Transport Infrastructure (4196) |
| Language of instruction : English |
| Credits: 4,0 | | | | | Period: quarter 1 (4sp) | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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Sequentiality
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No sequentiality
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There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
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The Transport Infrastructure course consists of eight lectures and two work sessions.
The lectures introduce students to a wide array of aspects of road design. Students learn about the different types of roads, all of which should be designed in accordance with their function. Students will also learn about the various different elements of the road that should be taken into account when developing new transport infrastructure. Such elements include the road alignment, design speed, cross-section, intersections and discontinuities. Additionally, the course includes modules specifically focused on safe infrastructure design, speed management and infrastructure for public transport and vulnerable road users. The lectures conclude with a module on road construction and sustainable maintenance.
In the work sessions, students will analyse an intersection by means of the AVOC methodology to determine safety issues. Then, they will apply the theory from the lectures to improve the design of the intersection.
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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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Presentation ✔
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Seminar ✔
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Period 1 Credits 4,00
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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 | The student must participate in designated organisational and teaching methods, namely the two work sessions. |
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| Consequences | Unauthorised absence from compulsory activities (e.g. the two 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 and supported with documentation. Where possible, a replacement task will be provided. |
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| Additional information | The written closed-book exam is a combination of open and multiple-choice questions. For the multiple-choice questions, a guessing correction will be applied. Each multiple-choice question has three answer options, with only one correct answer. The scoring is as follows:
- +1 point for a correct answer
- –0.33 points for an incorrect answer
- 0 points for a blank answer
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | The student must retake the written closed-book exam if a non-passable
final mark (<10/20) was obtained during the first examination period. |
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| Compulsory course material |
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Slides and additional course materials will be provided via Blackboard. |
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Learning outcomes Master of Transportation Sciences
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- 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
| DC3: The student can autonomously select and justify appropriate concepts, methods or techniques for scientific research based on a given context. | | | - DC
| DC4: The student autonomously applies the selected concepts, methods or techniques for scientific research and interprets them adequately. | - 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
| DC1: The student is able to identify key stakeholders other than society and demonstrate their relevance. | | | - DC
| DC2: The student is able to empathise with and take into account the views of different stakeholders when assessing and developing different solution options. | - 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
| DC1: The student can evaluate how policy framework(s) are established and can propose alternatives. | | | - 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
| DC3: The student makes an active and constructive contribution to the team. | | | - DC
| DC4: The student can both give and receive substantiated feedback to fellow students in a constructive way. |
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| | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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1st year Master of Transportation Sciences (incl ICP)
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Exchange Programme Transportation Sciences
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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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