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  • Database Management in Railway Systems
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RYL5502 - Database Management in Railway Systems
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ MEHMET FİDAN
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Prerequisites None
Courses Recomended None
Required or Recommended Resources Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant Navathe – Fundamentals of Database Systems (7th ed., Pearson, 2016); Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke – Database Management Systems (3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2002); ERA – ERTMS/ETCS System Requirements Specification; CENELEC EN 50126/50128/50129 Standarts
Recommended Reading List IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems; Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management; Computers in Railways (WIT Press); SAP for Railways teknik dokümantasyonu; IBM Maximo Asset Management manuals
Assessment methods and criteria Midterm: 30%; Project:30 %; Final Exam: 40 %
Work Placement None
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Introduction to database management in railway systems; fundamental concepts, historical development, application areas
Week - 2 Data modeling techniques: entity-relationship (ER) model, relational model, schema design
Week - 3 Relational database management systems; SQL and advanced query techniques
Week - 4 Railway operation databases: service, line, vehicle and personnel data management
Week - 5 ERP systems: SAP for Railways, IBM Maximo, Oracle Transportation Management
Week - 6 EN: CMMS and RAMS data management; database-supported maintenance processes
Week - 7 AFC systems and passenger data management; ticketing database architectures
Week - 8 ERTMS/ETCS and GSM-R data management; safety-critical database requirements
Week - 9 IoT sensor data and real-time data streams; railway asset monitoring systems
Week - 10 Big data analytics: Hadoop, Spark, data mining in railway operations
Week - 11 NoSQL database architectures: document, column, graph and key-value stores
Week - 12 Compliance with TSI and CENELEC standards; data security and audit requirements
Week - 13 Database performance optimization: indexing, query planning, caching
Week - 14 Cloud-based and distributed database systems; digital transformation and future trends

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  • Observation
  • Demonstration
  • Drill - Practise
  • Case Study
  • Problem Solving
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
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  • Productive
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Entrepreneur
  • Creative
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Use time effectively
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Abstract analysis and synthesis
  • Problem solving
  • Applying theoretical knowledge into practice
  • Concern for quality
  • Information Management
  • To work autonomously
  • Organization and planning
  • Elementary computing skills
  • Decision making
  • To work in interdisciplinary projects
  • Project Design and Management

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Quamtity Percentage (%)
Toplam (%) 0
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