KSU5304 Transportation EconomicsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5304 Transportation Economics Fall 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Giving quantitative knowledge about the relationship between economics and transportation which is a sub component of service sector and introduction of some evaluation methods for making choices among the investment alternatives.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Giving detailed information about:

Basic economics, transportation and economics, transportation demand, transportation and urban/regional development, direct costs of transportation, external costs of transportation, pricing of transportation services

Course Content

Main Principles Economics, Market Forces of Supply and Demand, Elasticities, Consumers, Costs of Production and Market Structures. Income Distribution, National Income Accounting, Inflation, Production, Growth and Unemployment, Saving, Open and Closed Economy Models.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Basic economics
2) Basic economics
3) Basic economics
4) Transportation and economics
5) Transportation and economics
6) Transportation demand
7) Transportation and urban/regional development
8) Direct costs of transportation
9) Mid-term Exam
10) External costs of transportation
11) Pricing of transportation services
12) Recovering external costs of transportation
13) Monopoly and public service in transportation service
14) Evaluation methods of investment alternatives

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Transportation Economics Patrick S. McCarty 2001 0-631-22180-8, 2001

Transport Economics Kenneth J. Button 2003 1-85278-523-3

Principles of Transport Economics E. Quinet, R. Vickerman 2004 1-84064-865-1

Mühendislik Ekonomisi Osman OKKA 2007 978-605395-429-3

Mikroekonomiye Giriş Tümay ERTEK 2009 978-605-37795-44

Principles of Transportation Economics Kenneth. D. BOYER 1997 978-0321-011039

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. 4
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 4
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions 4
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process