This assessment task requires students to demonstrate their understanding of various concepts and theories taught in this unit for traffic engineering and traffic studies analysis. In this assignment, students need to analyse a traffic survey known as a spot speed survey. Spot speed studies are conducted to estimate the distribution of vehicle speeds in a stream of traffic at a specific location. For this assignment, a spot speed study was carried out by recording the speeds of a sample of vehicles at Fitzgerald Street in the Norville suburb of Bundaberg, close to Shalom Catholic College. The report template and detailed requirements are available on Moodle under the Assessment tile.

All students must submit their reports individually for this assessment. 

This assessment will be assessed for the:

• Accuracy of the Input parameter for each computation step with an appropriate unit;
• Application of accurate methodology with appropriate referencing. Full mark will only be awarded for error-free computational steps with proper explanation to be understood by an independent person;
• Accuracy of the answer with the appropriate unit;
• If answers to any preceding steps are inaccurate. A partial mark is awarded for subsequent answers;
• Reference to proper standards and guidelines;
• Correct application of mathematics and arithmetic;
• Clearly identified answers; and
• Correct results.

In addition, the assessment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Evidence of correct procedures;
• All necessary steps in the analysis are present in the correct order;
• A clear presentation of the mathematical and arithmetical working linking is given;
• Details of the problem with the results are obtained; and
• Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logical common sense) are presented;
• Evidence of an understanding of the topic:

1. Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is the procedure required, why this particular procedure); and
2. Interpretation of results
3. Professional presentation

• Professional presentation

1. Clear presentation of problem, data, analysis
2. A clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
3. The logical layout of analysis
4. Appropriate use of diagrams
5. Correct use of terminology and conventions
6. Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results

A similarity check will always be done before marking the submitted assignments for all students. Upon detection of any plagiarism, including i) similarity between submitted reports within the same cohort or ii) with the previous cohorts or iii) submitted works to other institutes or iv) using the material provided by cheating websites will result in failing that assignment without marking, and the student will be reported to the CQU Academic Misconduct team for further actions.

The purpose of this assessment task is to enable students to showcase their comprehension of different concepts and theories taught in the course for geometric design and pavement design of roads using Civil3D and CIRCLY, following Australian standards. The Geometric and Pavement Design report must be created and submitted as a team. The report template and specific requirements will be accessible on Moodle under the Assessment section in Week 4.

This assessment will be assessed for the:

• Accuracy of the Input parameter for each computation step with an appropriate unit;
• Application of accurate methodology with appropriate referencing. Full mark will only be awarded for error-free computational steps with proper explanation to be understood by an independent person;
• Accuracy of the answer with the appropriate unit;
• If answers to any preceding steps are inaccurate. A partial mark is awarded for subsequent answers;
• Reference to proper standards and guidelines;
• Correct application of mathematics and arithmetic;
• Clearly identified answers; and
• Correct results.

In addition, the assessment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Evidence of correct procedures;
• All necessary steps in the analysis are present in the correct order;
• A clear presentation of the mathematical and arithmetical working linking is given;
• Details of the problem with the results are obtained; and
• Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logical common sense) are presented;
• Evidence of an understanding of the topic:

1. Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is the procedure required, why this particular procedure); and
2. Interpretation of results
3. Professional presentation

• Professional presentation

1. Clear presentation of problem, data, analysis
2. A clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
3. The logical layout of analysis
4. Appropriate use of diagrams
5. Correct use of terminology and conventions
6. Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results

A similarity check will always be done before marking the submitted assignments for all students. Upon detection of any plagiarism, including i) similarity between submitted reports within the same cohort or ii) with the previous cohorts or iii) submitted works to other institutes or iv) using the material provided by cheating websites will result in failing that assignment without marking, and the student will be reported to the CQU Academic Misconduct team for further actions.

This assessment task consists of three Progressive Tests in the form of online Quizzes. Each test consists of 5 to 7 numerical questions.

Important Notes:

• Each test is set for 60 minutes. You have 60 minutes from when you start your attempt to submit your answers. If you start but leave a test and come back to it later, your 60 min time may have lapsed, and you will be scored zero for that attempt.
• You can attempt the quiz up to 2 times within the given timeframe (generally one week) specified in the schedule. The test will be automatically closed after the end of the given timeframe.
• The final mark will be the highest of all the attempts.
• Even though the tests are open for a few days, it is expected that your first attempt would be on the first day.
• Tests can not be deferred.