Bachelor's of Traffic and Transportation Engineering

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT - TRANSPORTATION

General Data

Code: 58M328
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 6.00
Engagement hours: 180.00
ISCED-F: Transport services
Status: Mandatory
Academic Year: 2º
Term: 1º
Modality: Presential
Languages: English
Available for Mobility Students: Yes
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

Description

The aim of this course is for students to test their knowledge on urban mobility planning in an international and multidisciplinary environment, and to develop competences of presenting ideas and solutions to contractors and stakeholders in a foreign language.

Subject area

Transportation – International Project Work, Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning, Multicultural Teamwork, Public Presentation

Requirements

Knowledge in sustainable mobility and transportation planning from previous study units.

Instructors

doc. dr. CHIARA GRUDEN

Contents

  • Sustainable mobility and transportation planning – general overview
  • Principles and concepts of teamwork in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary groups
  • Seminar on a specific topic chosen for each pilot project
  • In-depth study of topics relevant to the selected problem
  • Field work: interviews, measurements, data collection in a foreign city
  • Developing goals, searching for and evaluating measures
  • Presentations and discussions with contractors and stakeholders
  • Presentations and discussions with civil groups

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

  • Analyse a selected real-world problem in a foreign environment
  • Set goals and search for appropriate measures
  • Prepare conceptual design solutions
  • Assess the adequacy of proposed solutions
  • Present a conceptual plan to the public in a foreign language and foreign environment

Transferable/key skills:

Work in a group in a multidisciplinary and international environment. Methods of finding solutions and communicating them to the client and public.

Recommended Readings and Tools

Readings:

  • Plevnik et al. (2021). Nacionalne smernice za pripravo Občinske celostne prometne strategije. MzI.
  • Zbirka nacionalnih usmeritev na področju trajnostne mobilnosti, SPTM. https://www.sptm.si/
  • Guidelines for developing and implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (2nd ed.). 2021.

Planned Activities

Introduction lessons (general and problem oriented), individual literature research, field work in a foreign country, analytical work in groups, public presentation in the hosting city and at home university.

Course structure:

  • Lectures: 5 hours
  • Seminars: 10 hours
  • Tutorial: 45 hours
  • Individual work: 120 hours
  • Total: 180 hours

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Assessment weights:

  • Project: 50%
  • Oral presentation: 50%