Rail Transportation I

Course Code:

ATR 441

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

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

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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’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	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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