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Unit Synopsis
This unit introduces the design of roads and associated documentation. You are introduced to traffic analysis, safety, efficiency, environmental and cultural issues and sustainability of road design. You will analyse traffic survey data and interpret survey results, applying them to analysis of traffic flows and estimation of system capacity. You also apply design codes and manuals to common design problems involving geometric design of roads, road drainage, intersection design and pavement design and rehabilitation. You also collaborate with your team members to prepare plans, compile specifications and estimate quantities and costs.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites: [ENEC12009 Engineering Surveying OR ENAR12005 Surveying and Mapping] AND [MATH11218 Applied Mathematics OR MATH11160 Technology Mathematics] Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 30% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Moodle, email and In person
The software used in this unit supports learning, but I suggest including more examples and explanations in workshops. Additionally, switching to teaching 12D instead of Civil3D, which is more industry-prevalent, would enhance the relevance of the unit.
More examples should be discussed in the workshop sessions for a better understanding of the software. Additionally, 12D will be included in upcoming offerings.
Additional examples were incorporated into the lecture and tutorial sessions to enhance students' understanding of the concepts and better align with industry requirements.
Source: Email and Moodle
The unit content and updated guidelines taught in this unit were beneficial to support learning.
The unit contents and all other resources and assessment tasks should be updated to follow the latest version of guidelines/standards.
The content was reviewed regularly to incorporate recent developments and feedback from industry partners.
Source: Moodle
The staff had the good technical knowledge, and the lecturer was really helpful through quick and comprehensive responses.
The same quality of support should be maintained in future offerings.
Providing prompt responses to students has proven to be very helpful, and this support was consistently maintained throughout the term.
Source: SUTE
The audio quality of videos could be improved.
The videos should be edited to improve the audio quality.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
The unit content was informative and up to date and covered theoretical and practical aspects of traffic and transportation.
Continue to add more insightful and practical materials in future offerings.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Organise and conduct traffic surveys, analyse collected data and interpret the results
- Apply standard techniques to forecasting future traffic demand
- Design and document geometric alignments of transportation infrastructure using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Evaluate the pavement sublayer materials properties using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Design a basic road pavements using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication
The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities.
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