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GEPL350 Access and Mobility

Updated: 01 December 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 August 2012 22 August 2012 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GEPL250 or GEPL450
Notes None
Combined Units GEPL550 - Access and Mobility
Coordinator(s) Stephen Wood (stephen.wood@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the past, present and possible future patterns of land use and transport. Planning for urban and rural transport needs at a variety of scales from local to national is examined in the light of the social, economic and policy issues involved. Assessment tasks and a non-mandatory intensive school introduce some of the techniques of professional urban transport planners and engineers.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. develop skills in researching local area transport issues, evaluating the literature and analysing the problems within their context so as to develop realistic, practical and implementable solutions;
  2. gain an appreciation of the role of local area transport planning, traffic management and engineering within the economic, financial, social and political contexts that influence policy and practice;
  3. develop an awareness of the history and geography of transport and the related theoretical underpinnings of current practice.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught content relating to the many disciplines involved in the field of transport planning, including the role of urban and regional planning within this field. This is assessed through the assessments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students practise communication skills in written assignments. These are assessed in assignments and feedback from assignments assists students to improve their communication skills. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Globalisation and global trends are important forces that shape both transport systems and transport planning. The case studies and the literature used in this unit make extensive references to international examples. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will develop an awareness and appreciation of: core theories and concepts within the field of transport planning; major contributions to the field; and key texts. In addition, students will develop skills in: critical interpretation of transport issues; different methods used to analyse transport issues; and critical engagement with key texts and ideas. This is assessed through assignments 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will develop a critical appreciation of the theories and methods that different disciplines deploy within the field of transport planning. This knowledge can be drawn upon by students in their professional and/or academic careers. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students will develop a critical understanding of the theoretical and methodological practices employed by different disciplines within the field of transport planning, and the ways they shed light on core problems relating to transport. This is assessed through assignments 1 and 2. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
A number of the topics covered in this unit develop understanding amongst students of the social consequences of different transport planning policies. Tutorial discussions encourage students to engage with debates concerning the ways in which transport planning policies interact with broader social processes. 		True True
8 Team Work
Tutorial discussions are developed to encourage students to draw on one another's insights and develop responses to some of the key concerns in transport planning. This is assessed through assignments 1 and 2 and the online assessment. 		True True True
   

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