Module overview
A key component of Transportation Planning and Engineering is enabling safer and more efficient use of transport infrastructure through transport management. This often involves making use of new technologies, in particular those related to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), but may also be achieved through innovative applications of more established techniques. This module covers this topic through a series of practical examples, predominantly in the roads sector, highlighting the extent to which various management systems can influence transport efficiency, safety and environmental impact.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Traffic management, control and information systems in urban and inter-urban networks including Integrated Urban Traffic Management systems and Smart Motorways.
- The procedure for road safety audits.
- The management of road space and vehicle speeds for all road users.
- Transport management methods and road safety in developing countries.
- The principles and practice of air traffic management.
- The ways in which commercial fleet vehicles are managed and the impacts on overall traffic management
- Traffic management evaluation methods.
- How Intelligent Transport Systems can be used for managing traffic.
- The use of systems thinking for project management.
- How urban public transport can be managed.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Reporting your work effectively.
- Time management.
- Learning, studying and researching independently.
- Collating, synthesising and prioritising information.
- The use of creativity and innovation in problem solving
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the potential of different ITS technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of road transport systems.
- Analyse, design and evaluate traffic management schemes.
- Identify and describe the key features of traffic management systems and appraise their potential for specific situations.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Write a report on a technical topic based on a critical review of existing research and evidence.
- Support arguments with appropriate source references.
Syllabus
The syllabus is designed to provide students with a detailed understanding of transport and traffic management and safety. Contact time in the module will include the following sessions, with each session including a mix of different delivery modes as decided by individual lecturers in consultation with the module lead:
1) Introduction to Traffic Management & TM for urban networks
2) Road Traffic Management: Inter-Urban Highways
3) Automatic Road Traffic Monitoring
4) Speed Management and Traffic Calming
5) Road Safety Audits
6) Traveller Information Systems – Intelligent Mobility
7) ITS and In-vehicle Management Systems for Driver Support, Control, Safety and Information
8) In-vehicle navigation systems
9) Parking and demand management
10) Planning and Management for Bus Operations
11) Introduction to Air Traffic Management
12) Field trip to NATS (air traffic control centre)
13) Resilience Engineering in Transport Systems
14) Managing quality in business operations (Quality assurance)
15) Managing freight vehicle fleets
16) Introduction to managing road safety
17) Traffic management & road safety in developing countries
18) Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
A mixture of classroom-based teaching and learning methods will be used, including lectures, seminars, group activities and class discussions. These will be supplemented by short introductory videos available through Blackboard, self-study, and a field trip to NATS.
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 5 |
Lecture | 27 |
External visits | 3 |
Revision | 30 |
Completion of assessment task | 35 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Ongoing formative assessment opportunities will be offered through online self-completion ‘check your knowledge’ tests, available on Blackboard, and classroom interactive activities using ‘Mentimeter’ or a similar tool.
Summative
Summative assessment description
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 50% |
Continuous Assessment | 50% |
Referral
Referral assessment description
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
Repeat assessment description
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External