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  • Introduction Traffic Engineering
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title İNŞ472 - Introduction Traffic Engineering
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 4.5
Course Instructor(s) ÖĞRETİM GÖREVLİSİ DOKTOR PINAR BİLGİN TENGİLİMOĞLU
Mode of Delivery In-person
Prerequisites This course has no prerequisites or corequisites.
Courses Recomended It is recommended that students who are taking or planning to take this course also enroll in INS4502 Transportation Data Collection and Analysis.
Required or Recommended Resources 1. Lecture notes2. Roess, R. P., Prassas, E. S., & McShane, W. R. (2019). Traffic engineering (5th ed., International Edition). Pearson.
Recommended Reading List 1. Mannering, F. L., & Washburn, S. S. (2013). Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.2. Ni, D. (2016). Traffic flow theory: Characteristics, experimental methods, and numerical techniques. Elsevier.3. Guerrieri, M & Mauro, R. (2020). A Concise Introduction to Traffic Engineering: Theoretical fundamentals and case studies. Springer.
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm Exam: Conceptual and numerical open-ended questions on traffic flow theory.1 Final Exam: Conceptual and numerical open-ended questions on intersections and intersection design.1 Project: Intersection design project involving traffic data collection and intersection design based on the collected data.
Work Placement There is no internship or practical training requirement for this course.
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Introduction to traffic engineering
Week - 2 Fundamental parameters of traffic flow
Week - 3 Traffic stream models
Week - 4 Level of service (LoS)
Week - 5 Parking design
Week - 6 EN: Traffic data collection methods
Week - 7 EN: Intersections
Week - 8 EN: Fundamentals of intersection design
Week - 9 EN: Principles of intersection signalisation
Week - 10 EN: Accident points
Week - 11 EN: Signalised intersections
Week - 12 EN: Coordinated signalisation
Week - 13 Signalised networks
Week - 14 Traffic safety

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Team/Group Work
  • Drill - Practise
  • Case Study
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Proje Design/Management
  • Competences
  • Productive
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Entrepreneur
  • Creative
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Work in teams
  • Use time effectively
  • Respect differences
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Problem solving
  • Information Management
  • Organization and planning
  • Elementary computing skills
  • Decision making
  • Project Design and Management

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 25
Project 1 25
Final Exam 1 50
Toplam (%) 100
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