2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CIVE2081 Transport Planning and Modelling 1

10 creditsClass Size: 70

Module manager: Dr Judith Wang
Email: j.y.t.wang@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module aims to cover fundamental concepts of transport planning and expose the students to formulate a transport strategy to meet the transport policy objectives. It also provides an introduction to the fundamentals of transport models and traffic engineering.

Objectives

- Provide students with knowledge of the transport planning process, objectives of transport policy, and policy instruments to help achieve policy objectives;

- Provide students with exposure to recent transport case studies in the literature;

- Provide students with fundamentals in traffic flow theory and strategic transport planning models.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject (contributing to the AHEP4 learning outcomes indicated between brackets):

1. Knowledge and understanding of the objectives of transport policy, the fundamentals in traffic flow theory and strategic transport planning models, and the range of potential solutions to transport problems and their limitations (M1 and M2);

2. Critical awareness of the ways in which road system performance gives rise to congestion, environmental intrusion and accidents (M1);

3. Apply a knowledge of mathematics / engineering principles to describe and evaluate the different transport models and the ways in which data can be obtained to measure and predict transport problems (M2 and M3);

4. Apply mathematical and statistical methods and tool in transport planning to analyse the effectiveness of different policy instruments (M2 and M3).

Skills outcomes
- Time management
- Core literacy
- Problem solving

Syllabus

- Policy objectives and problems;
- Possible solutions;
- Recent case studies published in the literature;
- Transport strategy formulation;
- The role of the traffic engineer/transport planner;
- Measuring current conditions;
- Transport modelling;
- Traffic engineering.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Consultation	4	1.00	4.00
Lecture	18	1.00	18.00
Practical	2	3.00	6.00
Tutorial	1	1.00	2.00
Private study hours			70.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Sufficient effort is expected for further reading after each lecture, as well as for seeking relevant literature and collating evidence across
a range of sources for completing the coursework. Support to private study will be offered by face-to-face discussions, as well as by
VLE forums.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students' learning progress will be monitored by in-class responses and the coursework process. Students will be fully supported during the process of completing their coursework via a variety of channels including physical discussions (e.g. Question & Answer sessions, tutorials, etc.) as well as virtual environment (e.g. VLE forums, etc). Feedback on coursework performance will be provided assisting the students to understand weakness in the submitted work and suggesting ways that work can be improved.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Transport Modelling and Traffic Engineering	15.00
Computer Exercise	Labs and Report: Project Report - PLUTO	35.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Resit: 100% online time-limited assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:12:17

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