TLO-25056 Transport Transformation, 4 cr

Person responsible

Heikki Liimatainen, Markus Pöllänen

Lessons

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course the student - recognises the concept of transport transformation and the related key concepts, has understanding of the issues relevant for transport transformation and has developed skills in discussing transport transformation in English - recognises the needs, drivers and challenges for transport transformation in passenger and freight transport - recognises the development of transport planning paradigms, e.g. from 'predict and provide' to 'sustainable mobility' - recognises the role of transport policy at international, national and local level and other enablers of and obstacles to transport transformation - recognises possible scenarios and roadmaps for transport transformation - identifies the scale of external effects of transport globally (fatalities and injuries, exhaust gas emissions, climate change, energy consumption) and the concept of transport poverty (a situation where people are struggling or unable to make the journeys they need, due to e.g. lack of transport infrastructure or services or high costs of transport) - identifies the needs for and the potential of sustainable and renewable energy, new vehicles and new transport modes - can implement methods of environmental scanning to present future outlook of transport.

Content

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

For achieving evaluation level 'excellent' in the course the core content and complementary knowledge are to be mastered. Reaching evaluation level 'good' requires mastering the core content well.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content