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
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse, design and evaluate traffic management schemes.
- Critically evaluate the potential of different ITS technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of road transport systems.
- 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:
- Support arguments with appropriate source references.
- Write a report on a technical topic based on a critical review of existing research and evidence.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- How urban public transport can be managed.
- The use of systems thinking for project management.
- Traffic management evaluation methods.
- The ways in which commercial fleet vehicles are managed and the impacts on overall traffic management
- How Intelligent Transport Systems can be used for managing traffic.
- The management of road space and vehicle speeds for all road users.
- The principles and practice of air traffic management.
- Transport management methods and road safety in developing countries.
- 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.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Collating, synthesising and prioritising information.
- Reporting your work effectively.
- Time management.
- The use of creativity and innovation in problem solving
- Learning, studying and researching independently.
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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Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Lecture | 27 |
Completion of assessment task | 35 |
Follow-up work | 5 |
External visits | 3 |
Revision | 30 |
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
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 50% |
Continuous Assessment | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External