URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

CE557

Course Code: CE557
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain urban transportation systems and planning principles from an engineering perspective,
Analyze travel demand forecasting models and public transportation performance indicators,
Evaluate urban transportation systems considering sustainability, environmental, and social impacts.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Introduction and basic concepts, planning and historical process, sustainable transportation, urban activities; urban transportation requirement, structure of cities and transportation planning, urban transportation types, transportation networks and characteristics, classification of urban roads, travel characteristics in urban transportation, urban public transportation systems, features and performances, parking lots, four-stage transportation demand forecasting model (trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, and traffic assignment), urban transportation management, demand management methods in urban transportation.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to urban transportation systems
2^nd Week	Historical development of transportation planning
3^rd Week	Sustainable transportation concepts
4^th Week	Urban activities and travel demand
5^th Week	Urban structure and transportation planning
6^th Week	Urban transportation modes
7^th Week	Transportation networks and road classification
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Travel characteristics and data collection
10^th Week	Urban public transportation systems
11^th Week	Public transport performance measures
12^th Week	Parking systems and management
13^th Week	Four-step travel demand forecasting model
14^th Week	Urban transportation management and demand management
15^th Week	Current practices

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Sigurd, G. (2003). Urban Transportation Systems, McGraw-Hill, USA.
2. Gülgeç, İ. (1998). Ulaşım Planlaması, Özsan Matbaacılık, Bursa.
3. Vukan, R. V. (2005). Transportation For Livable Cities, Rutgers University Pres, NJ, USA.
4. Ceder. A., (2007). Public Transit Planning and Operation-Theory, Modelling and Practice, Elsevier Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	50	50
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Quiz	1	2	2
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3		X	X
K4		X
K5
K6			X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11