2010.S1.M.International Transport Systems.JNB216.J Fei.Docx Page 1 of 2 Pages The Australian Maritime College is an institute of the University of Tasmania
Undergraduate Studies in Maritime and Logistics Management
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
JNB216
SEMESTER 1, 2010
Instructions to candidates

1. This examination commences at 0900 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, 7 June 2010.

2. The answer script is to be despatched to AMC Distance Education Centre no later than 1630 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Monday,

21 June 2010.

3. Late examination scripts will not be accepted. Failure to despatch your answer script to the AMC before the cut-off time will result in a Fail grade.

4. There are TWO (2) questions. Candidates must answer all parts of all questions.

5. Marks are as indicated.

6. This examination is worth 50 of the 100 marks allocated to this unit.

7. Your answer script should be 2500 words in total, ± 10%.

8. Answers must be typed.

9. The Department’s system of referencing must be used.

10. Plagiarism, including copying the work of other students or any form of collusion is a punishable offence and may result in failure of the unit and/or exclusion from the AMC (refer to the section on Plagiarism in the Toolbox).

11. This examination consists of 2 pages.

12. The examination submission is one document: the abstract, table of contents, introduction and conclusion should deal with the examination in total. Marks will be deducted if these are not provided. It is not appropriate to provide separate abstracts, tables of contents, introductions and conclusions for each individual question.

13. Lecturing staff (Unit Co-ordinator/s) associated with the course are not available to provide guidance on the examination. If you have any questions regarding this examination please contact Distance Education. They will direct your query as appropriate.2010.S1.M.International Transport Systems.JNB216.J Fei.Docx Page 2 of 2 Pages
Question 1
Discuss the factors affecting the development and the efficiency of intermodal transport.
[20 Marks]

Question 2
Transport has made significant contribution to economic development in both developed and developing countries. However, the development of transport has also brought considerable negative impacts on the environment.
a Evaluate the impacts of transport on the environment; and
[15 Marks]
b discuss what sustainable transport systems should look like and how they can be developed.
[15 Marks]