CE 566 Transportation Planning
Handout (h/o) 1 / COURSE DESCRIPTIONSchool of Civil Engineering / Fall Semester 2015
Purdue University / MWF 8:30 AM, Room 2123 CIVL
Instructor: Jon D. Fricker, Professor of Civil Engineering.
Room G167C CIVL; Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 9:30-10:30 AM or by appointment.
Phone (765) 49-42205, email:
Required Textbook: Travel Demand Forecasting: Parameters and Techniques, NCHRP Report 716, Transportation Research Board, 1998, ISBN: 030905365X. It can be purchased for $67.00 from TRB at http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167055.aspx. At that site, you can click on “VIEW THIS PDF” and download the report for reading or printing out
Supplemental Notes (a full set of CE566 handouts) will be available for purchase at Copy Mat Services, Inc., Chauncey Hill Mall.
Other resources:
· Advanced Practices in Travel Forecasting, NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice 406, Transportation Research Board, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-309-14310-3
· journals, reports, and reference materials available online or as handouts.
Instructional Objectives: By the end of this course, the student will be able to …
A. Conduct a basic travel demand analysis.
B. Present the results of that analysis in written and oral reports.
C. Distinguish between the modeling options available and choose the most appropriate option.
D. Challenge "conventional wisdom", be more analytical, and communicate ideas more concisely.
E. Explain the context in which travel demand modeling is conducted.
Prerequisites by Topic:
¨ Basic acquaintance with transportation systems and their functions.
¨ Fundamentals in Calculus, Economics, and Statistics.
CE566 h/o 1 Course Syllabus - 3 - Fall 2015
CE 566 Course Requirements
1. Integrity. The Purdue University Code of Honor applies. See especially paragraph B.2.a in Conduct Subject to Disciplinary Sanctions.
2. Professionalism.
a. Clarity in written work: state assumptions, cite references, etc.
b. Arrange absences and anticipate problems in advance. Use phone or leave message with your phone number.
c. No baseball caps, etc. worn in class.
3. Preparedness.
a. Be ready for class discussion.
b. Written work.
¨ Ten percent of an assignment's full value will be deducted for each day that assignment is overdue. For example, a 20-point assignment loses 2 points per day.
¨ After graded assignments are returned to class, the daily deduction becomes 20 percent.
¨ Late papers will be graded for your benefit, even after no points are possible.
Elements of Course Grade
1. (60%) Three tests: 50-minute tests about Weeks 6 and 11, and a 90-minute test during Week 16
2. (20%) Homework, "Labs", and Short Papers.
a. "Labs" and Short Papers are weighted as two HWs each.
b. "Short Papers" and reports must be typed or word-processed, double-spaced, with font size 10. Page limit will be specified.
c. Emphasis on clarity of analysis and write-up.
3. (20%) Term Project: A Preliminary Tp. Planning Study
a. Proceed by stages, submit short progress reports
b. Submit comprehensive final report no later than end of Week 14. Typed and double-spaced. Page limit TBA.
c. Possible presentation to class in December.
¨ Time limit: TBA
¨ Hand out summary sheet to class
General Course Policies.
1. In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Here are ways to get information about changes in this course: the course web page http://engineering.purdue.edu/~ce566/, instructor email address , and his office phone: 494-2205.
2. Grief Absence Policy for Students. Purdue University recognizes that a time of bereavement is very difficult for a student. The University therefore provides the following rights to students facing the loss of a family member through the Grief Absence Policy for Students (GAPS). GAPS Policy: Students will be excused for funeral leave and given the opportunity to earn equivalent credit and to demonstrate evidence of meeting the learning outcomes for missed assignments or assessments in the event of the death of a member of the student’s family.
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· For any emergency call 911.
· If we hear a fire alarm we will immediately evacuate the building and proceed to Stadium Mall Drive.
o Do not use the elevator.
o Go over evacuation route..
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