Unit Outline

This unit combines two very important topics for civil engineers: asset management and road transportation engineering. Asset management addresses the important emerging field of infrastructure, and in this unit the key principles of asset management will be taught alongside principles of transportation engineering by focusing on road assets. The course will cover the requirements as outlined in International Standard ISO55001 "Asset Management" and Austroads "Guide to Asset Management" and will align with the local government focused "International Infrastructure Management Manual" (IIMM). The road transportation engineering component includes aspects of the following topics: transport modes and planning; economics of transport; traffic and highway engineering including vehicle characteristics, collection of traffic data, parametric and non-parametric tests applied to traffic engineering problems, headway distributions, gap and delay models, speed and flow relationships, roadway capacity - uninterrupted and interrupted flow, isolated traffic signals, coordinated traffic signals, traffic accidents; environmental problems associated with roads. The aim of this component of the unit is to allow students to develop an understanding of the role of the traffic engineer in traffic planning and operations, designing components of the traffic infrastructure.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1	Explain specific terms and concepts used in infrastructure asset management framework and road transportation engineering
2	Identify beneﬁts, costs and alternative options relevant to evaluating a road as a transport delivery mechanism.
3	Design and evaluate a road pavement transportation system using current design standards, traffic statistics, and traffic modelling probability concepts.
4	Forecast changes to road infrastructure using road asset management and traffic engineering principles.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Traffic Engineering Quiz	Week 3	10 %	LO1
Assessment Task 2:	Road Safety	Week 7	20 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Traffic Engineering	Week 10	30 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Asset Management	Week 14	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Traffic Engineering Quiz

Task Description:

Students will answer a series of short questions relating to fundamental aspects of transpiration engineering and road safety (Weeks 1-3 content).

Task Length:

60 minutes

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain and define key traffic engineering terms.	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Road Safety

Task Description:

Students will research and present a case study on applying the safe systems approach for road safety

Task Length:

2,000 - 2,500 words

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Clearly explain the Safe System approach to road safety and contrast it to traditional thinking.	LO1
2	Develop and present two case studies of applications of the Safe System approach	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Traffic Engineering

Task Description:

Students will solve a number of engineering design issues, including analysis of unsignalised and signalised intersections.

Task Length:

6 Questions

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Determine designs for trafficked roads and intersections	LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Analyse traffic flow data to determine capacity and utilisiation and queue length.	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Asset Management

Task Description:

Student will critically analyse and research issues related to asset management

Task Length:

3,000-4,000 words

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Discuss Asset Management concepts including levels of service and their application to the road infrastructure environment	LO1
2	Define the concepts in and different roles of policy, strategy and plans within an overall asset management framework	LO1
3	Explain the implementation strategies used to deliver a Road System Management Strategy	LO2
4	Fluent and correct use of commonly known design standards to propose and evaluate road system design	LO3
5	Evaluate the key areas for successful implementation of asset management practices	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.