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| Degree programme | | Study hours | Credits | P1 SBU | P1 SP | 2nd Chance Exam1 | Tolerance2 | Final grade3 | |
 | part 1 Master of Transportation Sciences (by distance learning) | Compulsory | 108 | 4,0 | 108 | 4,0 | Yes | Yes | Numerical |  |
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| The holder of the degree considers society as a whole as an important stakeholder and reflects on the social relevance and consequences of recommendations and assignments in a critical manner. In addition to society, the master can also identify and set to work with other stakeholders (interested parties) and their specific needs. | | | - DC
| The student is able to identify the most important stakeholders within the context of the project management of large infrastructure projects and can elucidate their relevance | | | | - BC
| The student can identify the most important stakeholders in each of the four phases (planning, design, implementation and close-out) of the project management of large infrastructure projects | | | | - BC
| The student can indicate the relevance of the most important stakeholders in each of the four phases (planning, design, implementation and close-out) of the project management of large infrastructure projects | - EC
| The holder of the degree is able to identify relevant traffic safety and transportation problems in the field of transportation sciences. | | | - DC
| The student can describe concrete problems within the project management of large infrastructure projects | | | | - BC
| Based on the theories from the literature and the lectures, the student can identify critical success factors, errors, and challenges for the project management of large infrastructure projects. | | | | - BC
| Based on the theories from literature and the lectures, the student can distinguish between successful and failed project management approaches of large infrastructure projects and can motivate this distinction. | | | | - BC
| The student can identify the wider impacts of large infrastructure projects. | | | - DC
| The student is able to explain the various sub-aspects of road design and their influence on road safety from different points of view | | | | - BC
| The student is able to use and assess the different design parameters of road infrastructure in terms of horizontal and vertical road alignment, cross-sections and discontinuities, and their influence on road safety. The student is able to apply these parameters in concrete cases. | | | | - BC
| The student can describe and apply the basic principles of forgiving roads and roadsides. The student can explain which standards are imposed with regard to the passive safety of objects and obstacles on the roadside. | | | | - BC
| The student is able to provide an overview of the most important physical characteristics of road infrastructure and road categorization. He can also describe the possible influence of these characteristics on road safety. | - EC
| The holder of the degree offers realistic solutions for complex traffic safety or transportation problems by using relevant theories and/or models from the field of study of transportation sciences or related domains. | | | - DC
| The student is able to develop a generic project management approach for large infrastructure projects, based on knowledge and insight, gained from his academic schooling | | | | - BC
| The student can describe the different project management decisions/tasks/steps in the planning, design, implementation, and close-out phase of large infrastructure projects. | | | | - BC
| The student can develop a successful project management approach for each of the four project management phases (planning, design, implementation, and close-out) for large infrastructure projects and can motivate why he chose to adopt the selected project management approach. | | | | - BC
| The student can critically review the project management approach of failed large infrastructure projects and formulate reasoned solutions/recommendations to address these errors/challenges. | | | - DC
| The student is able to critically assess an (planned) infrastructure project from a road safety perspective. | | | | - BC
| The student can identify potential safety risks in the (planned) road design and make suggestions for improvements to the design that help reduce these risks. | | | - DC
| Based on the supplied road infrastructure design concepts and standards, the student is able to apply this knowledge to describe and assess road infrastructure design concepts and standards in general and in his/her own region. | | | | - BC
| The student can describe, compare, and critically assess the applied road infrastructure design standards and concepts in his/her own region with the standards and concepts applied in developed countries. |
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This course deals with two important aspects of transport infrastructure namely: the design and project management of infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.
The infrastructure design part aims to introduce the student to all relevant elements that play a role in the transport infrastructure design. This involves knowledge of individual parts of the infrastructure and the processes and tools that bring these parts together. The student will be provided an insight into the following topics:
- Introduction to the design of infrastructure
- Road categorization
- Road section - view, horizontal and vertical alignments
- Cross-sections
- Discontinuities
- Intersections
- Roadside safety equipment and systems
The project management part focuses on how decisions are made at the different stages in large infrastructure project development and the multi-actor relationships between public and private partners. The student will be provided an insight into the following topics:
- Context and objective of mega-projects
- Decision-making in mega-projects: looking at it from a perspective of front-end project definition, strategic performance, the role of stakeholders, multi-actor analysis, uncertainties, and complexity
- Role of public-private partnerships (PPPs)
- Ex-ante evaluation of mega-projects
- Managing mega-projects in developed versus developing countries
- Wider impacts of mega-projects
The majority of your learning will be done through self-study, based on the course material that is made available online. You will have access to a range of useful online learning materials such as online lectures, reading materials, as well as access to thousands of e-books, online journals and other resources via our online university library. Approximately mid-semester, an online interactive Question and Answer session will be organised, where students can meet the course lecturer and fellow students online and have the opportunity to go deeper into the course material.
All evaluations will be done online, whether by submission of assignments or by taking written or oral exams online, or a combination of assignments and exams. Written exams will be done with online proctoring (exam supervision) to retain the integrity of a supervised exam, while providing the flexibility of an online platform. For the online exams, distance learning students should ensure to have a laptop/pc with a working webcam and microphone, a charged mobile device (phone/tablet) and a stable internet connection (minimum upload speed of 1.5 MB/second), as well as a quiet, secluded room to take the exam in.
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Semester 1 (4,00sp)
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| Written exam | 100 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | If the student does not pass the course (i.e., combined result < 10/20 or a score below the tolerable grade (8/20) for one of the two course topics), the following conditions apply: if the student passes (≥ 10/20) one course topic (Infrastructure design or Project management) during the first examination opportunity, the student will carry over the result for the part for which he/she passed to the second examination opportunity. |
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| Use of study material during evaluation | ✔ |
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| Explanation (English) | During the written closed book exam, the student may only use writing materials and a simple calculator. |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | A student passes the Transport Infrastructure course if the combined score (Infrastructure design and Project management) is ≥10/20 AND the student obtains a "tolerable" exam result (≥8/20) for both course topics (Infrastructure design and Project management). |
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| Consequences | A student who obtains a non-tolerable score on a course topic and obtains an arithmetic weighted average ≥ 10/20 will receive a 9/20 as the final grade in his/her student file, regardless of the arithmetic weighted average. |
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Second examination period
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| Explanation (English) | In re-sit, there is a written closed-book exam. In re-sit, a student keeps the mark on the exam part (project management or infrastructure design) for which he/she passed in the first examination period. The student needs to contact the coordinating lecturer to ask which part(s) of the exam (s)he needs to redo during resit. |
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International handbook on mega-projects. van Wee, B., & Priemus, H., Edgar Elgar Publishing Limited, e-book accessible for students through the website of the UHasselt library: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.bib proxy.uhasselt.be/lib/ubhasselt/detail.action?docID=1569405
Slides and additional course materials will be provided via Blackboard. |
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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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| SBU : course load | SP : ECTS | N : Dutch | E : English |
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