Transport Economics
| Title | Οικονομική των Μεταφορών / Transport Economics |
| Code | 09EC087 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Sokratis Basbas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024677 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255120
|
EPIChallenges
- Sustainable Transformation
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255120
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS161/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Learning the basic concepts of transport economics. Understanding the demand characteristics for transport services and the concept of demand elasticity. Understanding the concept of external cost in the transport sector as well as its internalization. Learning the basic stages of a feasibility and economic viability study for transport projects. Learning of discounted cash flow techniques. Learning of sensitivity analysis. Learning the basic characteristics of national and european economic policy in the transport sector.
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)
Fundamental concepts and relations in the transport sector: demand, offer and their interrelations, determination of cost for the implementation and operation of transportation systems. Methods of the determination of cost. Elements for the evaluation of investments in the transport sector using cost benefit analysis and multi-criteria analysis. Elements of national and European economic policy in the transport sector
Keywords
transport economics, investment evaluation, cost benefit analysis
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 27 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written examination (70% of the total grading) and examination of the essay (30% of the total grading).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
«Οικονομική των Μεταφορών» του Ευάγγελου Σαμπράκου, ISBN: 978-960-7996-67-1, 1η έκδοση, έτος έκδοσης 2017, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Μαρκέλλα Ι. Βαρβαρήγου [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 68403441]
«Οικονομική των Μεταφορών», Προφυλλίδης Βασίλης, ISBN: 978-960-491-100-4, 5η έκδοση, 2016, Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε. [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 59365814]
Last Update
18-11-2024
