ECTS - Advanced Transportation Engineering
Advanced Transportation Engineering (CE534) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Transportation Engineering | CE534 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Field Trip, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Introduce a general ‘road safety concept’ in highway and junction design. Give main principles of black spot analysis and the role of conflict technique. Discussion on safety auditing of planned roads and roads under operation. Introduce general principles of junction type selection, clearance zone and road equipment. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Safe road design principles, blackspot analysis, safety auditing on planned projects and on existing roads, the conflict technique. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to road safety engineering | |
| 2 | Blackspot management in general | |
| 3 | Accident investigation, problem definition | |
| 4 | The diagnosis, the reasons of an accident | |
| 5 | Countermeasure selection | |
| 6 | The implementation and follow-up | |
| 7 | The MAAP, DST and SEROES tools for safety evaluation | |
| 8 | Safety Auditing, safety inspection in general | |
| 9 | Safety audit on planned projects | |
| 10 | Safety audit on existing roads | |
| 11 | The conflict technique | |
| 12 | How can engineers design safe junctions? | |
| 13 | Roundabouts and city passing | |
| 14 | Safety zone and safety standards | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Road Safety Engineering Manual, Hazırlayan: ROSPA, 2000 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Türkiye Trafik Güvenliği Projesi (1998-2002) referans alınarak hazırlanmış ders notları. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. | |||||
| 5 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | X | ||||
| 6 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||