Transportation Economics
| Title | Οικονομική των Μεταφορών / Transportation Economics |
| Code | ΤΜ7900 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022026 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 58
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TŌN KATASKEUŌN" | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| "YDRAULIKĪS KAI TECΗNIKĪS PERIVALLONTOS" | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| "GEŌTECΗNIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS" | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| "METAFORŌN KAI DIACΗEIRISĪS ERGŌN" | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600284605
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600284605
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students will be able:
• to know basic economic concepts in general and in transportation in particular, such as: supply, demand, price, cost, costing, pricing, elasticity, etc.,
• to know the terms of competition in freight transportation in Greece and Europe and the position of transportation in the context of the Greek and global economy,
• understand how project concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) work, as well as the role of external costs in transportation,
• to use basic Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods, and
• to evaluate cost-benefit elements and analyze problems of financial evaluation of a transportation project or system using Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and tools such as Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- 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)
1. Basic economic concepts for engineers.
2. Supply, demand, and price in general and in transportation.
3. Costs and pricing of transportation services.
4. Terms of competition in freight transportation in Greece and Europe.
5. Transportation in the context of the Greek and world economy.
6. Project concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transportation.
7. External costs in transportation.
8. Introduction to Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods.
9. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) software packages.
10. Evaluation of investments in transportation infrastructure.
11. Valuation of cost and benefit elements.
12. Examples of solving the problem of financial evaluation of a transportation project or system.
13. Presentation of student essays.
Keywords
Economis, Transportaion, Costs, Pricing, Elasticity, Multi-criteria analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- 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
Description
MS Powerpoint presentations.
Presentation of informative material through movie files.
Use of email and MS Teams.
Use of elearning.auth.gr platform.
Use of faculty.auth.gr platform.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 30 | 1.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Essays presentations | 9 | 0.3 | |||
| Total | 112 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Written exams (60%).
2. Writing an essay (40%).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Σαμπράκος, Ε. (2018). Οικονομική των Μεταφορών. Βαρβαρήγου.
2. Προφυλλίδης, Β. (2016).Οικονομική των Μεταφορών (5η έκδ.). Παπασωτηρίου.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Quinet, E., & Vickerman, R. (2004). Principles of Transport Economics. Edward Elgar.
Last Update
16-01-2025
