COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION FLOW MODELS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LOG 5012 TRANSPORTATION FLOW MODELS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

Logistics Engineering (Non-Thesis-Evening)
Logistics Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to make an introduction to traffic engineering and give information about traffic flow fundemantals and modelling. In this course, subjects like transportation network analysis and traffic assignment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend basic parameters of transportation engineering
2   To collect basic transportation system data.
3   To calculate performances of transportation facilities
4   To investigate and analyze a transportation system as a whole.
5   To compare transportation modes from different points of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of traffic flow
2 Capacity
3 Traffic surveys
4 Traffic surveys (cont.)
5 Traffic Volume Studies and Characteristics
6 Traffic Volume Studies and Characteristics (cont.) Homework Assignment
7 I. Mid-term exam
8 Intersections
9 Intersections (cont.)
10 Introduction to transportation network modeling
11 Introduction to traffic assignment models
12 Introduction to traffic assignment models (cont.)
13 II. mid-term exam
14 Home-work presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

TRB Special Report 209, Highway Capacity Manual (2000 version), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C.

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 + MTE 2/2 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 + MTE 2/2 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by using mid-term and final exams.
LO 2-5 will be evaluated by using home-works and presentations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Serhan TANYEL (serhan.tanyel@deu.edu.tr)

Office Hours

It will be announced when the course schedule of the faculty is determined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 2 13 26
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.23555455355455
LO.35555455455354
LO.45553554555354
LO.55555545554355

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