KSU5326 Transportation Systems Operation and Management In Livable UrbansBahçeşehir 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
KSU5326 Transportation Systems Operation and Management In Livable Urbans 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 information about operation elements, methods and design criterias in transportation system design for livable urbans.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The realistic analysis of urban transportation facilities,

Ability and experience of efficient design of system in terms of operational,

Course Content

Operations importance in transportation, urban and transportation relation, mistakes in urban transportation, transportation policies for livable urbans, basic operation components, performance concept and components (level of service, source consumption), demand-performance-capacity-source consumption relations, transportation network types and characteristics, transportation modes and operation types, vehicle rotation and specifying the routes, timetables, vehicle-personnel tables, fleet dimensioning, demand-supply equilibrium, fare strategies.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Position and importance of operation in transportation, basic operation elements
2) Urban and Transportation Relation
3) Urban and Transportation Relation
4) Common wrongs in urban transportation
5) Common wrongs in urban transportation
6) Transportation politics for transportation policies
7) Transportation politics for transportation policies, implementation of solutions
8) Midterm Exam
9) Demand-performance concepts (level of service, source consuming), capacity-source consuming relations
10) Transportation network types and characteristics, transportation modes and operation types
11) Transportation modes and operation types, vehicle rotation and route definition
12) Timetables, vehicle and personnel tables, vehicle fleet measuring
13) Vehicle fleet measuring
14) Presentations of homeworks

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Transportation Planning Handbook John D. Edwards 1992 0935403337

Urban Transit: Operations, Planning, and Economics Vukan R. Vuchic 2005 0-471-63265-1

Urban Public Transportation Systems and Technology, and Economics Vukan R. Vuchic 1981 0-13-939496-6

Transportation for Livable Cities Vukan R. Vuchic 2005 0-88285-161-6

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