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CIVL3201 – Transport Engineering

2023 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer
Golnaz Alipour Esgandani
golnaz.alipour@mq.edu.au
Contact via via email
Room 111, Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park
By arrangement
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above and CIVL1001
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit provides students with an introduction to transportation and road engineering. It aims to develop skills that are fundamental for civil engineers undertaking typical traffic and transport investigations, and design of transport systems and roads. The first part of the unit focuses on transport planning, economics of transport, and traffic engineering. The second part of the unit is about road engineering including road design standards, geometric design of roads, and maintenance strategies. This unit prepares students to develop fundamental knowledge required for Geotechnical and Transportation Project unit.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

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

  • ULO1: Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of transportation systems and traffic flow theories
  • ULO2: Design a transportation system including intersections and signals using traffic flow concepts
  • ULO3: Demonstrate a good understanding of road and pavement design, road safety and maintenance strategies, and environmental issues associated with roads
  • ULO4: Apply road design standards in the design and construction of roads and identify factors affecting system operations

General Assessment Information

The problem sets include all the activities you do either individually or in a group during the practical sessions as well as the small projects that you submit during the session. In total, all the activities and project submissions will worth 40% of your total mark.

 

Grading and passing requirement for unit

There are weekly problem sets, the mid session test and a final exam that need to be completed for assessment. In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD). 

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

 

Late assessment submission

Late assessments are not accepted in this unit unless a Special Consideration has been submitted and approved.

 

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Mid session test 20% No Week 7
Problem sets 40% No Each week
Invigilated Final Examination 40% No TBA

Mid session test

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%

 

Mid session test

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of transportation systems and traffic flow theories
  • Design a transportation system including intersections and signals using traffic flow concepts

Problem sets

Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Each week
Weighting: 40%

 

Weekly assignment

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of transportation systems and traffic flow theories
  • Design a transportation system including intersections and signals using traffic flow concepts
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of road and pavement design, road safety and maintenance strategies, and environmental issues associated with roads
  • Apply road design standards in the design and construction of roads and identify factors affecting system operations

Invigilated Final Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%

 

Invigilated Final Examination

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of transportation systems and traffic flow theories
  • Design a transportation system including intersections and signals using traffic flow concepts
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of road and pavement design, road safety and maintenance strategies, and environmental issues associated with roads
  • Apply road design standards in the design and construction of roads and identify factors affecting system operations

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Lecture and practical sessions start in Week 1.

As practicals are face to face, students who are not able to be on campus in week 1 should contact unit convenor urgently.

 

Methods of Communication

We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to golnaz.alipour@mq.edu.au from your university email address.

 

COVID Information

For the latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus infection page on the Macquarie website: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs. Remember to check this page regularly in case the information and requirements change during semester. If there are any changes to this unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.

 

Unit Schedule

Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

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Student Enquiries

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IT Help

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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Unit information based on version 2023.03 of the Handbook