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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: http://www.eng.mu.edu/~drakopoa/
Mailbox #17 (General Engineering Office Olin Rm 201)
Hours Reserved for Students:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Many other hours by appointment.
CLASS MATERIALS:
1. C.S. Papacostas, P.D. Prevedouros, "Transportation Engineering and Planning", 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.
2. Handouts.
3. Homework assignments, materials relevant to course topics, test review topics and other important course information will be posted on the following web site: http://www.eng.mu.edu/~drakopoa/courses/170/classnotes.htm
4. Materials on reference in the Raynor Library
SCHEDULE: Section 1001 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am to 9:50 am
Section 1002 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 am to 10:50 am
CLASSROOM: EN 119
MAKE-UP OF FINAL GRADE:
Tests - 3 ................................ 45%
Final Exam ............................ 25%
Homeworks ........................... 30%
Homework grades will be partially based on the professional quality of completed work, which includes providing units and adequate explanations, neatness, legibility, clarity and timeliness. No homework will be graded if it does not adhere to these guidelines. There will be a total of approximately 500 homework points (+/-20 points). Homework grade will be based on percentage of total homework points accumulated by the end of the semester.
ABSENCE POLICY:
That of the College of Engineering-see class web site for web link. Attendance will be taken daily. Six unexcused absences will result in lowering the class grade by half a letter grade.
PRESENTATIONS:
On certain dates the class may be held in room EN 494. Advance notice will be given in class. Presented material will be included in tests.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
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:
A = 100 - 93
AB = 92 - 88
B = 87 - 83
BC = 82 - 78
C = 77 - 73
CD = 72 - 66
D = 65 - 60
F = Below 60
Assignment and test scores will be converted to letter grades for mid-semester and final grades.
TOPICS:
1. Elements Airport planning and design.
2. Elements of human factors and traffic operations.
3. Elements of geometric design of highways.
HOMEWORK:
• 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 will be graded.
• Homework solutions will be available as reference materials in 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 policies:
Listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin, available on-line and in a hard-copy publication:
• Undergraduate Attendance Policy
• Academic Honesty Policy
College of Engineering Academic policies.
A link to these documents is included in the class web site (Class materials item 3. above).