Forms of Transport 2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The students know the operation ways and methods of rail-, water-, air-, and combined forms of transport, especially from the viewpoint of the transport service user and they understand their suitability to different transport tasks.

Content

Course Contents
- rail transport
- waterway transport
- air transport
- combined transport
The operation environment, responsibilities and obligations as well as the transport methods and technologies of these forms of transport.

Materials

-Virtual excursions

Teaching methods

-distance learning
-small group learning
-exercises
-learning tasks

Exam schedules

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening information.

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

Distance learning lectures altogether 16 hours in January-May 2021. One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of five credits is approximately 135 hours. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the course implementation.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives but faces challenges to utilize them in practice.

Satisfactory (2): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives and can utilize them partly in practice.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Student has gained understanding of course objectives and can utilize them in practice.

Very good (4): Student has attained very good level of course objectives and can apply them into practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Student has attained an excellent level of course objectives and can apply them into practice in innovative manner.

Qualifications

The students understand the basics of logistics and the logistic significance of transports form the viewpoint of business operations and national economy.