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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Faculty of Engineering
Department Department of Civil Engineering
Programme Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Course Code* KAEA 4346
Course Title* Highway Planning and Road Safety Audit
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Nil
Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 80 hours
Credit* 2
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Recognise the organisations and the importance of highway planning
2. Interpret procedures of highway planning
3. Forecast travel demand using trip generation, distribution, mode
choice and trip assignment methods.
4. Define and determine the Level of Service of road sections and
intersections.
5. Design the geometrical elements of roads such as the vertical and
horizontal curves.
6. Differentiate the different Stages in Road Safety Audit and describe
the elements of each stage.
Transferable Skills soft skill (attitude, skill and knowledge)
-creative skill, that can be used for the most course or workplace
e.g. analytical and synthesis
Synopsis of Course Contents Introduction to highway planning, Geometrical design of roads, Highway
capacity: Definitions & Level of service, Capacity design of freeway
section, Capacity design rural two lane highway, Forecasting travel
demand: Definitions & Trip generation, Forecasting travel demand: Trip
distribution, Forecasting travel demand: Mode Choice, Forecasting travel
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lectures
workshop, discussion, etc)
Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%
Methodologies for Feedback on Marks for continuous assessment will be given before the final exam.
Performance Grades will be given for the final examination
Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and
University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.
UM-PT01-PK03-BR004(BI)-S04
