BYVE3401 Land Use and Transport Planning Course description

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is capable of explaining the geodetic basis for specifying the height and coordinates of markers in the terrain, as well as the main principles of the theory of errors
• knows the principles behind GNSS, total stations and other surveying equipment
• knows the theory behind practical calculations in surveying
• is capable of explaining key concepts of set theory, probability theory, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing theory and choice of model
• is capable of explaining normal, binomial, Poisson and exponential probability distributions, as well as typical problems to which they can be applied

Skills

The student is capable of:

• calculating the heights and coordinates of markers in the terrain, and of calculating the area of plots and closed traverses
• calculating the area of plots of land
• using a total station and level telescope
• drawing cross- and longitudinal sections and carrying out mass calculations
• applying statistical principles and concepts from his/her own professional field
• carrying out basic probability calculations and parameter estimation
• setting up confidence intervals and testing hypotheses for normally and binomially distributed data
• carrying out simple correlation/regression analyses

General competence

The student:

• understands and is capable of using geographic information for planning, execution and control of building activities using digital equipment such as a total station and GPS, and of using relevant software to interpret the results. The student is capable of using manual calculations to check the results.
• uses statistical approaches to engineering problems and communicates them orally and in writing
• is capable of solving problems in engineering by using probability calculations, statistical planning of trials, data collection and analysis

Lectures and weekly exercise sessions. In the exercise sessions, the students work on assignments, both individually and in groups, under the supervision of a lecturer and/or student assistant (a coursework requirement).

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• participation in all compulsory inspections (up to 4 days)
• participation in laboratory training in the use of software (Fokus Areal or NovaPoint Areal, NovaPoint VA, and, if relevant. GIS) (10 hours)

1) Individual oral exam (50%)

2) Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements (50%)

Four written assignments:

Part 1: Zoning plan

Part 2: Reports from study trips and inspections.

Part 3: Practical exercises in transport planning

Part 4: Individual in-depth report

A pass is required in all parts of the portfolio exam in order to be able to sit the exam in the subject.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded pass in order for the student to pass the course.

Exam part 1) The result of the exam cannot be appealed.

Exam part 2) The result of the exam can be appealed.

1) None.

2) All.

Two internal examiner that;examine;50% each. External examiners are used regularly.

Christian Nordahl Rolfsen

Overlapp

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med BYTS3400 Areal- og transportplanlegging.

Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.