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Teaching Team
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Lectures
3:35 to 4:25 pm, Monday and Wednesday - ITE C80
Instructor: Norman Garrick
On-line Office Hours: TBA (or by appointment)
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TA: Sadia Sharmin
sadia.sharmin@uconn.edu
On-line Office Hours: TBA
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Tutorials
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11:00 to 11:50 am, Thursday (on-line)
2:00 to 2:50 pm, Thursday (on-line)
Instructor: Ge Shi
ge.shi@uconn.edu
On-line Office Hours: TBA
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Course Description
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This class is an introduction to transportation engineering and planning.
The goal is to equip students with basic knowledge of the various modes of transportation, where they are used and how they are used.
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We will look at the interdependence between transportation type and land use. We will focus on understanding how transportation affect social life, the economy and the environment.
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And we will learn how to use some basic transportation techniques for the planning and design of sustainable places and the supporting transportation systems.
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Course Objective
Module 1 - History and Fundamentals
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Know and understand the significance of major events and turning points in transportation history
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Know the basic elements of transportation, the range of transportation modes, and the planning and policy framework which in which transportation operates
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Understand the ways in which transportation and land use are interrelated and how these relationships affect planning and design
Module 2 - Data and Planning
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Understand the basics of the transportation planning process, its uses and best practices in using these tools
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Know how data are collected and used in transportation planning and design and understand best practices for the use of these data
Module 3 - Traffic Analysis
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Know and understand the fundamentals of traffic flow theory and basic computations in traffic flow analysis
Module 4 - Urban Street Design
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Understand the fundamentals of geometric design and know how to design a basic roadway
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Know the fundamentals of designing multi modal (bikes, pedestrians and vehicles), place friendly urban streets
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Course Materials
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All material for the lecture section of the course will be made available on this site at the link below. These include 1) lecture notes in PowerPoint format, 2) home work assignments, 3) home work solutions, 4) readings and videos, and 5) quiz study guides.
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Material for the tutorial section will be on Husky CT.
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There is no required textbook for this course.
Software and Technological Requirements
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The software/technical requirements for this course include:
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HuskyCT/Blackboard (HuskyCT/ Blackboard Accessibility Statement, HuskyCT/ Blackboard Privacy Policy)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe Reader Accessibility Statement, Adobe Reader Privacy Policy)
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Google Apps (Google Apps Accessibility, Google for Education Privacy Policy)
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Microsoft Office (free to UConn students through uconn.onthehub.com) (Microsoft Accessibility Statement, Microsoft Privacy Statement)
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Dedicated access to high-speed internet with a minimum speed of 1.5 Mbps (4 Mbps or higher is recommended).
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Webcam
Grade Assessment
* Finals may count as 3/6 to replace one quiz
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Late HW and Projects will not be credited except by prior arrangements based on an appropriate excuse.
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Student Code of Conduct
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Covid-19 Reminder
Face covering is required at all times in public settings at UConn
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You are responsible for acting in accordance with the University of Connecticut's Student Code Review and become familiar with these expectations. In particular, make sure you have read the section on Academic Integrity:
Cheating and plagiarism are taken very seriously at the University of Connecticut. As a student, it is your responsibility to avoid plagiarism. If you need more information about the subject of plagiarism, use the following resources:
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