Course Catalog 2007-2008

LIKU-8107 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING, 4 cr
Transportation Systems Planning

Courses persons responsible
Jorma Mäntynen

Lecturers
Jorma Mäntynen
Markus Pöllänen

Lecturetimes and places
Per I: Friday 10 - 14, FB118
Per II: Friday 9 - 16, FB118

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 4 h/per - - - - -
Seminar - 8 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The objective of the course is to get acquainted with transportation systems planning by analysing the transport system of a case city. The course will also practice scientific writing as well as discussion and argumentation skills.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Factors affecting the development of transport       
2. The elements of transport system        
3. The main principles of transportation systems planning       
4. Managing the harmful effects of transport        

Requirements for completing the course
Lectures, written seminar work and seminar presentation

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Basic knowledge of transport engineering recommended

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 20 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 80 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 4
    Seminar reports 102

    Study materials
    Scaling of methods of instruction icludes the use of following study material:
    lecture material
    Total sum 106

    Correspondence of content
    LIKU-8106 Introduction to Transportation Systems Planning

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    Last modified 20.02.2007
    Modified byMarkus Pöllänen