Course Name | Railway Transportation |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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LOG 415 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | The future for railroad has never looked brighter. New rail projects are being started across the country along with the globe. In this 4 credit course we will provide an interdisciplinary and international overview of railroad industry. The emphasis is slightly on topics related to civil engineering discipline. The course will include several guest lectures, case studies and field visits, which secure that students leave the program with a broad and practical view of the modern railroad industry. The course will require students to use creative thinking and team work for solving open ended problems. By the end of the course, students will have a basic understanding in the fundamentals of the railroad infrastructure, passenger and freight operations and equipment, know the principle components and terminology used in the different aspects of rail transportation, when compared with other transportation modes. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course provides an overview of railway freight transportation operations in logistics. Several topics that will be emphasized in this course include: railroad infrastructure, rolling stocks, intermodal equipment,field visits, guest lecturer, domestic services,basic pricing and future trends of railways. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Importance of Railway Transportation in Logistics Management | C ER, Rail Freight , Chapter 1 & 2; David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 7 |
2 | Importance of Railway Transportation in Supply Chain Management | David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 12 and 13 |
3 | Importance of Railway Transportation | C ER, Rail Freight , Chapter 4.3 ; David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 15 and 16 |
4 | History of Railway Transportation | David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 15 |
5 | Railway Transportation Terminology | EC , Transport in Turkey , 2015 |
6 | Safety of Railway Transportation | TCDD and other on - line resources |
7 | Midterm | |
8 | Partners and Their Responsibilities in Railway Transportation | David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 14 |
9 | International Organizations in Railway Transportation | David Lowe, Intermodal Freight Transport, Elsevier, Chapter 17 and 18 |
10 | COTIF 1999 | Various on - line reading material |
11 | Railway Transportation: Cargo Operations | |
12 | International Tariffs in Railway Transportation | |
13 | Intermodal Transportation in Railway Transportation | |
14 | INCOTERMS in Railway Transportation | |
15 | Field Visit: TCDD/ Basmane | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Intermodal Freight Transport, D avid Lowe, Elsevier Publ., 2006, 276 pages Rail Freight Europe Status 2013, CER - C ommunity of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies Publ. , 2013, 94 pages. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | The Community of European Railways - http://www.cer.be/ International Union of Railways http:/www.uic.org Turkish State Railways http://en.tcdd.gov.tr/ http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/files/istatistik/2013faaliyetraporu.pdf |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 15 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 20 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 65 | |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 35 | |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 8 | 4 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 35 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 25 | |
Total | 160 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
2 | To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains | X | ||||
3 | To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector | X | ||||
4 | To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain | X | ||||
5 | To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration | X | ||||
6 | To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches | X | ||||
7 | To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
8 | To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
9 | To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
10 | To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | X | ||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest