CIV6302 Traffic engineering and management
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6302 Traffic engineering and management is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6302
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV6302
No unit lists CIV6302 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
This unit is available only to Engineering PhD students.
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 | On campus |
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
CIV6302 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
- Unit Coordinators
- Laura McCarthy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6302?
CIV6302 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6302 offered?
In 2020, CIV6302 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CIV6302?
CIV6302 is part of Engineering PhD program.