Transportation Systems
| Title | Συστήματα Μεταφορών (ΥΚ για ΤΟΜΕΔΕ) / Transportation Systems |
| Code | ΤΜ8520 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022051 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TŌN KATASKEUŌN" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| "YDRAULIKĪS KAI TECΗNIKĪS PERIVALLONTOS" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| "GEŌTECΗNIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| "METAFORŌN KAI DIACΗEIRISĪS ERGŌN" | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600304120
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600304120
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students will be able:
• to describe the basic characteristics of transportation systems and logistics and supply chain management systems and apply the systematic approach to transportation,
• to know the organization of the transportation system at the national, trans-European, and international level and the role of combined transportation, cargo unification, new technologies, and freight terminals,
• to understand the terms of competition in freight transportation,
• to have the basic skills of designing, organizing, and managing warehouses, and
• to design accessible transport chains for People with Disability (PwD).
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
- 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. Historical development of transportation systems.
2. Futurology and reality of transportation systems.
3. Systematic approach, key concepts, definitions, and application of transportation systems.
4. Main elements and characteristics of transportation systems.
5. External costs and environmental impact of transportation systems.
6. Organization and management of transportation systems at the national and international level.
7. Terms of competition in freight transportation in Greece.
8. New trends and technologies in freight transportation systems in Europe and the world.
9. The logistics system, its basic elements, and the relations between them.
10. Intermodal, multimodal, and combined transport. Packaging and unification of loads.
11. Organization of freight terminals.
12. Organization and operation of warehouses.
13. Universal design of transportation systems for People with Disability (PwD) and hindered persons.
Keywords
Systems, Transportation, Mobility, Passenger, Freight, Logistics, Accessibility
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 | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 35 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Other / Others | 11 | 0.4 | |||
| Total | 126 | 4.5 |
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. Sussman, J. (2003). Εισαγωγή στα συστήματα μεταφορών (Μτφρ. Ε. Παπαδημητρίου). Σταμούλης.
2. Rodrigue, J., Comtois, C., & Slack, B. (2020). Η γεωγραφία των συστημάτων μεταφορών (Μτφρ. Ε. Παπαδημητρίου). Παπαζήση.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Sussman, J. (2000). Introduction to transportation systems. Artech House.
Last Update
25-06-2025
