Core Module Information
Module title: Traffic Engineering Design

SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: CTR11531
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

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Faheem Ahmed Malik
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Independent Learning Lecture 20 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 industry.
Independent Learning 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
Independent Learning Centrally Time Tabled Examination 3 Centrally Time Tabled Examination
Online Guided independent study 167 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Report 40 1~2~3 Week 8 , WORDS= 2500 hours The summative assessment will be composed of two components, a coursework which is worth 40% of the total module mark, and a centrally timetabled exam which is worth the remaining 60% of the mark. The coursework will focus on the critical assessment of various implications of highway geometric design as well as on design provisions for various groups of road users. In this context, the students will be asked to apply what they have learned about traffic engineering design, provide design solutions for roadway segments or intersections, and prepare a report using real-world case studies (LO1-LO3).
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 60 1~2~3~4~5 Exam Period HOURS= 3 Centrally Time Tabled Examination: Centrally Time Tabled Examination: The summative assessment will be composed of two components, a coursework which is worth 40% of the total module mark, and a centrally timetabled exam which is worth the remaining 60% of the mark. The second component of summative assessment is in the form of an end-of-trimester exam, testing allLOs (LO1- LO5).
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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