CIVILENG 2005 - Transportation Engineering & Survey
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CIVILENG 2005 Course Transportation Engineering & Survey Coordinating Unit Civil Engineering Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment Surveying Practical report, In class quizzes, Transportation project, Assignments, Exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Dmitri Kavetski
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
This course has the following learning outcomes:
1 Apply fundamental principles to the design and management of transportation infrastructure 2 Analyse and model transportation data for decision making 3 Evaluate economic social and environmental impacts of transportation systems 4 Operate basic surveying equipment and complete a levelling traverse
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 B B A — B B A — — — — A — B A A University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,4 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Lecture slides and recordings are available to students via MyUni -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures content is provided in online modules.
Tutorials are delivered face-to-face in the CATS computer suites.
A surveying exercise is conducted outside, weather permitting.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The workload in this course is based on the University of Adelaide guidelines http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/669.
A student in a 3-unit course is generally expected to invest approximately 156 hours over 13 weeks (12 hours/week) of "total" work to
achieve a “Credit”. Total work includes contact + non-contact time, and time invested into assessment tasks.
The formal contact hours for the course include ~24 hours of tutorials and ~3-6 hours of outdoor practicals. Lecture content is available online and comprises approx 20 hours of content.
The remaining 106 hours of non-contact time is expected to be devoted to private study and completion of assessment tasks.Higher marks, such as “Distinction” and “High Distinction”, will require substantially more quality time and effort.Learning Activities Summary
The course employs the following teaching and learning approaches: lectures; tutorials; quizzes and surveying practical exercises.
The schedule is available on MyUni. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Due dates for the assessment tasks will be posted on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Learning outcomes Tutorial questions 20 Individual 1 Pavement design 15 Individual 1 Surveying practical report 5 Group (data collection), individual writeup 4 Transport Project 30 Group 2,3 Exam (*min 40%) 30 Individual 1,2,3,4 Total 100
*This course has a hurdle requirement. Meeting the specified hurdle criteria is a requirement for passing the course.Assessment Detail
The assessment tasks include.
Tutorial questions
Tutorials provide students with the opportunity to test their knowledge and understanding of key concepts , principles and theory presented in the learning units.
Design Projects
The projects are relatively "open-ended" and seek inspiration from practical engineering design problems.
Practical
The practical focuses on testing the practical knowledge of the surveying component of the course.
Exam
The exam tests overall student knowledge and is conducted after the end of the teaching period.
Submission
All submissions will be made electronically via MyUni.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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