GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

HIGHWAY SAFETY SYSTEMS/5341323

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Asst.Prof. Dr. Mustafa KÜRŞAT ÇUBUK

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ckursat

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

ckursat@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Safety precautions in highway systems (Turkey and world applications)

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction to course subjects and highway safety systems
2. Week	General information about the active and passive safety systems used in highways
3. Week	Active safety systems
4. Week	Applications of active safety systems
5. Week	Design criteria of active safety systems
6. Week	Case study - Design application of active safety systems
7. Week	First Midterm
8. Week	Passive safety systems
9. Week	Applications of passive safety systems
10. Week	Design criteria of passive safety systems
11. Week	Case study - Design application of passive safety systems
12. Week	Positive effects of active and passive safety systems on traffic accidents
13. Week	Second Midterm
14. Week	Safety system applications in Turkey and around the world
15. Week	Case studies
16. Week	Case studies

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	2	40
Assignment	2	20
Exercises	1	20
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	1	20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	14	1	14
Reading	14	1	14
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Designing and Applying Materials	14	1	14
Preparing Reports	14	2	28
Preparing Presentation	14	1	14
Presentation	14	1	14
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	14	1	14
Final and Studying for Final	14	1	14
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			196
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.84
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Integration within and between different modes of transport.					X
2	Integration with the environment					X
3	Integration with land use planning					X
4	Integration with policies for education and health				X
5	Take account of the social, economic and environmental context of their work				X
6	Understand the legal, regulatory policy and resource framework within which they work					X
7	Understand and create transport policies, strategies and plans that contribute to meeting social, economic and environmental needs Design the necessary transport projects, systems and services Understand the commercial aspects of operating transport systems and services Know about and apply the relevant tools and techniques Must be competent in all aspects of management, in particular communications, personal skills and project management.					X
8	Has the capacity to produce academic knowledge with the ability to handle, analyse and synthesize complex situations that may arise from application of information and decisions and being aware of social and ethical responsibility through the process.			X
9	Has the ability to comprehend and evaluate critically the current planning and design policies, processes and administrative aspects in the country.				X
10	Has the ability to compare International cases and develop new policies.					X

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