Undergraduate - UnitCIV4284 - Transport systems

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Civil Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	tba

Synopsis

This unit examines issues in transport management. The concepts of efficiency and sustainable transport systems are introduced along with the steps in the transport impact analysis.

The traffic engineering profession, road hierarchy, design of road and street networks, traffic management, traffic impact analysis, treatment of hazardous road locations, parking, design, planning for pedestrians and cyclists, public transport, environmental and energy impacts of traffic systems, intelligent transport systems are introduced and combined into a total system through transport planning, design and management.

Outcomes

On succfessful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe and critique the process of transport management
acquire a basic knowledge of the principles and practice of traffic management and transport engineering
understand the different components of the transport system, their interaction and applications
appreciate the role of the traffic engineer as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, in the solution of traffic problems
develop skills in the critical assessment of alternative solutions
design, conduct and report on a the development of transport network operations plans
design, conduct and report on the performance of a local area transport network
critically comment on contemporary issues and challenges in transport management
demonstrate sound written and verbal communication skills.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

2 hours lecture, 2 hours practice and site visit, 8 hours private study per week.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

CIV2282