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Core Module Information
Module title: Transport Demand Management and Road Safety
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: CTR11135
Module leader: Faheem Ahmed Malik
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module will provide you with the knowledge and principles of Transport Demand Management (TDM) and Road Safety. The course is divided into two parts. The first part of the course investigates TDM in the urban context. You will start by considering the role that urban design and streets have to play in managing demand. This will be developed in subsequent units to include the promotion of sustainable active travel modes, such as walking and cycling, through good infrastructure design. This first part of the module will be concluded looking at measures to restrain demand, through parking control and development management. The second part of the course considers road safety. You will learn first about road safety policy and strategy and how this translates in to engineering, education and enforcement measures. This will be followed by the collection and analysis of collision data, prevention of collisions through speed management and building safety into design through road safety audits. Unit 1: Development Management Unit 2: CyclingUnit 3: Walking and Inclusive Mobility Unit 4 : Safety Data Collection and Analysis Unit 5: Collision Prevention and ReductionUnit 6: Human Error and Reliability in Transportation SafetyUnit 7: Situation AwarenessUnit 8: Drift to DangerUnit 9: Road Safety Policy, Strategies and Speed ManagementUnit 10: TDM through behavioural changeUnit 11: Street Layout and Design, and Parking Management
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically assess the relationship between land use planning and transport planning.

LO2: Critically assess road collision data and recommend solutions.

LO3: Appraise and critically explore road safety procedures and audits in line with professional standards.

LO4: Develop a working knowledge of the necessity for understanding human error in transport systems safety design and planning

LO5: Prepare a Transport Assessment report for a new development using current guidelines, and recommend best practices for designing for parking, walking, cycling and inclusive mobility

LO6: Appraise and recommend best practices for designing designing for parking, walking, cycling and inclusive mobility.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Faheem Ahmed Malik
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 20 LECTURE: Lectorial form of teaching method will be employed, i.e, Lectures + Tutorials. Face to face support, and directed study tasks will encourage integration of key reading material. Moodle will be utilized for students to access all course materials and additional material such as reading list, references, extra materials, and tutorial solutions. The module is practical approach based and will aim to provide students with necessary skills and training to work in wider Transportation sector.
Face To Face Tutorial 10 TUTORIAL: Each lecture will start with the introduction of theory/ relevant guidelines for design/ national and international standard. This will the be followed by Class Tutorials. This will be in the form of individual / group work with a specific problem being solved in class
Online Guided independent study 170 Guided independent study: Course contains notes and a list of further reading, which usually consists of relevant journal articles in the topic area, books, documents, and relevant guidelines . In addition to this, there are also self assessment exercises designed to underpinned what is being learned.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Report 50 1~2~3~4 Week 7 , WORDS= 3000 words Report: The summative assessment will be composed of two components, each worth 50% of the total module. Summative Assessment is one coursework report on ad Safety Assessment (LOs 1-4), and one on Transport Demand Measures (LOs 4-6). Coursework 1 will cover the road safety element of the course. The students will explore various aspects of road safety analysis based on what has been discussed in the lectures as well as independent research. Specifically, first the students will explore the sustainable policy context, then undertake a mini analysis of accident data, and eventually, recommend appropriate remedial measures or interventions
Report 50 4~5~6 Week 13 , WORDS= 3000 words Report: Report: The summative assessment will be composed of two components, each worth 50% of the total module. Summative Assessment is one coursework report on ad Safety Assessment (LOs 1-4), and one on Transport Demand Measures (LOs 4-6). Coursework 2 will require students to reveiw well-established approaches to transport demand management Such methods have been accelerated in their implementation as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen an increased emphasis on providing environments more suited to walking and cycling, for reasons of public health. Students will draw on case studies of schemes that either have or are in the process of being implemented as well as the relevant academic research on their chosen topic.
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

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