Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2024-04-17
Effective: 2024-05-08
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: V4-tv
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand
The purpose of the course is to give an in depth knowledge about traffic safety and with a scientific approach give a system view of the area. The traffic safety problem is analysed on an international as well as a national level. Principles and overall measures are discussed. On a local level the course brings up aspects as traffic safety measures, evaluation conditions for different road users and means of transport.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
The course includes lectures, exercises, field studies and project assignments. The student works with traffic safety on an overall as well as on a detailed level. Lectures give a solid theoretical base and understanding of the area. A group project assignment gives the students the possibility to deepen their knowledge in a specific area of the field. This project assignment is presented in a written reports as well as in an oral presentation and the teachers provide formative as well as summative feedback during the course.
Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: For a passing grade: approved written tests, approved exercises, approved project work, approved oral presentation and presence at the obligatory parts are needed. The grade is awarded on the basis of the written tests and the project work report.
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.
Modules
Code: 0118. Name: Traffic Safety.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).
Admission requirements:
Course coordinator: Aliaksei Laureshyn,
Aliaksei.Laureshyn@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.tos.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/