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Module

CEG8423 : Transport Research Methods

  • Offered for Year: 2025/26
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Duo Li
  • Lecturer: Dr Shahana Avathkattil
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

This module aims to help students develop an understanding of the transport research process. By covering essential knowledge and skills relevant to different stages of the research process, this module will enable students to conduct research independently, leading to the successful completion of their dissertation.

The specific aims of the module are:
- to provide a basic understanding of research design.
- to enable students to link research question to appropriate research method/approach
- to provide an understanding of analysis methods, appropriate to research in a range of science and engineering disciplines
- To enable students to develop a working knowledge of relevant tools

Outline Of Syllabus

Part A. Basics of research design:
- formulating research aims and objectives
- developing a conceptual framework
- critically reviewing the literature
- developing a research proposal

Part B. Basics of data processing and analysis methods:
- Basics of statistics
- Continues data processing, analysis and visualization
- Categorical data processing, analysis and visualization
- Travel behaviour and Choice modelling, analysis and visualization

Part C. Introduction to relevant data analysis tools

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion138:0038:00Coursework- Report
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture52:0010:00Lectures
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical34:0012:00Computer practicals include demonstrations and exercises.
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study140:0040:00Includes background reading and reading of lectures notes for a full understanding of the material
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Teaching and learning of this module is done by a combination of lectures, labs and practical work, guest lectures, coursework and reading materials. This is in line with the learning outcomes. Lectures, guest lectures and coursework are intended to provide the theoretical background, labs allow students to learn the software and the codes to build the analytical l model. Practical work allows students to learn how to link the theory with the practice (how to use the theory in practice) and help developing problem solving skills.
Reading materials helps developing critical, independent and innovative thinking.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Report1M100Individual report in which an appropriate research process is designed and presented, and analysis using a real dataset is presented and discussed (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M12, M17, and M18)
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Prob solv exercises1MSet approximately halfway in the teaching block. Feedback given in class to check knowledge and understanding.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The assessment is intended to assess if students acquired the intended skills in terms of understanding and master the theoretical background (and being able to apply the theory in practice). This assessment will assess AHEP4 codes: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M12, M17, and M18.

Reading Lists

Timetable