Study Guide 2015-2016

TLO-25016 Transport in International Context, 4 cr

Person responsible

Markus Pöllänen

Lessons

Implementation 1: TLO-25016 2015-01

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer
Lectures
Seminar


 


 
 2 h/week
 10 h/per
+2 h/week
+10 h/per


 

Lecture times and places: Wednesday 10 - 12 FC112 , Wednesday 10 - 12 FC112 , Wednesday 10 - 12 PA103

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. Environmental scanning and practical tools for environmental scanning.      
3. Key factors affecting the development of transport and transport systems. Analysing the key factors and the development trends affecting transport and how transport is influenced.     

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 given assignments, gives the grade 3. Achieving 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:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Additional information about prerequisites
Knowledge in transport engineering and transport systems is recommended.



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TLO-25016 Transport in International Context, 4 cr LIKU-2436 Transport in International Context, 4 cr  

Last modified 20.03.2015