COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5167 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÖZUYSAL

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the elements of transportation systems
2   To discuss behavioral differences of commuters
3   To compare transportation modes from different points of view
4   To predict discrete choice probabilities
5   To interpret the effectiveness of urban 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 to transportation systems
2 Interrelationships between transportation system and activity system
3 Discrete choice models
4 Utility functions and indifference curve
5 Deterministic and stochastic models for consumer behavior models
6 Travel demand modeling approaches
7 Supply functions
8 Supply functions (cont.)
9 Cost functions
10 Network equilibrium
11 Assignment models
12 Network management policies
13 Home-work presentations
14 General discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Akyılmaz, M.Ö. :Analysis of Transportation Systems, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department, 1991.
Cascetta, E.: Transportation Systems Analysis: Models and Application, Springer, 2009.
Manheim, M.L.: Fundamentals of Transportation Systems Analysis, MIT Press, 1979.

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 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, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by using mid-term and final exams.
LO2, LO3 and LO5 will be evaluated by home-work and presentations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZUYSAL (mustafa.ozuysal@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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 203

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1322
LO.23443433
LO.343443333
LO.43334
LO.55545534