• HOME
• ABOUT US
  • Name Address
  • General Description
  • Governance
  • Academic Calendar
  • Degree Programmes
  • List of Programmes in English
  • General Admission and Registration Procedures
  • Credit Mobility and Recognition of Prior Learning
  • ECTS Credit Allocation
  • Academic Guidance
  • Contacts
• Degree Programmes
  • Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)
  • Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)
  • First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)
  • Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)
• GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
  • Cost of Living
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Medical Facilities
  • Facilities for Disabled Students
  • Insurance
  • Financial Supports
  • Student Affairs Office
  • Practical Information for International Students
  • Language Courses
  • Work Placement Possibilities
  • Sports, Social and Cultural Facilities
  • Student Associations and Clubs
  • About İzmir - Turkey
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • International Relations Office
  • Registration Procedures
  • Agreements
  • Coordinators
  • Documents
  • List of Programmes in English
  • ECTS / DS Labels

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS INŞ 4083 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÖZUYSAL

Offered to

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide the basic knowledge about the analysis, modelling and demand-supply balance of transportation systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to associate the human, vehicle and road characteristics which are the main elements of transportation activities 2   To be able to say the basic terms of transportation systems 3   To be able to compare different transportation modes 4   To be able to interpret about the demand-cost relation 5   To be able to present and investigate the findings about transportation systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction, basic terms related to transportation systems 2 System approach for transportation activities 3 Travel demand, transportation as a derived demand 4 Elasticity, aggregated and disaggregated demand models 5 Transportation cost, analysis of the cost functions 6 The cost prediction methods 7 Pricing policies in transportation systems 8 Network equilibrium, optimization methods 9 Introduction to four steps travel demand model 10 MID-TERM EXAM 11 Trip generation and distribution 12 Mode choice and assignment 13 Evaluation of the transportation system problems in practice 14 Homework presentations, conclusions

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Analysis of Transportation Systems, M. Özdemir Akyılmaz, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1991. Supplementary Book(s): Modelling Transport, Juan de Dios Ortuzar, Luis G. Willumsen, Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471861103, Ingiltere, 2002. Materials: Presentations, course notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Homework, presentation, applications.

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 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

LO 1-4 will be evaluated by mid-term and final exams. LO 5 will be evaluated by homework and presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course will be taken into consideration.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZUYSAL: mustafa.ozuysal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced after the course schedule is determined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 LO.1 4 3 LO.2 4 3 LO.3 4 3 LO.4 4 3 4 LO.5 4 5