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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND MODELS CE453 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have the basic knowledge on the evolution of transportation systems and modes
2) Understand mathematical representation of transportation networks
3) Understand the parameters affecting travel demand decision making
4) Solve algorithms of shortest paths in a traffic network
5) Learn how to estimating flow capacity and cost of assignment in traffic networks
6) Learn the upcoming travel demand issues, technologies and applications
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTCE 351 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
COURSE DEFINITIONPlanning, design and operations of transportation facilities. Vehicle characteristics and human factors in design. Traffic stream variables and their measurement techniques. Basic traffic flow models. Highway and street intersection capacity and level of service. Traffic control concepts. Transportation systems management. Application of statistical analysis.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction and History of Transportation Systems
2nd Week Air, land , water and rail transportation
3rd Week Historical perspective in the world and in Turkey
4th Week Urban Traffic versus Freight
5th Week Network Representation and Connectivity
6th Week Classification of Transportation Modes
7th Week Network Traffic Problems I
8th Week Mid-term exam
9th Week Freight Transportation Basics, Network Traffic Problems II
10th Week Urban Traffic Management
11th Week Network Traffic Problems III
12th Week Current/Future Trends in Transportation
13th Week Term Paper Presentations
14th Week Current/Future Trends in Transportation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGReference:
Dusan Teodorovic, Milan Janic, Transportation Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2017.
Additional Resources:
A. S. Narasimha Murthy, Henry Mohle, Transportation Engineering Basics, ASCE Press, 2001.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Project,Presentation,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term125
Assignment215
Project120
Attendance15
Total(%)65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)35
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam11,51,5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam13535
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12525
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam11,51,5
Homework21530
Project11414
Total Workload149
Total Workload / 304,96
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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