ECTS - Transportation Engineering

Transportation Engineering (CE335) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Transportation Engineering CE335 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Experiment, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan TAPKIN
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Introduce ‘Transportation Engineering’ fundamentals with a principal overview about different modes and planning. Discussion on road, traffic and vehicle characteristics. Detail studies on geometric design elements of highways. Preparations for horizontal and vertical design of highways. Introduce ‘Traffic Engineering’ principles with general considerations on traffic stream characteristics. Introduce capacity and level of service concepts.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students become familiar to the different transportation modes.
  • Highway geometric elements together with horizontal and vertical design concepts are known.
  • Students can understand the basic principles of traffic engineering.
  • Different traffic stream variables, capacity and level of service concepts are became clear to the third year civil engineering students.
  • Students become ready to the highway project design and further traffic engineering courses.
Course Content Highway engineering, highway economy, highway geometric elements, horizontal and vertical design; traffic engineering, traffic stream variables, capacity and level of service concepts on rural highways and intersections.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to transportation in general
2 Transportation-highway- planning fundamentals
3 Highway economy and feasibility
4 Sight distance concept, stopping sight distance
5 Horizontal design of highways
6 Horizontal curves and superelevation
7 Profile and vertical curves
8 Highway cross sections and mass curve
9 Traffic engineering fundamentals, in general
10 Traffic stream variables, methods of measuring
11 Capacity and level of service concepts (LOS)
12 Capacity of freeways, divided highways and two lane rural roads.
13 Capacity of signalized intersections.
14 Travel demand and traffic forecasting
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 6 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 9 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to have in-depth knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, and to use this knowledge in solving Civil Engineering problems. X
2 Gains the ability to design and produce Civil Engineering systems under economic, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability constraints.
3 Gains the ability to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, and acquires the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. X
4 Gains the ability to develop an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and to design and conduct models and experiments.
5 Gains the ability to effectively use modern engineering tools, techniques, and capabilities necessary for design and other engineering applications. X
6 Gains the ability to independently conduct fundamental research in the field, report research results effectively, and present them at scientific meetings.
7 Acquires sufficient verbal and written English skills to follow scientific developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
8 Gains the ability to effectively use the knowledge acquired in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and to take leadership roles in such teams.
9 Gains awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, personal development, and continuous self-renewal in the field; follows developments in science and technology; acquires awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.
10 Recognizes the importance of considering social, scientific, and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, disseminating, and applying data related to civil engineering problems.
11 Gains the competence to critically examine, develop, and, when necessary, take action to change social relations and the norms that govern them.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 6 2 12
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 10 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 17 17
Total Workload 125