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Traffic and Transport Planning (Fall 2012)

Course code : BVTR-T2-U1
ECTS Credits : 10 Status : Optional
Revised : 14/05 2013 Written : 18/04 2005
Placement : 6. 7. semester Hours per week : 18
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English if English students are present

Objective : The student will acquire knowledge and understanding of methods, and skills in practical solutions of traffic and transport planning problems

The student who has fully achieved the objectives of the course will at the final examination, be able to:
• identify and analyse transport problems
• define and program transport improvement projects
• apply the profession’s methods and tools in problem solutions
• assess the consequences of own and others’ solutions
• explain the group’s co-operation, focusing on the interaction between international and Danish students.
• Reflect on the group"s cooperation focusing on the interaction between international students and Danish students
Principal Content : - Methods and tools in traffic planning
- Project management
- Road safety
- Speed
- Planning and design of roads and paths
- Bus transport
- Walking and Cycling
- Assessment of environmental, road safety and socio-economic impact.
Teaching method : Lectures by national and international professionals.
Course project, to be solved in a group of 2 - 3 students. Selected problems to be described, analysed and solved, and solutions impact to be assessed.
Exercises.
Excursions.
Supervisors contribute to the group formation that integrates foreign and Danish students.
Required prequisites : The student must have passed all Theme Courses
Recommended prerequisites : -
Relations : -
Type of examination : Oral examination based on a project
External examiner : External
Marking : 7 step scale
Remarks : The assessment is based on the course project carried out during the course, and a presentation and discussion about the project, related to the professional subjects of the course.
For groups mixing exchange students and Danish students, the evaluation will also focus on differences in the group members" professional, linguistic and study cultural background, as well as the group"s initiatives to overcome these differences.
Teaching material : http://www.ihk.dk/uddannelse/udd/bygning/rundt-om-bygning/studiet
Responsible teacher : Solbritt Christiansen , solb@dtu.dk