CIV5322 - Urban public transportation systems - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Civil Engineering

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeff Walker

Coordinator(s)

tba

Unit guides

Offered

Suzhou

  • Term 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

none

Co-requisites

none

Prohibitions

none

Notes

This unit is only available to students enrolled in the double award Master International/Master of Transportation Systems with South East University, China.

Synopsis

This unit is designed to lay important foundations of urban public transportation planning and management knowledge. It covers public transportation planning from a range of perspectives including policy, demand/markets and supply/operations and infrastructure. Policy analysis is designed to provide an understanding of the strategic, institutional and political context within which public transportation services are provided. This is to illustrate the diverse and often conflicting objectives which drive the development and planning of services. Demand/market analysis aims to introduce students to the range of markets and market drivers which influence the use of public transportation services. Supply/operations and infrastructure analysis provides an overview of the types of services which are provided and the operational, engineering and technology issues which govern their effective deployment.

Outcomes

After completing this unit students will be able to:

  • critique the framework within which public transportation planning and management is conducted and the foundations of public transportation policy.
  • distinguish the nature and trends of urban public transportation markets, and the sensitivity of these markets to both external influences and public transportation service changes.
  • compare the performance, impacts and costs of various public transportation systems, services and modes and consider the factors influencing improvements to these systems.
  • design and critique demand and operational analyses in public transportation.
  • assess contemporary issues in public transportation through consideration of different policy perspectives.
  • demonstrate effective written and oral communications skills.

Assessment

NOTE: From 1 July 2019, the duration of all exams is changing to combine reading and writing time. The new exam duration for this unit is 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Continuous assessment: 50%

Examination (2 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

150 hours study

See also Unit timetable information

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Civil Engineering