Students will prepare a research proposal including a literature review to support their work towards the Bachelor dissertation. This affords students the opportunity to complete a substantial piece of independent research, allowing them to pursue deeper knowledge and understanding of a relevant topic of their choice through their own research. The teaching and guidance aim particularly to develop students’ skills of academic reading, researching, analysing data, application of knowledge and presenting data (numeracy and quantitative data), academic writing/literacy, critical thinking and writing and digital literacy and IT skills.

Students will prepare a research proposal including a literature review to support their work towards the Bachelor dissertation. This affords students the opportunity to complete a substantial piece of independent research, allowing them to pursue deeper knowledge and understanding of a relevant topic of their choice through their own research. The teaching and guidance aim particularly to develop students’ skills of academic reading, researching, analysing data, application of knowledge and presenting data (numeracy and quantitative data), academic writing/literacy, critical thinking and writing and digital literacy and IT skills.

This module delivers learning in the area of shipping and inter-modal logistics services in the global trading arena. The fit with shipping, trade and transport rests with the importance of the role of strategic logistics in an openly competitive global trade. You will learn about the concepts and mechanisms of strategic logistics in global markets. Increased focus is on inventory management, just-in-time logistics, and totally cost analysis, as defined by global benchmarks, is integral to the learning experience throughout the module - this focus applies logistic concepts in both the generic and niche shipping markets. 

In this module you will gather knowledge and expertise in the area of marketing shipping logistics services in the global trading arena. Emphasis is put on service quality defined by global benchmarks which is also reiterated as a theme throughout the module. You will apply marketing concepts in both the generic and niche shipping market sectors and find out differences of how to approach your various customers. Students will learn about the importance of international marketing in an openly competitive global environment. Attention is given to the culture and trade practices of global markets, focussing on international brand management as well as the positioning and the globalisation of brands.