COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICS AND APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPORTATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4478 POLITICS AND APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPORTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IREM AYHAN SELÇUK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The aim of the course is examining transportation politics with different aspects. In addition this rising evaluation, synthes and discussing skills of planning students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognition the limitations of transportation politics with legislative regulations
2   Understanding the importance of politics for transportation
3   Distinguish the developable politics of transportation on different aspects
4   Solving transportation problems for different user perspectives
5   Defining application tools, relevant institutions and disciplines for transportation politics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussion of Expectations from the Course and Homework Topics
2 Examining Emergency of Urban Transportation Problems-Traditional Approaches
3 Examining Emergency of Urban Transportation Problems-Contemporary Approaches
4 Politics and Preventions 1: Reduction of Travel Demand
5 Politics and Preventions 1: Reduction of Travel Demand
6 Politics and Preventions 2: Routing of Trips
7 Politics and Preventions 2: Routing of Trips
8 Resarch Homework (%30) Presentations
9 Resarch Homework (%30) Presentations
10 Politics and Preventions 3: Limitation of Individual Transport
11 Politics and Preventions 3: Limitation of Individual Transport
12 Midterm Exam (%20)
13 Discussion and Evaluation
14 Final Exam Week
15 Final Exam Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): :

Elker, C. (2002). Ulaşımda Politika ve pratik, Ankara.

Supplementary Book(s):

Cirit, F. (2014). Sürdürülebilir Kentiçi Ulaşım Politikaları ve Toplu Taşıma Sistemlerinin Karşılaştırılması, Uzmanlık Tezi, Iktisadi Sektörler ve Koordinasyon Genel Müdürlüğü, Ağustos, 2014.

Benk, Serkan, (2007). Kentiçi Ulaşım Sonucu Oluşan Negatif Dışsallıklar ve Önleme Yolları. Uludağ Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Maliye Anabilim Dalı, Maliye Teorisi Bilim Dalı, Doktora Tezi, Bursa.

Buket, C. (2006). Türkiye de Çok Modlu Taşımacılık, AB Ulaşım Politikaları ve Uyum Sürecinin Değerlendirilmesi, Haziran 2006, Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yüksek Lisans Tezi.

Materials:-

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The method of the lesson is introduction of transportation politics from different aspects and discussing of practices.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RAS * 0.60
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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of mid-term exam, research homework and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.ayhan@deu.edu.tr

0232 301 84 34

Office Hours

tuesday 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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