Valid for: 2020/21
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2020-03-23
Compulsory for: IBYI1, IBYV1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The student will gain fundamental knowledge of physical planning in the society focusing on the infrastructure. The student will also gain knowledge of the requirements of the society and the customers as well as the organization of the transport business and the players thereon. The "afu" (Workplace situated education) is aimed at connecting the course to applied aspects in the railroad and road/traffic areas respectively.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
LP1 – Learning period 1
The course lasts for two learning periods. In the course's first
part, the transportation sector and the society's requirements of
the transportation sector will be studied. Focus lies on physical
planning and how this is connected to the need for transport. The
planning process on a national, regional and municipal level will
be studied. In addition the regulations, the players, and the
interaction between them will also be studied. The organization the
transport authority is presented focusing on overland transport.
The course content is applied on one or several actual planning
projects. The knowledge acquired in LP1 will be presented in a case
study essay that is written and presented as a teamwork. Each group
will also oppose on another group's essay and presentation. Special
documents will be handed out as aids for the contents of the
essay.
LP2 – Learning period 2
In the second learning period the traffic's origins and driving
forces, the conditions and the demand for different kinds of
transport will be studied. Access, safety, environment and health
aspects will be studied in connection to the political transport
objectives. Conditions for sustainable transports will be studied.
The knowledge acquired in LP2 will be presented in a case study
essay that is written and presented as a teamwork. Each group will
also oppose on another group's essay and presentation. Special
documents will be handed out as aids for the contents of the
essay
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: For passing grade the following requirements should be fulfilled: active participation in discussions and reviews, validated exercises, validated reports and written exam. In the course, a mandatory study visit and mandatory experience are also included; the latter is either of the courses “To work on the road” and “Basic course in walking on the railway”.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0112. Name: Transports and Society.
Credits: 9. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Betyg TH(U,3,4,5), weighted together with written exam results Contents: Written report and oral presentation, Lp1
Written report and oral presentation, Lp2
Code: 0212. Name: Work Related Training.
Credits: 0. Grading scale: UG.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: AAK630, VTT612, VTVA15, VTVA40
Examinator: Helena Svensson, helena.svensson@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/
Further information: Any travel expences related to AFU/mandatory field trips are paid for by the student.