LOG 112: Importing & Exporting

Tacoma_LOG112.zip

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Description:

Tacoma Community College offers a Logistics course program, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, to provide students with the professional skills necessary to succeed in warehouse, inventory, and supply chain management. Logistics 112, Importing & Exporting, seeks to introduce students to “the processes and documentation used in importing and exporting products in today’s international marketplace” through a combination of in-person and online hands-on discussions, lectures, readings, and projects. The course broadly orients students to the various techniques and concepts associated with importing and exporting goods in order to provide the student with applicable skills for a future career in logistics. Specifically, this course will clarify “management and strategic issues such as sales and marketing methods, as well as technical issues pertaining to documentation and regulatory compliance.”

Course Information:

Logistics 112 Importing & Exporting is a twelve-week blended learning course at Tacoma Community College offered in the Logistics curriculum and contains both online and in-person components. The topics vary from week to week, and students are expected to complete required readings and post on an online discussion board. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to discuss the rationale for trade in international markets, assess the readiness of a company to import or export, develop an export plan, list market entry and distribution strategies, explain INCOTERMS, understand various types of import and export documentation, understand the roles of forwarder and broker, discuss special considerations for hazardous goods or licenses, explain insurance and liability, understand industry and contractual terms, understand payments and risk reduction, understand the regulatory environment for import and export, and understand the importance of cultural sensitivity in international relations.

For orientation purposes, readers should begin with the document titled Instructor Manual – LOG 112. This detailed letter to instructors contains a course overview, descriptions for each of the modules by week, and suggested quiz questions. A list of web and print resources, called Resources was compiled for all the Logistics courses and is included in the Administrative section for reference.

Attached is a .zip file containing documents associated with the course. These materials fall into two distinct categories: administrative and lecture slides.

Course Contents:

The attached files associated with LOG 112 online course exist in a variety of formats including .docx, .pptx, .pptm, and .ppt. Below is list of the files organized by category then alphabetically, with the name of the file and size in parenthesis.

Administrative