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
KSU5328 Urban Structure and Transport Behaviours In Metropolitans Fall 3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Course Objectives: Giving high degree information and expertise about urban and transportation systems.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Giving the ability of analyzing, explicating and modelling with lineer regression method of relation between socio-demographic-economic structure and transportation behaviours on the basis of transportation database in a metropolitan area.

Course Content

Usage of individual, household, passenger informations in a metropolitan area by transportation database and understanding modelling with analyzing, interpretation, lineer regretion for establishing the relation between social-demographic-economic chararacteristics and transportation behaviours.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Urban Structure
3) Concept of individual and household
4) Concept of individual and household
5) Urban Transportation Systems
6) Transportation behaviours and analysis
7) Midterm
8) Effects of individual characteristics to transportation behaviours
9) Effects of individual characteristics to transportation behaviours
10) Effects of household characteristics to transportation behaviours
11) Effects of individual characteristics to transportation behaviours
12) Effects of urban structure to transportation behaviours
13) Effects of urban structure to transportation behaviours
14) General review and student presentations

Sources

Course Notes: Derste verilen notlar/Lecture Notes
References: Akın, D. and Celik, M. (2010). Effects of Urban Form, Density and Land Value on Urban Mobility in Large Metropolitan Area: Istanbul, Turkey. Paper 2938, WCTR 2010, Lisbon. Portugal. Akın, D. and Celik, M. (2010). Mobility Characteristics of Different Population Groups in a Large Metropolitan Area: Istanbul Turkey. Paper 2928, WCTR 2010, Lisbon. Portugal.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Presentation 0 % 0
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 0 % 0
Jury 0 % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 30 30
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
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.
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering.
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
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