1. Name of the Course课程名称
Chinese Name: 交通系统工程
English Name: Traffic System Engineering
2. Overview of the Course课程概况
Category课程类别：Major Degree Courses Class hours学时数：32 Credit学分数：2
Profession适用专业：Transportation Planning and Management Semester开课学期：The 2nd Semester
College开课单位：College of Transport and Communications
3. The Writer大纲编写人：Shengdi Chen
4. The Objective and Requirement of the Course教学目的及要求
To get knowledge and experience in traffic engineering fundamentals: from roadway design to traffic management, from capacity analysis to safety, from Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to Enforcement, and so on.
5. Main Content of the Course and Pre-course课程主要内容及先修课程
Fundamental concepts and applications of traffic engineering with emphasis on traffic survey, traffic demand management, capacity analysis, traffic facility design, signal control, roadway geometric design, parking design, traffic safety and calming strategy, public transit, sustainable traffic, ITS, and traffic enforcement.
No mandatory requirements, background of calculus, linear algebra, and statistics is welcome.
6. Teaching Methods课程教学方法
Reading Material and Presentation, Case Study
7. Methods of Examination课程考核方式
Term Project 40%
Final Exam 50%
Attendency and Homework 10%
8. Textbook课程使用教材
Roger P Roess, Elena S Prassas, William R McShane. Traffic Engineering (4th Edition). Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2011.
9. Main References课程主要参考资料
M Slinn, P. Matthews, and P. Guest. Traffic Engineering Design: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition). Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
HCM, AASHTO Greenbook, MUTCD, etc.
Textbook is optional, all necessary slides, handouts and additional materials will be provided for download in advance.