Study plan

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First year

Orientamento unico
Course		Semester	CFU	SSD
10606367 - Sustainable transport planning	The course provides students with knowledge and skills for planning and implementation of transport policies, providing the tools to analyse problems, assess current policies and evaluate alternatives and their impacts on transport demand, safety, environment, society, territory At the end of the course, the student will be able to • measure and analyse the level of sustainability of transport systems • describe the different phases of transport system planning, the stakeholders involved and the decision mechanisms • describe the main transport policies and their potential impact on transport demand, safety, environment, society, land use • to identify the most suitable transport policies for improving sustainability of transport systems and to develop different kinds of plans (e.g. SUMP, Public Transport, City Logistics, Cycling, Company Plan) • to manage strategies and measures implementation • to define and conduct results monitoring and assessment processes • to develop and manage a crowdsourcing process • to use decision support systems for transport planning	First semester	12	ICAR/05
10589554 - Traffic engineering and ITS	• Objectives of the course is to provide students with the following skills: – Learn theoretical principles of road traffic and functional principles of applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); – Learn technical characteristics of single components of ITS - Be skilled at methods for analysis and design of road traffic control and applications of ITS	First semester	6
Traffic engineering and ITS 1	Obiettivi: The Module of the Course aims at: • Understanding the theoretical principles of road traffic and the functional principles of the traffic engineering applications • Understanding the theoretical principles of methods for traffic simulation • Learning methods for the analysis and design of road traffic control	First semester	6	ICAR/05
- A SCELTA DELLO STUDENTE		First semester	12
AAF1149 - OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE WORLD OF WORK	other useful knowledge for entering into employment	First semester	3
10589554 - Traffic engineering and ITS	• Objectives of the course is to provide students with the following skills: – Learn theoretical principles of road traffic and functional principles of applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); – Learn technical characteristics of single components of ITS - Be skilled at methods for analysis and design of road traffic control and applications of ITS	Second semester	6
Traffic engineering and ITS 2	Obiettivi: The Course aims at: • Understanding the theoretical principles of the control systems and the functional principles of the Intelligent Transportation System • Learning the technical features of single components of the ITS • Developing professional design skills in traffic engineering and ITS applications	Second semester	6	ICAR/05
1044022 - TRANSPORT MODELLING AND PLANNING	• Objectives of the course To provide a methodological background for the simulation and the design of transport systems, aimed at the evaluation of interventions on the infrastructure and service network, as well as at the application of polices for the mobility of people and goods. The subjects will be developed through phenomena analyses, model definitions, and algorithm applications to elementary cases. A synthesis of the arguments presented in the course is listed below: system approach and transport supply – 1 credit random utility theory and passenger demand modelling – 3 credits advanced choice models and freight demand models – 1 credit network loading and assignment – 2 credits equilibrium models and od matrix estimation – 2 credits transit assignment – 1 credit dynamic traffic assignment and network design – 2 credits	Second semester	12	ICAR/05
24 CFU a scelta		Go to group

Second year

Orientamento unico
Course		Semester	CFU	SSD
1044035 - RAILWAY ENGINEERING	• To provide with basic elements of knowledge concerning the railway transport system and the educational elements to study the railway complex system operation, as well as the design criteria of infrastructure, vehicle and operation itself.	First semester	12	ICAR/05
1044015 - URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICY	• Main goals The goal is to develop a critical understanding of urban and regional policies, and namely: To analyze the process of policy-making in their space-time context so that the students can develop knowledge and understanding of its taxonomy, contents, enforcement at different scales and planned goals To illustrate different approaches and tools for analysis and evaluation of urban and regional policies, to enable students to assess autonomously their efficiency and feasibility To develop a deeper understanding of the links between urban policies, transport systems, land use and economic development • Specific goal To create skills in developing an integrated regional plan, as an opportunity for the students to apply the theoretical knowledge achieved in class and prepare a technical and scientific document to communicate the plan content.	First semester	6	ICAR/20
1044013 - SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS	The course aims to provide quantitative methods for safety analysis of complex systems according to all the in force regulations. Specific aims: • Theoretical concepts to support the definition of safety goals and criteria of '"acceptability" and "compliance" • Role of geo-historical-statistical data set: - to measure the accuracy of assumptions and parameters - to evaluate the effectiveness of systems, subsystems and equipments • Role of models in Quantitative Risk Analysis • Constitutive and organizational elements of complex systems • Types of system and risk factors - Statistical analysis of accidents and injuries data - Evaluation of empirical values of rates, conditional rates and empirical indicators of damage - Probabilistic analysis of cause-effect conditions (Fault Tree Analysis) representing the relationships between primary causes and incidental events - Probabilistic models of damage - Definition of safety targets - Cost-benefit analysis and Policy‐price	First semester	6	ING-IND/28
AAF1019 - Final exam	To provide with skills for the development of an autonomous theoretical, design or experimental activity concerning topics related to study courses, also in cooperation with public and private subjects active within the transport sector.	Second semester	21
24 CFU a scelta		Go to group

Optional Groups

**24 CFU a scelta: The student must acquire 24 CFU from the exams below**
Course		Year	Semester	CFU	SSD
10599811 - Geolocation and Navigation	The goal of the course is to supply the fundamentals about the geomatics technologies related to positioning and navigation (Global Navigation Satellite Systems – GNSS) and to archiving and management of geospatial data (Geographical Information Systems – GIS). The presentation of the mentioned items will be completed with practical exercises. To this aim, part of the teaching will focus on the fundamentals of Geodesy and Mapping.	First year	First semester	6	ICAR/06
10589561 - Programming for transport systems	The aim of the course is to enable students to learn the basics of programming aimed at processing and analyzing data for applications related to the field of transport engineering. The programming course will be oriented to learn and apply the Matlab language. Basic elements for programming in the Python language will also be provided. After acquiring the basic elements related to the formalization of engineering problems aimed at their resolution through calculation procedures, the course will be developed by addressing a series of application examples characterized by a gradually increasing complexity in the field of transport engineering.	First year	First semester	6	ICAR/05
1044037 - AIR TRANSPORT	• Main goals The goal is to develop a critical understanding of air transport performance, and namely to To analyze the main aerodynamics principles and concepts to enable students to develop the knowledge of flight principles, as well as aircraft design and configurations To illustrate different approaches and models for the analysis and evaluation of air transport systems, to allow students to understand the development and the contemporary trends in air transport operations To develop a deeper understanding of the links between the components of the air transport system (aircraft, airside and landside facilities, demand, navigation and control systems, air safety) • Specific goal To create skills in developing an upgrading plan for a minor airport in italy, as an opportunity for the students to apply the theoretical knowledge achieved in class and prepare a technical and scientific document to communicate the plan content.	First year	Second semester	6	ICAR/05
1044038 - MARITIME TRANSPORT	• The course aim is to provide with basic elements of knowledge concerning the maritime transport system and the educational elements to study the railway complex system operation.	First year	Second semester	6	ICAR/05
10589572 - Road safety	Objectives The aim of the course is to provide to the student operating capability to: • Deal with collection, aggregation and analysis of road accident data. • Thoroughly analyze road accidents and select the most effective countermeasures. • Define Road Safety management processes. • Plan the road safety strategies for the short, medium and long term. • Perform the basic aspects of road safety audits and inspections.	First year	Second semester	6	ICAR/05
1044040 - TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES	• to achieve a specific training of the basic Knowledge of transport infrastructures Engineering	First year	Second semester	6	ICAR/04
1044041 - FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS	•To analyse business logistics in order to understand the determinants of goods mobility. To provide theoretical tools to tackle logistics systems design problems of interest to goods distribution and provision of public services.	Second year	First semester	6	ICAR/05
1044042 - Maritime constructions	General aims The aim is to allow students to learn: the basics of port planning; the basics of maritime works and their design; the technical and functional characteristics of the main maritime terminals. The port is considered as a node of the intermodal transport network. The fundamentals of dynamic oceanography and maritime hydraulics are provided during the course. Specific aims General knowledge At the end of the course the students will know: i) the basic criteria for the port location, dimensioning and land connections; (ii) the contents and the development phases of a port master plan; (iii) the development and comparison of possible alternative solutions for the port lay-out; (iv) the functional and dimensioning criteria of the port water areas with respect to the local meteo-oceanographic characteristics and of the of vessels maneuverability characteristics; (v) the functional and design criteria of the main maritime works (rubble mound breakwaters, vertical and composite breakwaters, quays and jetties); (vi) the functional and design criteria of the main maritime terminals; (vii) specialized studies to be carried out in order to support a port master plan (transport and economic studies, marine-hydraulic study, wave penetration study, ship maneuverability study, port resonance study, port entrance and docks workability, environmental studies, etc.) (viii) the main problems related to the interaction between ports and environment with particular attention to the hydraulic aspects. Ability to be part of a working group At the end of the course the students will be able to become part of a working group that deals with port engineering. They will be able to work under the guidance of expert coastal engineers, being able also to collaborate constructively with experts from other disciplines that contribute to the development of a complex port master plan or to the design of maritime works (hydraulic engineers, transport engineers, structural engineers, geologists, economists, biologists, etc.). Ability to develop calculation programs Students will be taught to develop calculation programs for data analysis in the MATLAB environment. The basics of MATLAB programming will be given during the course. The calculation programs that will be developed will be functional to the development of the exercises. Critical development of exercises Students will have to develop some exercises during the course. The exercises cover single design themes. The day of the exam, students must bring a written technical report describing the exercises dealt with during the course. The report must be written by using a technical approach and must contain: the text of the exercise, the description of the method followed to solve the posed problem, the results obtained expressed both in numerical and graphical form, the critical analysis of the obtained results in relation to the project objectives. Communication skills Students' communication skills will be stimulated during the exercises course. Students will be invited to intervene to explain the adopted method to solve the problems, the obtained results and any doubts.	Second year	Second semester	6	ICAR/02
10599810 - Public Transport Management	To provide with elements of knowledge concerning the public transport systems and the educational elements to study operation and management of the systems themselves, as well as the design criteria of vehicles and services.	Second year	Second semester	6	ICAR/05
10606368 - Transport system design		Second year	Second semester	6	ICAR/05

Degree Class LM23- Civil Engineering

Study class: 2018/2019
Activated years: all

(Taught in English)

Employment and Professional opportunities for graduates.

The professional skills of the Transport System engineer comprise a knowledge of the methodologies and models required to simulate mobility demand, transport offer, and the integration of demand-supply to create the best possible systems from a technological, functional, economic and environmental point of view. More specifically:

-Methodologies to plan transport systems: dimensioning and definition of the performance of their components;

-Formulating mobility models for people and goods, models of transport supply on multi-modal networks, demand/supply interaction models;

-Assessment of the interventions from a technical, economic and environmental point of view;

-Management and operational models of the transport systems;

The transport system engineer will be involved in the technical-economic planning of transport systems: transport and mobility plans at various levels, operational plans of transport companies, assessment of the infrastructure interventions from a technical, economic and environmental point of view, dimensioning and definition of the infrastructural interventions from a technical, economic and environmental point of view, dimensioning and definition of the functional components of the transport system.

The transport system engineer may be hired by the European Public administration, at national and local level (European Commission, Ministries, Regions, Provinces, Cities), by institutions, companies, consortiums and agencies in charge of planning, implementing and managing infrastructures and transport systems or responsible for management and regulation activities of transport systems; by vehicle and installations construction companies (and those providing related services), by manufacturing companies, by goods transportation and logistics operators; by engineering and consulting companies, by professional offices, by insurance companies and banks.

The Academic programme for the Masters Degree provides for an in-depth study of the specific disciplines of transport systems, completed through core, related and integrative disciplines in the Civil Engineering study programme. Given the multi-disciplinary nature of the sector, the programme is characterized by flexible educational programmes that can adapt, as far as possible, to the different potential and vocation of the individual student. The study programme comprises compulsory subjects and also elective subjects, which must be chosen from homogeneous groups.

On the basis of the objectives described above, the study curriculum provides for:

-72 credits in compulsory subjects.

-12 credits in related or integrative educational activities.

-3 credits in further language skills, computer skills, people skills or stage and internship activities.

-12 credits in activities chosen independently by the student, in coherent with the educational objectives of the study plan.

The student must hand in his /her study plan, which may be modified each year in which the student is enrolled.

The educational activities are organized in modules. The curriculum comprises the following modules:

-4 obligatory modules (48 credits) related to compulsory courses.

- 24 credits for elective modules, related to compulsory studies and selected by the student.

-12 credits for elective modules concerning related or integrative educational activities .

-12 credits for elective modules, selected by the students, (to maintain coherence with the educational objectives of the study plan, the Study Programme recommends a selection of modules).

Students can obtain up to 3 credits through the following educational activities:

-Internship or stage activities.

-Computer skills, which can also be certified by external recognized institutions (for example: ECDL certification).

-Technical study trips organized by the Degree Programme.

-Further language skills, which can also be certified by external recognized Institutions).

-Professional activities certified in accordance with the existing regulations. This certification attests the knowledge and skills developed though educational post-secondary level activities, planned and organized by the University.

-Activities suggested by the student.