Traffic Infrastructure, 6 credits

Trafikens infrastruktur, 6 hp

TNK061

Course starting semester

The course is disused. Offered for the last time Spring semester 2022. Replaced by TNK126.

Main field of study

Transportation Systems Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Anders Peterson

Director of studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 h
Recommended self-study hours: 130 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CKTS	Communication and Transportation Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	2, 2	Swedish	Norrköping, Norrköping	C

Main field of study

Transportation Systems Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

Communication and Transportation Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Transport Systems, Transport Economics

Intended learning outcomes

The course aims at presenting basic knowledge on the infrastructure of the traffic system, its constitution and functionalities, and about planning of infrastructure. The course is focused on road traffic and transportation of persons. After the course a student shall

have knowledge on the conditions and methods used for planning of private car traffic, public transport and pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
have knowledge of basic definitions and approaches used in road traffic planning.
be able to evaluate a spatial plan based on given planning requirements and forecasts.
be able to describe characteristics, functionalities and limitations of the major types of models used for traffic planning.
be able to use a commercial planning software for performing traffic analyses.
use the achieved knowledge along with principles for a cost—benefit calculation to make an overall evaluation of a traffic infrastructure project.

Course content

Brief introduction to urban planning and traffic planning. Civil engineering planning issues. Planning of public transports and pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Planning of road traffic. Evaluation of traffic systems. Introduction to planning methods and software. The four step model for traffic forecasts.

Teaching and working methods

The course contains a number of lectures, some of which might be given by external guests. A project, consisting of three tasks, is an essential part of the course, which partly are to be solved by use of a commercial software tool.
The course is given during both study periods of the spring semester.

Examination

UPG4	Hand-in assignments	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG3	Project	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Course grade is given as a weighted sum of the examination assignments.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Other information

Supplementary courses:
Planning of public transport and railway traffic, Planning and simulation of traffic systems

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Examiner

Anders Peterson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 h
Recommended self-study hours: 130 h

Course literature

Hydén, C. (red.) Trafiken i den hållbara staden, Studentlitteratur, senaste upplagan. Kompletterande material publiceras på Kursplatsen.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG4	Hand-in assignments	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG3	Project	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Course grade is given as a weighted sum of the examination assignments.

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The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

Hydén, C. (red.) Trafiken i den hållbara staden, Studentlitteratur, senaste upplagan. Kompletterande material publiceras på Kursplatsen.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)	X	X	X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)	X	X	X
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving	X	X	X
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery	X	X	X
	2.3 System thinking	X	X
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning	X	X	X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X	X	X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork			X
	3.2 Communications			X
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X	X	X
	4.2 Enterprise and business context	X
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management	X	X	X
	4.4 Designing	X	X	X
	4.5 Implementing	X
	4.6 Operating	X
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development	X
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development	X
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects	X
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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