COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LOG 5007 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

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 give detailed information on transportation modes and systems form logistics point of view. The infrasturucture of transportation modes, information on their technology, operations, managemet and economic analysis are also will be presented. Integration of different modes, information on international transportation routes and Networks are also included in the course outline.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the elements of transportation systems
2   To compare transportation modes from different points of view.
3   To interpret the effectiveness of urban transportation systems
4   To discuss transportation and logistics policits
5   To calculate mode choise possibilities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of transportation modes.
2 Criteria on transportation modes and carrier systems.
3 Interrelationships between transportation system and activity system
4 Discrete prediction of behavior
5 Discrete prediction of behavior
6 Deterministic and stochastic models for consumer behavior Homework asignment
7 Mid-term exam
8 Integration of transportation modes and multi-model transportation systems
9 Fundemamentals of Multimodel transportation systems
10 International transportation corridors and networks.
11 Passenger transportation
12 Urban network systems
13 Second mid-term exam
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Intermodality:Concept and Practice, (1987), Yehuda Hayuth, NewYork: Lloyds of London Press ISBN:1-85044-146-4.
Multimodal Transport, (1990), Geert Sanders, Brugge
Akyılmaz, M.Ö. :Analysis of Transportation Systems, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department, 1991.
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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


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

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 final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13535555353555
LO.23555535553553
LO.33553555355553
LO.45555535353535
LO.53535355555535

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