Public Transport
| Title | Δημόσιες Συγκοινωνίες / Public Transport |
| Code | 08EC066 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Grigorios Fountas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024656 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 14
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255099
|
EPIChallenges
- Sustainable Transformation
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255099
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Understanding the operation of networks and systems in urban mass transportation.
Learning the methods and process for designing, implementing, and evaluating measures and policies for the rational planning of public transport systems.
Understanding the process of evaluating the performance of public transport networks.
Learning techniques for collecting data on urban mass transit metrics and communication with their users.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The infrastructure, rolling stock, and operational systems of public transport networks.
Legal, organizational, and financial framework of urban mass transportation in Greece and Europe.
Design of networks and operational systems for urban mass transportation.
Measurements and computation of operational metrics for urban mass transportation and communication with their users.
Key performance indicators for the evaluation of public transport network operations.
Keywords
Public transport, infrastructure, organization, operation, evaluation
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 33 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 33 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Development of a group project and public presentation of the project
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
"Δημόσιες αστικές συγκοινωνίες", Τόμος 1, Λεωφορειακές Συγκοινωνίες του Γ.Α. Γιαννόπουλου, ISBN: 9789606645297, έτος 2005, 2η έκδοση, εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο.
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Last Update
19-11-2024
