Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A student who has passed the course will be able to:

  • explain travel behaviour phenomena using a combination of economic, psychological, and sociological approaches
  • evaluate urban transport vehicles and emerging mobility technologies
  • understand historical trajectories of urban transport systems
  • explain interaction between land use and transport system
  • explain underlying dynamics in transport systems
  • interpret scientific literature in transport studies

Credits: 5

Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 11.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Milos Mladenovic

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Individual travel behaviour and collective traveling activity patterns
    • Transport vehicles and emerging technologies
    • Transport system and urban dynamics

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    In-class activity (30%)
    Assignments (70%)

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    - Lectures and in-class activities (40 h)
    - Individual learning (75 h)

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    3 Good Health and Well-being

    5 Gender Equality

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    10 Reduced Inequality

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    13 Climate Action

    15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    Enrollment :

    Registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). Maximum number of students on the course is 40. Priority will be given to students in the Master s Programme in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering.