CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit exposes you to the fundamentals of the three components to the traffic system: the vehicle, the driver and the road environment. The emphasis is on the application of theory to practice in solving traffic-related problems. The unit covers the road traffic system, traffic networks, traffic design elements, intersection design and control and advanced analytic techniques.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | De |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe and critique the principles and practice of traffic management.
- 2
Design and conduct an assessment of a local traffic network.
- 3
Demonstrate skills in the critical assessment of alternative solutions and trade-offs in the traffic system.
- 4
Discuss the role of the community and stakeholders in contemporary traffic management.
- 5
Critically reflect on contemporary issues and challenges in transport management.
- 6
Interpret collected and pre-existing traffic survey data.
Workload and teaching
On-campus - 2 hours lectures, 2 hours practice class and 8 hours of private study per week.
Off-campus - 150 hours study
Where it fits
CIV5302 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Laura McCarthy
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5302?
CIV5302 has no prerequisites.
When is CIV5302 offered?
In 2020, CIV5302 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CIV5302?
CIV5302 is part of Civil engineering and Civil engineering - Transport.