School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Engineering | ||||||
Course Code | CE 403 | ||||||
Course Title in English | Traffic and Transportation Engineering | ||||||
Course Title in Turkish | Trafik ve Ulaştırma Mühendisliği | ||||||
Language of Instruction | EN | ||||||
Type of Course | Flipped Classroom,Lecture,Project | ||||||
Level of Course | Introductory | ||||||
Semester | Fall | ||||||
Contact Hours per Week |
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Estimated Student Workload | 154 hours per semester | ||||||
Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||||
Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||||
Overall Educational Objective | To become familiar with traffic engineering and transportation projects. | ||||||
Course Description | This course will familiarize the student with traffic systems and components, transportation demand and its characteristics, transportation economics, transportation models, sustainability, social and environmental factors of transportation, components of traffic stream, characteristics of road users and vehicles, vehicle dynamics, traffic flow theory and models, car following and queuing theories, operation of traffic, traffic data, capacity and level of service, traffic control methods and strategies, design of intersections, geometric design and standards, location survey and plan of a road, horizontal curves, profile of a road, vertical curves, cross sections and introduction to earthworks. | ||||||
Course Description in Turkish | Bu derste trafik sistemleri ve bileşenleri, ulaşım talebi ve özelikleri, ulaştırma ekonomisi, ulaşım modelleri, sürdürülebilirlik, toplum ve çevre ile olan etkileşim, trafik akışının bileşenleri, trafik akış özelikleri, araç dinamikleri, trafik akış teorisi ve modelleri, araç takip, trafik akışı, hacmi ve özelikleri, hizmet seviyesi, trafik kontrol yöntemleri, kavşak tasarımı, geometrik tasarım ve standartlar, güzergah tayini, plan hazırlama, yatay kurp tasarımı, düşey kurp hesabı, en kesit, boy kesit gösterimleri ve toprak işleri hesabı konuları işlenmektedir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) demonstrate a solid grounding in the fundamentals of traffic engineering; 2) differentiate issues related to planning and managing transport operations; 3) identify the construction and inspection requirements of the transportation engineering; 4) demonstrate computational problem solving skills on geometric design of highway sections; 5) plan and design a transportation project; 6) explain global issues related to professional practice, infrastructure, environment and service populations; 7) develop self-learning skills. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | |||||||
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | |||||||
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | |||||||
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | |||||||
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | |||||||
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | |||||||
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | |||||||
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | |||||||
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | |||||||
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | |||||||
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | |||||||
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | |||||||
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
Prepared by and Date | GÖRKEM AKYOL , June 2023 |
Course Coordinator | GÖRKEM AKYOL |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. FATİH YONAR |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction to transportation and transportation engineering, Transportation systems and its components |
2) | Operation of traffic, Traffic data, Capacity and Level of Service |
3) | Introduction to transportation planning, Transportation Demand and its characteristics, Transportation economics, Transportation models |
4) | Characteristics of road users and vehicles, vehicle dynamics |
5) | Vehicle Dynamics (Application) |
6) | An overview of geometric design, Geometrical standards |
7) | Location (route) survey and plan of a road (design project) |
8) | Location (route) survey and plan of a road (design project) (Continued) |
9) | Horizontal curves (design project) |
10) | Horizontal curves (design project - continued), Superelevation (design project) |
11) | Superelevation (design project) (continued) |
12) | Profile of a road (design project) |
13) | Vertical curves (design project) |
14) | Cross sections (design project) |
15) | Final Exam / Project / Presentation Period |
16) | Final Exam / Project / Presentation Period |
Required/Recommended Readings | • Mannering, F.L. and Washburn, S.S., Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 7th Edition, Wiley, 2019. • N.J. Garber, L.A. Hoel, Traffic & Highway Engineering, CL- Engineering, 2008. • Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü, Karayolu Tasarım El Kitabı, 2005. • Ortuzar, J. D., and Willumsen, L. G., Modelling Transport, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., West Sussex, 2011 • Arnott, R. and Kraus, M., Principles of Transport Economics, in Handbook of Transportation Science, p. 689-726, Ed. Randolph, W.H., Kluwer Academic Publishers, New Jersey, 2003 • Gartner, N., Messer, C. J. and Rathi, A. K., Traffic Flow Theory A State-of-the-Art Report (Revised Monograph on Traffic Flow Theory), The Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C., 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Lectures/contact hours using ‘flipped classroom’ as an active learning technique | |||||||||||||||
Homework and Projects | Online and in-class assignments, Transportation design project | |||||||||||||||
Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
Computer Use | CAD Applications, Office Applications | |||||||||||||||
Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
Instructor’s office: Office hours: E-mail address: yonarf@mef.edu.tr; akyolgo@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
Project | 1 | 35 | 35 | ||||
Quiz(zes) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 40 | |||
Midterm(s) | 1 | 20 | 3 | 23 | |||
Total Workload | 154 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 6.2 | ||||||
ECTS | 6 |