Unit Outline
ENG302
Road Transportation Engineering
Semester 1, 2025
Eric Sivret
School of Engineering
College of Sciences and Engineering
CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B

Unit Coordinator
Eric Sivret
Email: Eric.Sivret@utas.edu.au
What is the Unit About?
Unit Description
 

This unit introduces civil engineering students to road transportation engineering and its role in modern society, including the design and evaluation of roads and signalisation, road maintenance strategies, and mitigation of environmental problems associated with roads. The aim of this unit is to allow students to develop an understanding of the role of the traffic engineer in traffic planning and operations, designing modern road pavements, and ensuring traffic safety.
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 terms and concepts used in road transportation engineering.
2
Design and evaluate a road transportation system using current design standards, traffic statistics, and traffic modelling probability concepts.
3
Evaluate the design and maintenance schedules for roads considering legal, economic, social and environmental factors.
4
Identify benefits, costs and alternative options relevant to evaluating a road as a transport delivery mechanism.
Requisites
REQUISITE TYPE
REQUISITES
Pre-requisite
ENG221
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)
ENG445
Alterations as a result of student feedback
This unit is a new unit within the program and has been redeveloped for provide a full unit related to road transportation.
 
 

Teaching arrangements
ATTENDANCE MODE
TEACHING TYPE
LEARNING ACTIVITY
CONTACT HOURS
FREQUENCY
On Campus
Lecture (On Campus)
Lectorial
1
4 times per week
Attendance / engagement expectations
If your unit is offered On campus, it is expected that you will attend all on-campus and onsite learning activities. This is to support your own learning and the development of a learning community within the unit. If you are unable to attend regularly, please discuss the situation with your course coordinator and/or our UConnect support team.

If your unit is offered Online or includes online activities, it is expected you will engage in all those activities as indicated in the Unit Outline or MyLO, including any self-directed learning.

If you miss a learning activity for a legitimate reason (e.g., illness, carer responsibilities) teaching staff will attempt to provide alternative activities (e.g., make up readings) where it is possible.
 
 
 
 

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 Assignment
Week 6
30 %
LO2
Assessment Task 2:
Travel Demand and Traffic Modelling Assignment
Week 10
30 %
LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:
Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment
Week 13
30 %
LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:
Traffic Engineering Quiz
Refer to Assessment Description
10 %
LO1
 
Assessment details
Assessment Task 1: Traffic Engineering Assignment
Task Description:
Students will solve traffic engineering design problems, including analysis of unsignalised and signalised intersections.
Task Length:
10 pages maximum
Due Date:
Week 6
Weight:
30 %
 
CRITERION #
CRITERION
MEASURES INTENDED
LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
1
Analyse traffic flow data to provide information to support the design of signalised and unsignalised intersections.
LO2
2
Design intersections using traffic flow concepts, theories and principles and road design standards.
LO2
 
Assessment Task 2: Travel Demand and Traffic Modelling Assignment
Task Description:
Students will solve a series of problems demonstrating the application of travel demand and traffic modelling concepts.
Task Length:
10 pages maximum
Due Date:
Week 10
Weight:
30 %
 
 

CRITERION #
CRITERION
MEASURES INTENDED
LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
1
Analyse and make informed recommendations for road transportation systems based on travel demand data.
LO3
2
Assessment Criteria 2: Analyse and demonstrate understanding of traffic modelling and distribution concepts.
LO2
 
Assessment Task 3: Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment
Task Description:
Students will apply the concepts from across the unit to an applied road transportation engineering challenge. This is the only assignment assessing ILO 4. If ILO 4 is not met in this assignment, a resubmission may be permitted with capped marks.
Task Length:
10 pages maximum
Due Date:
Week 13
Weight:
30 %
 
CRITERION #
CRITERION
MEASURES INTENDED
LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
1
Evaluate options for road transportation systems based on an applied approach which considers constraints and benefits.
LO4
2
Make informed recommendations for road transport systems to address local conditions, as well as social and environmental factors
LO3
 
Assessment Task 4: Traffic Engineering Quiz
Task Description:
Five online quizzes will be set throughout the semester focusing on fundamental aspects of transpiration engineering and road safety. Quizzes will be released via MyLO on the Monday prior to the due date.
Task Length:
5 quizzes
Due Date:
Refer to Assessment Description
Weight:
10 %
 
CRITERION #
CRITERION
MEASURES INTENDED
LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
1
Explain and define key traffic engineering terms.
LO1
 
 
 

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.
To attain each of the learning outcomes, you must achieve the following:
  • ILO 1 - Achieve an average mark of 50% across the Traffic Engineering Quizzes.
  • ILO 2 - Achieve a mark of 50% or greater on either the Traffic Engineering Assignment OR the traffic modelling part of the Travel Demand and Traffic Modelling Assignment.
  • ILO 3 - Achieve a mark of 50% or greater on either the Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment OR the travel demand part of the Travel Demand and Traffic Modelling Assignment.
  • ILO4 - Achieve a mark of 45% or greater on the Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment.
 
 
 
Academic progress review
The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.
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.