COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION ECONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4469 TRANSPORTATION ECONOMY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR IREM AYHAN SELÇUK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to describe and demonstrate in general the basic concepts and knowledge area of transport economy, its functional efficiencies and role in urban planning activities. Especially expected to play a supplementary role in urban transportation planning. For those students who are willing to get specialized in this subject can get benefit for gaining skills in analysing the transport systems, in solving related problems, and in making decisions and estimations for the future. It is also expected to give students basic knowledge in economical and financial evaluation of transportation systems. For this an emphasis will be given on the ways of interdisciplinary approaches of transport economy and its interactions with those disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students, Will be able to analyze the urban transportation system (Perception),
2   Will be able to make economical and financial analysis in relation to the transportation systems (Knowledge),
3   Will be able to understand the role of interdisciplinary approaches (Perception),
4   Will be able to understand and evaluate the transportation decisions and investments with their economical, political and administrative aspects (Implementation),
5   Will be able to prepare comprehensive transportation plan with technical, political, economical, financial, legislative and administrative aspects (Synthesis).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Course Objectives, Content, General Approach.
2 Transportation Sector General Specifications.
3 Defining The Relation of Urban Theories and Transportation Economics
4 Externalities and Defining the Negative Externalities of Transportation Subject of case study
5 Discussing the Necessity of Transportation Politics on the Aspect of Transportation Economics Analysis for term paper
6 Historical Development of Transportation Politics and The Elements of the Consistent Transportation Politics
7 Travel Demand and Deregulation of Demand
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Direct Travels to Public Transportation
10 Limitation of Individual Transportation
11 Long-Term Transportation Politics
12 Presentation of Term Paper Presentation and Submission of Term Paper
13 Transportation Situation in the World and Turkey
14 Difficulties and Applicablities of Transportation Politics
15 General Discussions.
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ranott, Richard. (1992) Urban Transportation Economics. (Edited by) Boston College, Massachusetts.. Harwood Academic Pub. Gmbh. U.K.
- Richardson, Harry W. (1973) Urban Economics. Penguin Education. Middlesex . England.
- Thomson, J.M. (1974) Modern Tranport Economics. Penguin Education, Middlesex. England.
- Thomson, J.Michael. (1983) Toward Better Urban Transportation Planning in Developing Countries. World Bank S.W.P.No:600 Washington.
- Pekin, Prof.Dr. Tevfik. (1993) Makro Ekonomi - Para,Milli Gelir,Istihdam. Bilgehan Basımevi. Bornova -Izmir.
- Bursal, Prof.Dr. Nasuhi, Ercan, Prof.Dr. Yücel.(1998) Maliyet Muhasebesi. Editör : Erdoğan, Prof.Dr. Melih. TC Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları No:888, Eskişehir.
- Mackett, R.L. (1984) The Impact of Transport Policy on the City. TRRL Supplementary Report 821 Crowthorne, Berkshire.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.60 + RAS * 0.40
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Discussing will be measured by Midterm Examination.
Using will be measured by
Homework Assignments/Presentation and Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over sample cases.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Irem AYHAN SELÇUK
DEU Faculty of Architecture
Doğuş Cad. No:209, Buca/Izmir

Phone Nmbr: +90 232 301 84 34

irem.ayhan@deu.edu.tr
http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/irem.ayhan

Office Hours

Tuesday 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 4 16
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.111
LO.21
LO.311
LO.41
LO.51

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