Road safety in the South (3653) |
| Credits: 6,0 | | Study load hours: 162 | Period: semester 2 (6sp)  |
| Language of instruction: English | | Exam contract: not possible |
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There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
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The course Road Safety in the South includes global road safety knowledge that is relevant to traffic safety in the South. Specific cases from the South will be handled as well (e.g., Vietnam). To this end, the course involves the cooperation of several international guest speakers. The classes entail lectures and work sessions. These will handle road safety theory and apply this to cases in their specific region. Moreover, students work on a group assignment where they will choose a specific region (e.g., city, country) in the South in order to apply the Safe Systems Approach.
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| Compulsory course material |
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- Lectures (on campus, online & videos - available via Blackboard)
- Lecture slides (available via Blackboard) |
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Lecture ✔
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Response lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Group work ✔
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Paper ✔
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Presentation ✔
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Semester 2 (6,00sp)
| Evaluation method | |
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| Written evaluation during teaching period | 40 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Yes, with condition |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Partial results with a passing score (≥ 10/20) from the first exam
opportunity will be carried over to the second examination period. This
applies to the group assignments and the written exam.
Students are required to complete a peer evaluation via the ‘Buddycheck’
tool on Blackboard when requested. |
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| Oral evaluation during teaching period | 10 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Yes, with condition |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Partial results with a passing score (≥ 10/20) from the first exam
opportunity will be carried over to the second examination period. This
applies to the group assignments and the written exam.
Students are required to complete a peer evaluation via the ‘Buddycheck’
tool on Blackboard when requested. |
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| Written exam | 50 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Yes, with condition |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | The written closed-book exam consists of a combination of open-ended and
multiple-choice questions. A higher cut-off mark will be applied to the
multiple-choice questions. For more information, please consult the
study manual.
Partial results with a passing score (≥ 10/20) from the first exam
opportunity will be carried over to the second examination period. This
applies to the group assignments and the written exam. |
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| Multiple-choice questions, higher cut-off score | ✔ |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | The student must participate in designated organisational and teaching methods, namely all work sessions.
For the written closed-book exam with multiple choice questions, students must achieve a passing score based on the higher cut-off mark threshold. For more information, please consult the study manual.
Students are required to complete a peer evaluation via the ‘Buddycheck’ tool on Blackboard when requested. |
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| Consequences | Unauthorised absence from compulsory activities (e.g. work sessions) may result in an adjusted final mark, as 1 point will be deducted from the final mark for each work session missed without valid justification. Absences with valid justification must be reported in time (i.e., before the start of the work session) and supported with documentation. Where possible, a replacement task will be provided.
If students do not achieve the passing score based on the higher cut-off mark threshold for the written closed-book with multiple choice questions, they must retake this exam during the second examination period.
A sufficient contribution from every student is expected in the group work. The peer evaluation takes place through the Buddycheck programme on Blackboard. The factor calculated by the programme is multiplied by the grade for the group work for each student. The method of calculation and the course of the peer evaluation are explained further in the study manual/ n Blackboard. If there is a possible significantly smaller contribution, the follow-up process regarding free-riding can be initiated (see also Article 17.4 of Legal Position Regulations for Students (EEL Regulations). In the case of active participation in group work, the student’s individual grade may vary based on presentation skills and the quality of their answers to questions.
Failure to complete the peer evaluation, or to submit it on time via the ‘Buddycheck’ platform will result in a deduction of 1 point from the final mark out of 20 for the group assignment. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | Partial results with a passing score (≥ 10/20) from the first exam
opportunity will be carried over to the second examination period.
The student must retake the written closed-book multiple-choice exam if
they do not achieve the passing score based on the higher cut-off mark
threshold for this component. For more information, please consult the
study manual.
If the (individual) result on the group assignment was insufficient, the
student may be asked to submit a revised or individual version of the
original task.
If a student has a second exam opportunity, it is their responsibility
to contact the lecturer in time to clarify which components must be
retaken. |
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Learning outcomes | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
Master of Transportation Sciences
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- EC
| EC1: The holder of the degree applies knowledge in an independent and self-directed manner. He/she is able to critically plan, guard, manage and evaluate his/her own learning processes and to take care of his/her own (quality) control. | | | - DC
| DC3: The student has an advanced level of knowledge and insight, characteristic of scientific work in the field of transportation sciences. | - EC
| EC2: The holder of the degree has in-depth knowledge and understanding of the concepts, methods, and (research) techniques of transportation sciences. He/she is able to apply the concepts, methods and (research) techniques in the field of transportation sciences adequately and autonomously. | | | - DC
| DC2: The student can take a standpoint based on information from international scientific literature and substantiate this. | - EC
| EC4: The holder of the degree considers the society as a whole as an important stakeholder and reflects on the social relevance and consequences of recommendations/solutions and projects/assignments in a critical manner. In doing so, the holder of the degree strives, among other things, to have a sustainable impact on the region. | | | - DC
| DC3: Based on the research conducted, the student can draw up recommendations that are relevant to stakeholders and that contribute to a sustainable impact on the region. | - EC
| EC5: The holder of the degree is made aware of and has insight into the regional and international policy framework, similarities and differences with respect to transport policies. The holder of the degree is encouraged to get in touch with various (inter)national stakeholders active in the field of transportation. | | | - DC
| DC2: The student investigates which parts of an (inter)national policy framework are applicable to various regions and determines the critical success factors and the system in which it should function. | - EC
| EC6: The holder of the degree is able to communicate and convince others on his/her field of study, both in writing and orally, addressing scientists of his/her own or similar fields of study and wide social groups. | | | - DC
| DC2: The student is able to verbally communicate on the process, results and his/her views in a logically structured and clearly understandable way and to exchange views on these with others. | - EC
| EC7: The holder of the degree is able to function as a member of a (multidisciplinary) team and has a good assessment of his/her own role within the team/organization and in the broader social and international context. | | | - DC
| DC4: The student can both give and receive substantiated feedback to fellow students in a constructive way. |
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| Included in these programmes | Tolerance3 |
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1st year Master of Transportation Sciences: Traffic Safety (incl ICP)
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Y
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Exchange Programme Transportation Sciences
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Y
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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