SEMESTER AT SEA COURSE SYLLABUS University of Virginia, Academic Sponsor

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1 SEMESTER AT SEA COURSE SYLLABUS University of Virginia, Academic Sponsor Voyage: Fall 2015 Discipline: Urban Planning SEMS : Transportation: The Making of the Modern World Division: Upper Faculty Name: Gearold Johnson Credit Hours: 3; Contact Hours: 38 Pre-requisites: None COURSE DESCRIPTION The unimpeded movement of goods and people characterizes the modern world. Modern transportation systems such as automobiles, trucks, aircraft, trains, pipelines and bulk and container ships provide the mechanism to move vast amounts of goods and people that enable a global economy. Included in this picture are infrastructure requirements for support such as highway and rail grids, bridges, tunnels, deep-sea ports, canals, and airports. In this course, students will gain an understanding of transportation systems and the supporting infrastructure that have led to the modern globalized economy. We will also discuss the global environmental impacts of these transportation systems individually and collectively. COURSE OBJECTIVES The goal of this course is to develop students knowledge and understanding of the highly complex issues surrounding transportation systems on a regional and global basis. This goal will be accomplished through five objectives: 1. To understand the role of modern transportation systems for personal transport and the global transportation of goods in the making of the modern (globalized) world. 2. To understand basic transport systems including road vehicles, trains, aircraft, pipelines, and passenger, bulk and container ships. 3. To understand the required infrastructure to support global transportation. 4. To understand the global issues including economic, ownership, management, labor, regulatory and the environmental impact for modern transportation systems. 5. To develop a global perspective on planning for advanced transport systems. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AUTHOR: Rex W. Faulks TITLE: International Transport: An Introduction to Current Practices and Future Trends PUBLISHER: CRC Press ISBN #: DATE/EDITION:

2 TOPICAL OUTLINE OF COURSE Depart Southampton September 13 A1 September 15: INTRODUCTIONS, COURSE OVERVIEW AND REQUIREMENTS, THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, Chapter 1 A2 September 17: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORT, Chapter 2 + notes from instructor A3 September 19: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSPORT, BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY RAIL SYSTEMS, Chapter 2 + notes from instructor Civitavecchia September Naples September A4 September 27: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AVIATION TRANSPORT, Chapter 2 + notes from instructor A5 September 29: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PASSENGER SHIP TRANSPORT, notes from instructor Istanbul September 30-October 5 A6 October 7: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AND SHORT SEA SHIPPING, BOTH BULK AND CONTAINER SHIPPING TRANSPORT, paper by Lun and Browne plus notes from instructor Piraeus October 8-13 A7 October 15: INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MOTOR VEHICLES HIGHWAY GRIDS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS SYSTEMS, Chapter 3 + notes from instructor A8 October 17: INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT RAIL TRANSPORT ROAD BED, BRIDGES, TUNNELS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, Chapter 3 + notes from instructor Barcelona October Field Lab A9 October 25: INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SHIPPING TRANSPORT PORTS, Chapter 3 + notes from instructor Casablanca October A10 November 2: INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SHIPPING TRANSPORT CANALS AND LOCKS, notes from instructor 2

3 A11 November 4: INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AVIATION TRANSPORT AIRPORTS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLS, Chapter 3 + notes from instructor Study Day November 6 A12 November 7: MID-TERM EXAMINATION A13 November 9: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PIPELINES AND PIPELINE GRIDS, Chapter 2 + notes from instructor A14 November 11: ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, notes from instructor Salvador November A15 November 19: OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, LABOR AND SAFETY ISSUES OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, Chapters 4 & 5 A16 November 21: LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES AROUND TRANSPORTATION SYTEMS, Chapter 7 Study Day November 23 A17 November 24: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, Chapter 8 + notes from instructor A18 November 26: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, notes from instructor Port of Spain November A19 November 30: THE PANAMA CANAL Study Day December 2 Transit the Panama Canal A20 December 3: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, Chapter 9 A21 December 5: RESEARCH PROJECT IN-CLASS PRESENTATION Puntarenas December 6-11 A22 December 13: RESEARCH PROJECT IN-CLASS PRESENTATION A23 December 15: RESEARCH PROJECT IN-CLASS PRESENTATION Study Day December 17 A24 December 18; A-Day FINAL EXAMINATION 3

4 Arrive San Diego December 21 FIELD WORK Field lab attendance is mandatory for all students enrolled in this course. Do not book individual travel plans or a Semester at Sea sponsored trip on the day of your field lab. FIELD LAB (At least 20 percent of the contact hours for each course, to be led by the instructor.) The largest component of goods moved internationally is via container and bulk cargo ships. Loading and off-loading of both container and bulk materials such as oil, coal, minerals, etc. in a major industry and requires access to both trucking and rail networks. Barcelona has undergone major upgrades to its deep-sea port including automation of its cranes and storage facilities. We will have a presentation on what has been accomplished to date as well as plans for continued future growth. In addition, we will have presentations on the high-speed rail network under construction in Spain and interconnections with other European high-speed rail networks. FIELD ASSIGNMENTS Students will be required to attend the Field Lab. Absence from the Field Lab will result in a loss of 20% of the course grade. Each student will prepare a written document describing the Field Lab experience highlighting what is learned, how it fits within material covered in class and reflections. For non-required field excursions, students will be expected to observe local transportation systems during the voyage noting any perceived environmental issues. How has class study and observations altered your perspective and understanding of transportation systems. Students will be expected to take photographs and/or videos of relevant transportationrelated activities. METHODS OF EVALUATION / GRADING RUBRIC INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT: Each student will be responsible for selecting a meaningful topic on some transportation-based issue and writing a report and preparing an in-class presentation. Topics may be social, political, legal, economic, cultural or technological in scope. For example, researching future needs for both people and goods transportation in one of the countries that we visit on this voyage. Other topics might include the role of fuel prices for transportation technology development; use of advanced communications and computing technologies in transportation controls systems; or how to tie electric vehicles into the power generation and storage system. Topics will be selected in conjunction with the course instructor. 10% On-time Attendance and Class Participation 15% Mid-term Examination 25% Individual Research Project Paper and Presentation 20% Field Lab (participation and e-portfolio (with reflections)) 30% Final Examination Total 100% 4

5 RESERVE BOOKS AND FILMS FOR THE LIBRARY AUTHOR: Michel Savy and Jane Burnham TITLE: Freight Transport and the Modern Economy PUBLISHER: Routledge ISBN #: DATE/EDITION: 2013/First ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS Reports/vision20%2050%20Feb% pdf df AUTHOR: Y. H. Venus Lun and Michael Browne ARTICLE TITLE: Fleet mix in container shipping operations JOURNAL TITLE: Int. J. Shipping and Transport Logistics VOLUME: Vol. 1, No. 2 DATE: 2009 PAGES: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES None HONOR CODE Semester at Sea students enroll in an academic program administered by the University of Virginia, and thus bind themselves to the University s honor code. The code prohibits all acts of lying, cheating, and stealing. Please consult the Voyager s Handbook for further explanation of what constitutes an honor offense. Each written assignment for this course must be pledged by the student as follows: On my honor as a student, I pledge that I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment. The pledge must be signed, or, in the case of an electronic file, signed [signed]. 5