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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Alexander Drakopoulos
Associate Professor
Office: Haggerty Engineering Building Room 263
Phone: 288-5430 (voice mail available 24 hours)
E-mail: Alexander.Drakopoulos@Marquette.edu
Web: https://www.eng.mu.edu/drakopoa/
Mailbox outside the General Engineering Office Olin Room 201
HOURS RESERVED FOR STUDENTS
Wednesday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Many other hours by appointment (stop-by, call or e-mail).
CLASS MATERIALS:
C.S. Papacostas, P.D. Prevedouros, "Transportation Engineering and Planning," 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.
Homework assignments, materials relevant to course topics, test review topics and other important course information will be posted on the class Daily Schedule/ Deadlines web site
Materials on reference in the Raynor Library.
CREDITS: 3
SCHEDULE:
MAKE-UP OF FINAL GRADE:
Tests - 2 .................................................................. 50%
Final Exam (comprehensive) ................................... 30%
Homeworks, quizzes, and class participation ........... 20%
Homework grades will be based on answer correctness, professional quality of completed work, which includes providing a neat figure of the analyzed situation, units and adequate explanations, neatness, legibility, clarity and timeliness. No homework will be graded if it does not adhere to these guidelines. A sample homework addressing the above-stated expectations will be provided for your reference.
Approximately 15 short, unannounced quizzes worth up to 10 points each will be given at the beginning of class, with questions on the material covered in the previous period or assigned read-ahead material. Students should be in class on-time to take a quiz. No makeup quizzes will be given. Homeworks will be assigned every week, starting with the second week of class. They must be turned in at the beginning of class on the day they are due. Homework due dates will be posted on the class web site. Late homework will not be graded.
Active class participation is encouraged. Your full attention is expected.
ABSENCE POLICY:
The University absence policies will be applied-see the Undergraduate Bulletin section on Attendance. Attendance will be taken daily. Three absences will result in lowering the class grade by half a letter grade. Four absences will result in the student being withdrawn from the course with a grade of WA (Withdrawn due to absences).
PRESENTATIONS:
Professionals will be invited to give presentations on their areas of expertise. Presented material may be included in tests. Homework assignments may occasionally be based on speaker presentations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the student to major areas of Transportation Engineering. The student is expected to obtain a basic knowledge of the technical background, a good sense of how safety is incorporated into Engineering Design, the standard references utilized in the profession, and a working technical vocabulary. In addition, the student will acquire experience in several basic design projects.
GRADING
SCALE:
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From |
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A |
93 |
% |
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A- |
91 |
% |
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B+ |
88 |
% |
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B |
85 |
% |
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B- |
82 |
% |
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C+ |
79 |
% |
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C |
75 |
% |
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C- |
70 |
% |
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D+ |
65 |
% |
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D |
60 |
% |
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F |
Below 60% |
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The total number of points collected by the end of the semester will determine the final grade. Mid-semester grade calculation will be based 20% on completed homeworks and quizzes and 80% on the first test grade. Example mid-semester grade: 100 out of 150 possible homework and quiz points and 80 out of 100 possible test points by mid-semester will result in a mid-semester grade of 100/150 x 20% + 80/100 x 80% = 77% = C.
TOPICS:
Airport Design
Elements of Highway Geometric Design
Signalized Intersection Timing
Traffic Safety
Human Factors
Parking Design
Traffic Flow Models
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with:
Issues related to airport and other transportation facilities planning and design (basic design inputs, safety considerations in design, use of formal design references);
Horizontal and vertical highway design considerations (e.g., safe stopping sight distance, other design standards);
Highway cross-section element design;
Basic principles of intersection signalization;
Basic principles of traffic flow models;
Communicating technical information in writing and documenting the decision-making process and calculations with supporting text and proper technical references.
HOMEWORK:
• Students are expected to work on the homework on their own in order to develop a good sense of the material.
• Homework will be collected on specified deadlines at the beginning of the class. No homework will be accepted past the deadline.
• Only a subset of the homework problems may be graded.
• Homework solutions will be available at the Reserves desk at the Raynor Library.
• All homework problem materials will be included in tests.
TEST GRADE APPEALS:
Every effort is made to grade exams fairly, however, errors may be possible. You may appeal your exam grade bearing in mind the following points:
1. The whole exam will be re-evaluated and the new grade might be higher or lower than your initial grade.
2. Any attempt to alter the original exam will automatically result in appropriate academic action.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Students are expected to be familiar with following College of Engineering policies:
Listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin, available on-line:
• Undergraduate Attendance Policy
• Academic Honesty (Academic Integrity) Policy
College of Engineering Academic regulations.
A link to these documents is included on the class web site (CLASS MATERIALS item 3. above).