for another class. 3. Work responsibly within a working group In cooperative group assignments, all students are required to stay on task and contribute equally to the projects. Group reports should clearly state the contribution of each group member. Any acts of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the task at hand and/or immediate failure of the course, depending on the seriousness of the fraud. Please consult Hoa Sen University s Policy on Plagiarism at To ensure the maintenance of academic integrity, the university asks that students report cases of academic dishonesty to the teacher and/or the Dean. The names of those students will be kept anonymous. I.Teaching Staff: No. Lecturer s name , Phone number, Office location 1 Nguyễn Trung THÀNH thanh.nguyentrung@hoasen.edu.vn 2 Office hours Position J. Outline of Topics to be covered (Learning Schedule): * For main semester topics: Week/ Meeting Topics Chapter 1: The transportation of cargo in foreign trade by Sea 1/1 I. Transportation of cargo by sea 1. Features 2. Position 3. Conclusion II. Infrastructure of the modes of transportation of Sea. 1. Voyage 2. Port 3. Vessel Chapter 2: Booking 2/2 I. Basic definition 1. Definition and nature 2. Booking market and marine transportation organizations. References Homework / Assignment group 1: analyzing Bill of lading (B/L)

6 Week/ Meeting Topics 3. Freight 4. Features of booking market. II. Some methods of booking 1. Liner charter 3/3 2. Voyage terms 3. Time charter III. Necessary documents in marine transportation International convention applied 4/4 General knowledge of container 1. Definition of container 2. Benefits of containerization 3. Limits of containerization 4. Structure of container 5. Securing the container on board 6. Main types container terminal facilities 5/5 Types and specification for the most used container 1. Types of containers mostly used 2. Dimensions of ISO containers 3. Identification codes of containers Chapter 3: Cargo transportation by Air 6/6 I. Air transportation 1. Features 2. Advantages and disadvantages 3. Applied fields II. Infrastructure of Air transportation 1. Airport 2. Air Cargo Terminal 3. Airplane III. Cargo and freight in air transportation 1. Cargo 2. Freight 7/7 IV. Import-Export cargo transportation by Air 1. Forwarding skills of import & export cargoes by Air 2. Documents normally used in Forwarding importexport cargoes by Air 3.Air terms in abbreviation V. Important Laws related air transportation. 1. International Conventions 2. Laws in Viet Nam 3. Rights, obligations, responsibilities of shipper and carrier. VI. International organizations related to Air References Homework / Assignment group 2: Learn about Voyage HCM-Japan group 3: Analyzing Air way bill (AWB) presentation of group 4: Learn about voyage SGN-Australia

7 Week/ Meeting Topics transportation. Chapter 4: Other modes of transportation 8/8 I. Rail transportation II. Road transportation III. Inland Waterways IV. Multimodal Transport 9/9 FORWARDING 1. Definition of Forwarding 2. Classification of Forwarding 3. Roles and Responsibilities of Freight Forwarder in International trade 4. Forwarding companies in Vietnam 10/10 FORWARDING 5. International Conventions 6. Shipping documents and their usage 7. Processes of Forwarding Chapter 5: Insurance conditions 11/11 I. General introduction II. Applied laws III. Insurance conditions 1. According to ICC 1963 of Insurance Institute of London 2. According to ICC 1982 of Insurance Institute of London 3. According to ICC 2009 of Insurance Institute of London Chapter 6: Insurance policy and process of buying insurance for import & export cargo 11/11 I. Insurance policy 1. Definition 2. Types of insurance policy 3. The content of an insurance policy II. Principles of buying insurance 1. Principle of buying insurance in advance 2. Principle of Utmost good faith 3. Principle of corporation with insurer to protect common rights 12/12 III. Procedure of buying insurance 1. Calculating insurable value 2. Amount insured 3. Calculating premium 4. Procedure of buying insurance 5. Responsibility and obligation of parties References Homework / Assignment group 5: Find out about road border gate group 06: Learn about the claim and indemnity process

8 Week/ Meeting Topics 6. Endorsement of insurance certificate Chapter 7: Survey and Claim, Indemnity 12/12 I. Survey of damages II. Necessary Procedure of claim and compensation when damages happen 1. Needed steps 2. Documents 3. Claim and payment 3.1 Principles of calculating indemnity 3.2 Structures of calculating indemnity 13/13 Field Trip Tan Cang STC 14/14 Field Trip Tan Cang STC 15/15 Field Trip Tan Cang STC References Homework / Assignment CONTENTS OF FIELD TRIP Tan Cang STC: 1. Terminal s safety procedures 2. Overview of Vietnam s port system and Saigon Newport s terminals and premises 3. Container Terminal Management and Operations - roles and functions of sea ports (Tan cang - Cat Lai) 4. The procedures for cargo operation at Tan Cang - Cat Lai Terminal 5. Visiting Control Tower - Being briefed on Topx 6. Simulated training (Transport chain)