ECTS - Advanced Traffic Engineering
Advanced Traffic Engineering (CE535) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced Traffic Engineering | CE535 | 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, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Rapid review of basic traffic engineering parameters. Explaining of capacity and level of service concept. Giving the basic understanding about Level of Service (LOS) analysis criteria for expressways, divided highways and two lane highways. Discussion on (LOS) and delay concepts of signalized intersections. Evaluation of accident analysis and safety concept. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Speed, volume and density relationship, measuring methods of basic traffic stream variables, geometric design for traffic, capacity and level of service analysis of expressways, divided and two-lane highways, accident analysis. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traffic and Flow Characteristics | |
| 2 | Traffic and Flow Characteristics | |
| 3 | Traffic and Flow Characteristics | |
| 4 | Geometric Design for Traffic | |
| 5 | Geometric Design for Traffic | |
| 6 | Geometric Design for Traffic | |
| 7 | Capacity and level of service concept (LOS) | |
| 8 | Capacity and level of service concept (LOS) | |
| 9 | Capacity and level of service concept (LOS) | |
| 10 | Capacity and level of service concept (LOS) | |
| 11 | Capacity and level of service concept (LOS) | |
| 12 | Safety and accident analysis | |
| 13 | Safety and accident analysis | |
| 14 | Safety and accident analysis | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Traffic Engineering Handbook, Institute of Transportation engineers , ITE, 2007 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Highway Capacity Manual, AASHTO, 2010 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||