Course Language:
İngilizce
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Course Objectives:
Course objective is to gain the basic understanding of railroads as a transportation industry. It will approach the subject from multi-discipline perspective where different fields within and outside engineering are merged together to a complete package.
Course Content:
This 3 credit course provides an overview of basic elements and roles of rail transportation, history, organizations and economics, safety, intercity and urban passenger rail, freight operations, track-train dynamics, signals and communications, motive power and equipment, track components, construction and maintenance
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing B: Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Describe Rail transportation in the World today and tomorrow Railroad organizations | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | A |
| List Components and terminology Materials and cross section | 4, 5, 6 | 1, 2, 3 | A |
| Prepare and analyze Rolling stock and motive power Locomotives Rail car components and types | 7, 8, 9 | 1, 2, 3 | A |
| Describe Railroad worker safety course Safety performance Grade crossings and trespassers | 10, 11, 12 | 1, 2, 3 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to railroads | IT systems |
| 2 | Train dynamics and energy | IT systems |
| 3 | Railroad track | IT systems |
| 4 | Rolling stock and motive power | |
| 5 | Railroad safety and braking | |
| 6 | Mid-term exam | |
| 7 | Signals and communications | |
| 8 | Urban transit | |
| 9 | Intercity and High Speed Passenger Rail | |
| 10 | Railroad operations | |
| 11 | Terminals and yards | |
| 12 | Railroad construction and maintenance | |
| 13 | Industry visits | |
| 14 | Rewiev | |
| 15 | Final Exam |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook | The Railroad, What It Is, What It Does, 5th Edition”, Armstrong, John, Simmons-Boardman Books, Inc. |
| Additional Resources | Lecture notes |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Guidelines and additional examples for Lecture Topics |
| Assignments | Homework Assignments |
| Exams | Midterm Exam and Final Exam |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Presentations | 1 | 100 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Attendance | - | - |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Total | 100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Business concepts and information to assess and to be able to analyze problems, identify and to propose solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 2 | Manage logistics and transport current and emerging trends in the vocational track as proof of English proficiency. | X | ||||
| 3 | International relations, maintain, monitor current and emerging trends in the selected competen cies to master a second foreign language. | X | ||||
| 4 | Producers and trade companies, supply chain processes to plan to be able to., coordinate, execute and controls | X | ||||
| 5 | On road transport with mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. | X | ||||
| 6 | Air transport in the mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. | X | ||||
| 7 | Mid-level management in maritime transport with the knowledge and skills to be able to | X | ||||
| 8 | Processes of international combined transport plan, to coordinate, execute and controls need to be able to | X | ||||
| 9 | Compatible with the team members carry out a study vocational subjects. | X | ||||
| 10 | Logistics and transport processes, awareness of social responsibility and ethical values sufficient to carry out the faithful to have knowledge of legal and regulatory | X | ||||
| 11 | Understand and manage social and professional relationships, and these ideas put into practice to produce innovative and creative ideas, | X | ||||
| 12 | Space-related issues and share knowledge about the people and their thoughts, supported by qualitative and quantitative data solutions to problems, orally and in writing, effectively transfer. | X | ||||
| 13 | According to the project schedule deadlines to prepare and carry out appropriate work program | X | ||||
| 14 | Related to the planning and management of supply chain and logistics processes to have the ability to take advantage of information technology | X | ||||
| 15 | Analytical decision-making methods, quantitative methods, identifying problems and offering solutions. | |||||
| 16 | Stages of the research process in the field of scientific research subject to perform in accordance with | X | ||||
| 17 | To resolve the current issues related to the subject area, and produce projects that will create new opportunities, community and colleagues share information related to the profession subjects. | X | ||||
| 18 | To adopt professional and ethical rules, to have social sensitivity. | X |
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Presentations | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Homework | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Work Load | 149 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5,96 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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