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Sequentiality
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Mandatory sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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For following programme components you must have acquired a credit certificate, exemption, already tolerated unsatisfactory grade or selected tolerable unsatisfactory grade.
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Principles of economics (3266)
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6,0 stptn |
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| Degree programme | | Study hours | Credits | P1 SBU | P1 SP | 2nd Chance Exam1 | Tolerance2 | Final grade3 | |
| 2nd year Bachelor of Transportation Sciences | Compulsory | 162 | 6,0 | 162 | 6,0 | Yes | Yes | Numerical | |
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| Learning outcomes |
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| The holder of the degree can consult (international) professional literature in the field of transportation sciences in an autonomous manner. He/she can critically assess and synthesize information with regard to his/her own field of study. | - EC
| The holder of the degree has insight in the wider 'interdisciplinary' framework in which transportation sciences is situated The bachelor sees the connection between the field of study of transportation sciences and related disciplines. | - EC
| The holder of the degree is able to communicate (both in writing and orally) about his/her field of study (in the form of scientific reports, presentations, case studies and the integrated project) with scientists from his/her own or related fields of study and with wider social groups (e.g. residents, governments, shopkeepers). |
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| EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
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Transport economics, transport policy, transport infrastructure and transportation modes, traffic and transport
Outline:
1.Introduction 2.The role of transport in modern economies 3.Fundamentals of markets for transport services 4.External effects of transportation 5.Governmental intervention in transportation markets 6.Disruptive innovation in transportation
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Lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Period 1 Credits 6,00
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Written evaluaton during teaching periode | 50 % |
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Additional information | 50% of final mark based on written exam, 50% based on assignments during the semester |
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Second examination period
Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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Explanation (English) | Students can keep the marks they obtained on the part that they passed. So if a student passes the assignments, (s)he only has to redo the written exam. Whoever passes the written exam, should only redo the assignments. Students that fail on both parts, have to redo both the assignments and the written exam. |
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Compulsory textbooks (bookshop) |
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The Economics of Transport,9780415419802,paperback |
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Compulsory course material |
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Compulsory study material will be provided on Blackboard |
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Recommended reading |
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- Transport economics,Blauwens Gust, De Baere Peter, Van de Voorde Eddy,2012 (5th edition),De Boeck,9789045541440
- Transportation Economics - Theory and Practice: A Case Study Approach,McCarthy Patrick S.,Wiley,9780631221807
- Transport economics,Button Kenneth,2010 (3rd edition),Edward Elgar Publishing,9781840641912
- The Economics of Transport - A theoretical and applied perspective,Cowie Jonathan,2010,Routledge,9780203874103,Available as e-book: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ubhasselt/detail.action?docID=456650&pq-origsite=summon
- Transport economics - Theory, Applications and Policy,Mallard Graham, Glaister Stephen,2008,Palgrave Macmillan,9780230516885
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1 examination regulations art.1.3, section 4. |
2 examination regulations art.4.7, section 2. |
3 examination regulations art.2.2, section 3.
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Legend |
SBU : course load | SP : ECTS | N : Dutch | E : English |
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