CE 2008 - Transportation Engineering

Basic Information

Course Code:

CE 2008

Course Name:

Transportation Engineering

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

5.00

Instructor:

Doç. Dr. Emre DEMİR

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide civil engineering students with a foundational understanding of the basic concepts, principles, and scope of transportation engineering. The course covers fundamental approaches to the planning, design, and engineering of transportation systems, with the aim of evaluating these topics from an engineering perspective.

Course Content

The course content covers the fundamental concepts of transportation engineering and its role within civil engineering. As an introduction to transportation systems, the course examines road transportation and the relationships between roads and the economy, energy, and the environment. Additionally, the geometric design of roads, as well as vertical and horizontal alignment adjustments, constitute the core topics of the course.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

1) Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis. Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn; 2) Current academic articles on transportation engineering topics.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Defines and classifies the fundamental concepts of transportation engineering.
LO2	Explains the causes of current highway transportation issues within a theoretical framework.
LO3	Applies the fundamental principles and concepts related to highway geometric design.
LO4	Performs basic calculations and adjustments related to highway geometric design from an engineering perspective.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction and basic concepts
2	Highways and their relationships with economy, energy, and environment; transportation and the human factor
3	Introduction to geometric design of highways
4	Principles of highway route alignment design
5	Principles of vertical alignment
6	Principles of vertical curves
7	Stopping sight distance and sag vertical curve design
8	Midterm exam
9	Principles of horizontal alignment
10	Design of horizontal alignment
11	Stopping sight distance in horizontal curve design
12	Application of the principles of highway geometric design
13	Vertical alignment applications
14	Horizontal alignment applications
15	General course review and overall evaluation

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	14	3.00	42.00
Post-Class Individual Study	14	3.00	42.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	10.00	10.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	19.00	19.00
Homework	10	3.00	30.00
Total Workload (Hours)			143
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			5

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1		%35
2	Homework	%15
3	Final Exam	%50
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2	Problem Solving	* Analyzing physical and physiological problems using problem-solving techniques and developing appropriate solutions.
3	Homework	Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel.	Computer

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

These are significant violations for which sanctions range from disciplinary probation to failure in the specific work submitted and disciplinary probation. These violations of academic integrity may occur because of ignorance or inexperience on the part of the individual(s) committing the violation and involve a minor part of the credit awarded in the course. Examples may include:a. Copying homework assignment(s) and submitting same for credit.b. Failure to properly acknowledge or document references on submitted work which represents a minor part of the credits to be awarded in the course.c. Giving or receiving unfair aid in the completion of an assignment.d. Copying the field/laboratory projects, falsely reporting, or tampering with data.e. Altering any work after it had been graded, and re-submitting it for further credit.f. Cheating on an examination (premeditated or not premeditated).g. Permitting another student to copy work during an examination.h. Using material prohibited from the examination.i. Failing to acknowledge that the work submitted for credit is the work of collaboration.j. Submission of the same work for more than one course without the permission of the instructor.

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