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Programme |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Civil Engineering |
Course Information |
Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | | Credit Pratic | Credit Lab/A | Credit Total | Credit Ects | Semester |
01INS6146 | Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 1 |
Course Information |
Language of Instruction | Turkish |
Type of Course Unit | Elective |
Course Coordinator | Assistant Professor Dr. Ž.Figen KALYONCUOŠLU |
Course Instructors | 3-Ž. Figen KALYONCUOŠLU |
Course Assistants | |
Course Aims | 1. To equip students with fundamental knowledge to better prepare them for the transportation
engineering program
2. To explain the basic concepts and approaches of transportation engineering and planning
3. To provide an understanding of the multidisciplinary perspectives of transportation engineering and
planning |
Course Goals | To equip students with fundamental knowledge to better prepare them for the transportation engineering program
To explain the basic concepts and approaches of transportation engineering and planning
To provide an understanding of the multidisciplinary perspectives of transportation engineering and planning |
Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit | To understand the significance of transportation
To understand the wide and multidisiplinary nature of transportation
To learn basic concepts of transportation engineering and planning
To have a general undertstanding of the applied methodologies and techniques
To understand the fundemental engineering aspects of transportation
To understand the fundemantal planning and management aspects of transportation |
Course Contents | In its wide context, fundemental knowledge of transportation engineering and planning with regard to
following topics will be established: Socio-economic development and transportation; Environmental
impacts; Improvements in transportation; Transportation modes; Infrastructures; Freight Transport; Urban
Public Transport; Transportation planning and policy concepts, aims; Travel demand analysis; Land use and
Transportation; Management and Operation in transportation; Design engineering; Pavement and track
design |
Prerequisities and Co-requisities Courses | |
Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
Mode Of Delivery | |
Level of Course Unit | |
Assessment Methods and Criteria | ECTS / Table Of Workload (Number of ECTS credits allocated) |
Studies During Halfterm | Number | Co-Efficient | Activity | Number | Duration | Total |
Visa | 1 | 50 | Course Duration (Excluding Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 | Time Of Studying Out Of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Homework | 1 | 50 | Homeworks | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Attendance | 0 | 0 | Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lab | 0 | 0 | Lab Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | Field Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Workshop | 0 | 0 | Visas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seminary | 0 | 0 | Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field study | 0 | 0 | Workload Hour (30) | 30 |
TOTAL | 100 | Total Work Charge / Hour | |
The ratio of the term to success | 40 | Course's ECTS Credit | |
The ratio of final to success | 60 | |
TOTAL | 100 | |
Recommended or Required Reading |
Textbook | 1. PAPACOSTAS, C. S. AND PREVEDOURAS, P.D. (2001)
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING. PRENTICE HALL,
3RD EDITION
2. WRIGHT, P. H AND ASHFORD N. J (1998) TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING: PLANNING AND DESIGN. J. WILEY, 4TH EDITION
3. HALL, P. (2004) CITIES OF TOMORROW. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING,
THIRD EDITION |
Additional Resources | 1. PAPACOSTAS, C. S. AND PREVEDOURAS, P.D. (2001)
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING. PRENTICE HALL,
3RD EDITION
2. WRIGHT, P. H AND ASHFORD N. J (1998) TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING: PLANNING AND DESIGN. J. WILEY, 4TH EDITION
3. HALL, P. (2004) CITIES OF TOMORROW. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING,
THIRD EDITION |
Material Sharing |
Documents | |
Assignments | |
Exams | |
Additional Material | |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lectures, Practical Courses, Presentation, Seminar, Project, Laboratory Applications (if necessary) |
Work Placements |
As with any other educational component, credits for work placements are only awarded when the learning outcomes have been achieved and assessed. If a work placement is part of organised mobility (such as Farabi and Erasmus), the Learning Agreement for the placement should indicate the number of credits to be awarded if the expected learning outcomes are achieved. |
Program Learning Outcomes |
No | Course's Contribution to Program | Contribution |
1 | An ability to design, conduct laboratory experiments and analyze and interpret data, in one of the major civil engineering areas | 3 |