COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KEMAL MERT ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)
City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to the four-step model in transport planning within the urban and regional planning framework. All the subjects covered in the course will be explained through
solved numerical examples. At the end of the course, students will be highly familiar with the four steps of the classical urban transportation planning system within the urban and regional planning framework: (1) Trip
generation, (2) trip distribution, (3) mode choice, and (4) route assignment. Data organization and hands-on applications are included in the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Boyer, K. D., Principles of Transportation Economics. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., Reading, Mass., 1997
Pindyck, R. S., and D. L. Rubinfeld, Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts, McGraw-Hill, 1991
Meyer, D. and E. J. Miller, Urban Transportation Planning, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, 2001
Gomez-Ibanez, J.A., Tye, W.B., and C. Winston, Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy, Brookings Institution Press, 1999
Çubukçu, K.M., Planlamada Klasik Sayısal Yöntemler, ODTÜ Yayıncılık, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, theoretical presentations and solved examples, data organization and model estimation.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term examination and final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required.
2. Plagiarism and all other means of cheating are strictly prohibited.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Tinaztepe Campus
School of Architecture
Department of City and Regional Planning
Room #109
Buca/IZMIR 35160
TURKEY
mert.cubukcu@deu.edu.tr
http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/mert.cubukcu

Office Hours

Thursdays, 8:30-10:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes