ENTR614-18A (C) Any Time Start 2018

Planning and Design of Sustainable Transport

15 points

Details:
Start/End Date: The start and end dates are specific to each student. For further information please contact one of the following (as appropriate):
  • For Masters theses please contact the relevant Faculty Office.
  • For Doctoral degrees (PhD) please contact the Graduate School.
  • For other types of anytime start courses (i.e. generally courses worth 60 points or less) please contact the Course Coordinator.
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

Pedestrian planning and design; Cycle planning and design; Public transport operations and network design; Travel behaviour change and travel plans.

This course introduces students the underlying principles of planning and design for walking and cycling and planning as well as planning and scheduling of bus system. Transportation engineers and planners are expected to know and apply basic and advanced concepts to conceive, manage and operate efficient transportation systems according to the needs of society.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should:

 have a solid grounding in the basic concepts of planning/design for walking, cycling and public transport;
 have some practical skills in undertaking field audits of walking/cycling provision;
 understand how to analyse aspects of public transport networks and services.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director

Timetable Note

This is a block taught course on:

19-20 March 2018
21-22 May 2018

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Diana Kusumastuti

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 50%
Public transport scheduling/routing exercises 10%
Pedestrian/cycle design/counting exercises 15%
Pedestrian/cyclist audit/review of street section 25%


While a minimum 50% overall grade for the year is the usual benchmark for passing, to guarantee a pass in the course you must also achieve at least 40% in both coursework and examination total marks.

Additional Course Outline Information

Attendance

Target Audience:

This course is available to full-time and part-time students enrolled in Canterbury’s postgraduate transport programme (i.e. MET, MEngSt or PGCertEng; see the website www.met.canterbury.ac.nz for more information).

Other undergraduate or postgraduate students at Canterbury (e.g. in engineering, management, geography, etc) may also apply to enrol and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The course will also benefit industry professionals and practitioners involved in transport policy but with little formal training in the area. The course can be undertaken for a one-off Certificate of Proficiency (COP) or as part of a PGCertEng, MEngSt or MET.

This course builds upon the material in the B.E. undergraduate programme, especially that relating to transportation systems management. The UC course ENCN412 (Traffic Engineering) or equivalent (e.g. ENTR401) is considered an ideal preparatory course.

No pre-requisite knowledge in the course topics is necessary, although some previous transport planning background is useful. Where necessary, background readings can be provided to students with limited prior knowledge of the course topics. Students will also be expected to undertake reading of provided course material away from the teaching blocks.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 4 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENTR614 Occurrences

  • ENTR614-18A (C) Any Time Start 2018