CIV5316 - Fundamentals of urban public transport

Overview

CIV5316 covers public transport planning from a range of perspectives including policy, demand/markets, supply/operations and infrastructure. Policy analysis provides an understanding of the strategic, institutional and political context within which services are provided. This illustrates the diverse and often conflicting objectives which drive the development and planning of services. Demand/market analysis introduces you to the range of markets and their drivers. Supply/operations and infrastructure analysis provide an overview of the types of services which are provided and the operational, engineering and technology issues which govern their effective deployment.

Offerings

T3-57-OS-CHI-SEU-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Tianqi Gu

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Tianqi Gu

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Evaluate the environment within which public transport planning and management is conducted and the fundamentals of public transport policy.

Assess public transport markets, their influences, trends and sensitivity to both external influences and public transport service change.

Evaluate and justify public transport service design including resource estimation, costing and performance analysis and the selection of modes and services in plans.

Teaching approach

Problem-based learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 50%

Final assessment: 50%

This unit contains hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Assignment 1

2 - Assignment 2

3 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Practical activities

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Other unit costs

The following item is mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.

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Availability in areas of study

E6005 Master of Transportation Systems (Monash-SEU Double Masters)