TPT457 - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN TRANSPORT

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

Course Name (English) PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN TRANSPORT Course Code TPT457 MQF Credit 4 Course Description This course offers and in depth approach to understanding the basic fundamentals and practices of transportation. It enables students to understand the relationship of transportation. Characteristics, advantages and limitations of such mode of transportation are also compared. This subject provides opportunities to students who are new to this field and study, and to help them to comprehend the complex world of transportation. Transferable Skills Specific Knowledge, Communication, Presentation, Thinking & Analytical skills Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Inquiry-based Learning, Field Trip, Problem Based Learning (PBL) CLO CLO1 Analyse the theories and concepts in transport and logistics CLO2 Present ideas in verbal and written to appreciate theories and concepts of transport and logistics CLO3 Demonstrate social responsibility in transport and logistics operations Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations Reading List Recommended Text Sham, Rohana and Shamsudin, Nurazlina 2015, Fundamentals of Transport, Oxford Fajar Reference Book Resources Coyle, John, Robert Novack, Brian Gibson and Edward Bardi 2015, Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective, 8th ed. Ed., South-Western Cengage Learning. Rodrigue, Jeal Paul and Comtois, Claude, 2016, The Geography of Transport System,, 4th Ed. Ed., Routledge. Emir, Astra and Oliver, Mike, 2017, Transport Operator Licensing: A Practical Guide for Goods and Passenger Operators, Kogan Page. Wesnveen, John G. 2015, Air Transportation: A Management Perspective, 8th ed. Ed., Ashgate Publishing Limited Jean-Paul Rodrigue 2013, The Geography of Transport Systems, 3rd Ed., New York: Routledge John Coyle, Robert Novack, Brian Gibson and Edward Bardi 2010, Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective, 7th Ed., South-Western Cengage Learning Cassia, Fabio and Ferrazzi, Matteo, 2018, The Automotive Industry, Cars, Research and Society Series,, Agenda. Article/Paper List This Course does not have any article/paper resources Other References n/a Journal of Transport and Land Use n/a Department of Statistics 1997, Transport Statistics for Great Britain, HMSO n/a Annual Reports of Governments and Statutory Bodies and Private Organizations In Malaysia