School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Transport Planning
  • Unit Code

    PLN3607
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Edward Edmond ANDRE

Description

This unit will focus on sustainable transport planning and implications for human and city well-being through exploration of social (behavioural), economic (technology pricing and management systems) and environmental (cities as sustainable ecosystems) factors. Emphasis is placed on understanding the geography of transport and ecosystems and issues relating to equitable access, mobility and environmental quality. Contemporary approaches to the integration of transport systems and urban planning such as Transit-oriented development and New Urbanism will be discussed and critiqued.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare and critique the social, economic and environmental impacts of different transport planning approaches.
  2. Describe concepts of sustainable transport planning and potential effects on urban settings.
  3. Design a transport planning proposal and policy for part of a city.
  4. Explain the geography of transport systems, including its various conceptual dimensions of networks, origin and destination studies.
  5. Explain the links between sustainable transport planning and the urban environment.
  6. Explain the spatial structure and economic relationships between regional and transportation planning.
  7. Identify and compare the principles and methods required to conduct a transport survey.
  8. Identify the major transport issues and challenges facing Australian cities.
  9. Outline the principles and processes of transport impact assessments.
  10. Summarise current innovations in public transport to Western Australia.
  11. Summarise the key principles and concepts of local, regional and metropolitan transport planning.

Unit Content

  1. Applied contemporary transport principles and concepts for the local, regional and metropolitan levels.
  2. Approaches to creating transport systems that promote sustainable cities.
  3. Concepts of sustainable transport planning and effects on urban settings.
  4. Geography of transport systems and conceptual dimensions such as traffic counts and traffic surveys, transportation and land use modelling.
  5. Integrated public transport innovations in Western Australia.
  6. Integrating transport planning policy into the hierarchy of urban and regional plans.
  7. Issues and challenges facing Australian cities.
  8. Preparing and implementing transport impacts on urban planning.
  9. Principles and methods required to conduct a transport survey.
  10. Regional spatial structure and its relationship to transport planning.
  11. Scope and content of Transport Impact Assessments (TIA).
  12. Tools and principles for creating a well designed pedestrian environment and network.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit can be conducted in the on-campus and off-campus mode.


On-campus students will attend a weekly lecture and seminar. The teaching and learning approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions of practical industry case studies of sustainable transport planning with particular emphasis on the role of local, state and national government. The skills of working effectively with others in a transport planning environment (specifically team work, task collaboration and working productively with people from diverse cultures), communicating effectively, critical legislative and policy appraisal and analysis, developing design competencies and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. This unit also provides for engaged teaching and learning where guest lecturers from industry are invited to share experiences, providing students with industry relevant information and opportunities for networking. The unit will also be supported by relevant field trips. Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit and to guide students through development of transport planning concepts and their applications. Tutorials will allow students to apply transport planning concepts identified in the lectures in a series of real-world applications.
A major project will consolidate learning by requiring students to prepare an transport planning brief for a real location utilising transport planning concepts developed in the unit. The major project will be assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, the ability to research effectively using both academic and contemporary sources and industry relevance. This assessment item will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, transport planning skills, critical thinking and develop their written communication and presentation skills.
Extensive use will be made of Blackboard to provide all lecture and other learning materials via this electronic portal. A discussion board will be used to facilitate discussion between teaching staff and students. A range of additional materials such as website links, blogs, group boards, gradebooks etc will be made available where appropriate.


Off-campus students are provided with an electronic recorded lecture/module each week. All information will be delivered to off-campus students via Blackboard. The lectures/modules are delivered by an academic staff member with relevant industry knowledge and experience. Online tutorials will also be offered to students in this mode to support learning and extend discipline knowledge. These activities encourage students to improve their communication skills, critical thinking skills and research skills. Assessment methods provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, critical thinking and develop their written communication skills. Regular online access is essential.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayEssay20%
AssignmentTransport analysis30%
AssignmentSustainable transport plan30%
PresentationPresentation20%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayEssay20%
AssignmentTransport analysis30%
AssignmentSustainable transport plan30%
PresentationRecorded presentation20%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Transport Planning
  • Unit Code

    PLN3607
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Edward Edmond ANDRE

Description

This unit will focus on sustainable transport planning and implications for human and city well-being through exploration of social (behavioural), economic (technology pricing and management systems) and environmental (cities as sustainable ecosystems) factors. Emphasis is placed on understanding the geography of transport and ecosystems and issues relating to equitable access, mobility and environmental quality. Contemporary approaches to the integration of transport systems and urban planning such as Transit-oriented development and New Urbanism will be discussed and critiqued.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare and critique the social, economic and environmental impacts of different transport planning approaches.
  2. Describe concepts of sustainable transport planning and potential effects on urban settings.
  3. Design a transport planning proposal and policy for part of a city.
  4. Explain the geography of transport systems, including its various conceptual dimensions of networks, origin and destination studies.
  5. Explain the links between sustainable transport planning and the urban environment.
  6. Explain the spatial structure and economic relationships between regional and transportation planning.
  7. Identify and compare the principles and methods required to conduct a transport survey.
  8. Identify the major transport issues and challenges facing Australian cities.
  9. Outline the principles and processes of transport impact assessments.
  10. Summarise current innovations in public transport to Western Australia.
  11. Summarise the key principles and concepts of local, regional and metropolitan transport planning.

Unit Content

  1. Integrated public transport innovations in Western Australia.
  2. Regional spatial structure and its relationship to transport planning.
  3. Issues and challenges facing Australian cities.
  4. Concepts of sustainable transport planning and effects on urban settings.
  5. Integrating transport planning policy into the hierarchy of urban and regional plans.
  6. Geography of transport systems and conceptual dimensions such as traffic counts and traffic surveys, transportation and land use modelling.
  7. Scope and content of Transport Impact Assessments (TIA).
  8. Applied contemporary transport principles and concepts for the local, regional and metropolitan levels.
  9. Approaches to creating transport systems that promote sustainable cities.
  10. Preparing and implementing transport impacts on urban planning.
  11. Tools and principles for creating a well designed pedestrian environment and network.
  12. Principles and methods required to conduct a transport survey.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit can be conducted in the on-campus and off-campus mode.


On-campus students will attend a weekly lecture and seminar. The teaching and learning approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions of practical industry case studies of sustainable transport planning with particular emphasis on the role of local, state and national government. The skills of working effectively with others in a transport planning environment (specifically team work, task collaboration and working productively with people from diverse cultures), communicating effectively, critical legislative and policy appraisal and analysis, developing design competencies and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. This unit also provides for engaged teaching and learning where guest lecturers from industry are invited to share experiences, providing students with industry relevant information and opportunities for networking. Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit and to guide students through development of transport planning concepts and their applications. Tutorials will allow students to apply transport planning concepts identified in the lectures in a series of real-world applications.
A major project will consolidate learning by requiring students to prepare an transport planning brief for a real location utilising transport planning concepts developed in the unit. The major project will be assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, the ability to research effectively using both academic and contemporary sources and industry relevance. This assessment item will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, transport planning skills, critical thinking and develop their written communication skills.
Extensive use will be made of Blackboard to provide all lecture and other learning materials via this electronic portal. A range of additional materials such as website links, blogs, group boards, gradebooks etc will be made available where appropriate.


Off-campus students are provided with an electronic recorded lecture/module each week. All information will be delivered to off-campus students via Blackboard. The lectures/modules are delivered by an academic staff member with relevant industry knowledge and experience. reading materials will also be offered to students in this mode to support learning and extend discipline knowledge. These activities encourage students to improve their communication skills, critical thinking skills and research skills. Assessment methods provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their content knowledge, critical thinking and develop their written communication skills. Regular online access is essential.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayEssay20%
AssignmentTransport analysis30%
AssignmentSustainable transport and environment plan50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayEssay20%
AssignmentTransport analysis30%
AssignmentSustainable transport and environment plan50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Bertolini, L. (2017). Planning the mobile metropolis : transport for people, places and the planet. London, England: Palgrave.
  • Rodrigue, J. P., Comtois, C., & Slack, B. (2009). The Geography of transport systems. London: Routledge.
  • Cervero, R. (1998). The transit metropolis : a global inquiry. The transit metropolis Washington, DC: Island Press.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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