KSU5313 Safe Urban Road DesignBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-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
KSU5313 Safe Urban Road Design Fall
Spring
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 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: Road Design
Course Objectives: Course objective is giving detailed information about urban roads, safety and road design.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning road design

Evaluation of road design in terms of safety

Learning capacity analysis and traffic management in urban roads

Course Content

Comprehensive information on all engineering measures for improving the safety of vehicles that get in to the roadside zones. Discussion of the measures that can be taken in order to minimize the effects of collisions. Presentation of detailed information on roadside railings, importance of signs in improving the road safety. Investigation of roadside safety concept with examples from Turkey and the world.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Improving the safety of vehicles
3) Improving the safety of vehicles
4) Minimize the effects of collisions
5) Minimize the effects of collisions
6) Detailed information on roadside railings
7) Detailed information on roadside railings
8) Detailed information on roadside railings
9) Midterm Exam
10) Importance of signs in improving the road safety
11) Importance of signs in improving the road safety
12) Roadside safety concept with examples from Turkey and the world
13) Roadside safety concept with examples from Turkey and the world
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Sunumlar / Presentations

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. 5
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 4
3) Having awareness about innovations and developments in profession, investigating and learning necessary informations about these 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