Unit Outline

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	Discuss terms and concepts used in road transportation engineering
2	Design and evaluate a road pavement transportation system using current design standards, traffic statistics, and traffic modelling probability concepts.
3	Evaluate the design and maintenance schedule for road pavements considering legal, economic, social and environmental factors.
4	Evaluate a road as a transport delivery mechanism to identify beneﬁts, costs, and alternative options.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

This is a new version of ENG710 with a changed scope. New content and assessment patterns have been implemented in the unit.

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:	Transport Case Study	Week 5	20 %	LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Traffic Engineering Assignment	Week 10	30 %	LO2
Assessment Task 3:	Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment	Week 13	30 %	LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Traffic Engineering Quiz	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Transport Case Study

Task Description:

Students will research and present a case study on a given transport engineering topic.

GenAI is permitted, but must be acknowledged.

Task Length:

2,000 - 2,500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Clearly explain the contemporary approaches to transport engineering and contrast it to traditional thinking.	LO4
2	Develop and present case studies applying the transport engineering concepts in practice.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Traffic Engineering Assignment

Task Description:

Students will solve traffic engineering design problems, including analysis of unsignalised and signalised intersections.

This is the only assignment assessing ILO2. If ILO2 is not met in this assignment, a resubmission may be permitted with capped marks.

GenAI is permitted, but must be acknowledged

Task Length:

10 pages maximum

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	nalyse 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 3: Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment

Task Description:

Students will apply the concepts from across the unit to an applied road transportation engineering challenge.

GenAI is permitted, but must be acknowledged.

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:

Six online quizzes will be set throughout the semester focusing on fundamental aspects of transpiration engineering and road safety. Quizzes will be released via MyLO one week before the
due date.

GenAI is permitted, but must be acknowledged

Task Length:

6 quizzes

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

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:

ILO1 - Achieve an average mark of 50% across the Traffic Engineering Quizzes.

ILO2 - Achieve a mark of 45% or greater on the Traffic Engineering Assignment

ILO3 - Achieve a mark of 50% or greater on either the ILO3 part of the Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment OR the ILO3 part of the Transport Case Study Assignment.

ILO4 - Achieve a mark of 45% or greater on the ILO4 part of the Transportation Engineering Applications Assignment OR the ILO4 part of the Transport Case Study

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.