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Course Catalog 2014-2015
TLO-25016 Transport in International Context, 4 cr |
Person responsible
Markus Pöllänen
Lessons
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Requirements
Meeting the requirements of attendance and given assignments
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning Outcomes
After passing this course, the student has an overview of transport in international context. The student is familiar with the factors affecting the transport sector and transport system in international context. The student can analyse the development and future prospects of transport with environmental scanning tools. The student has developed reporting and presentation skills in English.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Transport in international context. The role of different transport modes in global passenger and freight transport. Regional differences in transport demand and in the use of different transport modes. | ||
| 2. | Key factors affecting the development of transport and transport systems. Analysing which are the key factors and the development trends affecting transport and how transport is influenced. | Environmental scanning and practical tools for environmental scanning |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The grade is given based on the accomplishments of the the given assignments. Note that there is no final exam in this course. Good knowledge in the course's core content and applying it in the form of good reporting and presenting the results of the assignments, gives the grade 3. Grades 4 and 5 are possible if the knowledge as well as applying it by reporting and presenting are excellent.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Additional information about prerequisites
Knowledge in transport engineering and transport systems is recommended.
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
| Lectures Seminar work Practical works |
Contact teaching: 20 % Distance learning: 5 % Self-directed learning: 75 % |