COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE TRANSPORTATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4092 MARINE TRANSPORTATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI TOPAL

Offered to

Course Objective

This course will provide information about the marine transportation to the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To investigate the relationship of ferry transit activities with other transportation modes.
2   To describe the main parameters of ferry transit.
3   To analyze the service quality of ferry transit.
4   To calculate the ferry and dock capacity.
5   To associate the ferry transit with other transportation nodes.

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 Integration of transportation systems
3 Ferry service
4 Vessel types
5 Passenger ferries
6 Urban ferry service
7 Docks and loading facilities
8 Disembarking/Embarking facilities
9 Disembarking/Embarking facilities , clearance time factors
10 Passenger and auto capacity
11 Mid-Term Exam
12 Ferry transit applications in Türkiye
13 Presentation
14 Homework Submission and general discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, TCRP Report 100, Transportation Research Board, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentations of the course, presentation slides and lecture notes (lecture notes and presentations will be sent to the students by e-mail before the lesson)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 will be evaluated by homework.
LO 2-3-4 will be evaluated by the mid-term and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the course will be required. Writing instructions of the term paper and Topics will be send to students at the beginning of the term.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali TOPAL- ali.topal@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serhan TANYEL - serhan.tanyel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

When course schedule is announced, it will be announced by the instructor. Lecture notes, presentations and student term papers will be sending via DEBIS.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.13
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54