COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5057 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to describe the importance and methods of systematic approach to transportation problems and their solution; to investigate the relation between transportation system, socio-economic structure and transportation demand and discussion of decision mechanisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the elements of transportation systems
2   To discuss behavioral differences of commuters
3   To compare transportation modes from different points of view.
4   To calculate choice proportions between transportation modes
5   To interpret the effectiveness of urban transportation systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to transportation systems
2 Interrelationships between transportation system and activity system
3 Discrete prediction of behavior
4 Utility functions and indifference curve
5 Deterministic and stochastic models for consumer behavior
6 Home-work assignment
7 First mid-term exam
8 Aggregate prediction of behavior
9 Cost functions
10 Understanding performance functions of transportation systems and performance functions.
11 Carrier operations planning and network analysis
12 Cost benefit analysis and multi-criteria evaluation techniques of transportation projects
13 Second mid-term exam
14 Home-work presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Akyılmaz, M.Ö. :Analysis of Transportation Systems, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department, 1991.
Supplementary Book(s):
Manheim, M.L.: Fundamentals of Transportation Systems Analysis, MIT Press, 1979.
References:
Materials: Course presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course presentations, numerical applications, home-works and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.15 +MTE 2 * 0.15 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.15 +MTE 2 * 0.15 +ASG * 0.20 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by using mid-term and final exams.
LO2, LO3 and LO5 will be evaluated by home-work and presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhan.tanyel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.134
LO.243453
LO.33354
LO.43355
LO.54345354

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