CEME 2005 - Transportation Engineering & Survey

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2021

This course introduces students to transportation engineering systems and elementary aspects of civil engineering surveying. The course includes treatment of the following topics in transportation engineering: introduction to transportation systems, pavement design, analysis and modelling techniques for transportation systems, flow theory, scheduling, route planning, demand estimation and economics. Surveying topics include: linear measurement, levelling, theodolite and horizontal and vertical curves.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code CEME 2005
    Course Transportation Engineering & Survey
    Coordinating Unit School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng
    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
    Course Description This course introduces students to transportation engineering systems and elementary aspects of civil engineering surveying. The course includes treatment of the following topics in transportation engineering: introduction to transportation systems, pavement design, analysis and modelling techniques for transportation systems, flow theory, scheduling, route planning, demand estimation and economics. Surveying topics include: linear measurement, levelling, theodolite and horizontal and vertical curves.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Michael Leonard

    N236 Engineering North
    See Myuni for consulting hour and zoom ID
    You can find out more about me here: https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/michael.leonard
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    This course has the following learning outcomes:
    1. Identify current issues, challenges and trends relating to transporation systems
    2. Apply fundamental principles to the design and management of transportation infrastructure
    3. Analyse transportation data for decision making
    4. Evaluate economic social and environmental impacts of transporation systems
    5. Operate basic surveying equipment and complete a levelling traverse
    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)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1,2,5
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    3,4
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Copies of PowerPoint slides and recordings of lectures, will be made available to students via MyUni
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    All lectures will be delivered online via zoom.
    Tutorials will be delivered either face-to-face or online depending on your enrolment selection.
    All assessments will be electronic.
    Workload

    No information currently available.

    Learning Activities Summary
    The course will involve the following teaching and learning approaches: lectures; tutorials; quizzes; surveying practical exercises; and examination. The schedule for the above will be available on MyUni.
    Specific Course Requirements
    This class has a laboratory component which requires you to attend in person. The task involves surveying a traverse around the Torrens River precinct located behind the university.
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative
    Due (week)*
    Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes
    Weekly assessment: quizzes, written summaries 10 Individual Formative Weekly 1, 2
    Tutorial questions 10 Individual Formative Weekly 1, 2
    Written submission  15 Individual Summative 7 1, 2
    Surveying practical report 5 Group (data collection), individual writeup Summative 8-11 5
    Project  30 Group Summative 12 3,4
    Exam 30 Individual Summative Exam period Min 40% 1,2,3,4,5
    Total 100
    * The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.
        
    This course has a hurdle requirement. Meeting the specified hurdle criteria is a requirement for passing the course.
    Assessment Detail

    No information currently available.

    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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