Core Module Information
Module title: Traffic Engineering Design Global Online

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

Module code: CTR11731
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:

Road Network Operations – introduction to traffic flow, user characteristics, data collection, forecasting, and capacity.HighwayGeometric Design Considerations – highway link design, including design speed, cross sections, sight, and overtaking distances.Highway Geometric Alignment Design – design of horizontal and vertical road alignment. Intersections – general junction design principles and analysis of priority junctions.Roundabouts – types of roundabouts, layout design and capacity analysis. Introduction to Traffic Signal Control – principles of traffic signal control including saturation flows, stages, phases, cycle times and green times.Basic Isolated Traffic Signal Design – design of layouts and calculation of signal timings. Advanced Isolated Traffic Signal Design.Linked Traffic Signal Design - signal coordination, urban traffic control systems. Intelligent transportation and urban traffic control systems for road network operations.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Understand and critically appraise traffic flow principles, data collection techniques and road network operations.

LO2: Identify, examine and critically assess the major design elements and principles of road layouts, including the geometric alignment considerations based on national and international standards and guidelines.

LO3: Design road intersections such as priority junctions and roundabouts and analyse road traffic capacity, queues and delays.

LO4: Design traffic signal layouts and calculate traffic signal timings for both isolated and linked networks.

LO5: Recommend intelligent transportation and urban traffic control systems that can provide benefits for road network operationsroad network operations.

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: WORLDWIDE
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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
Independent Learning Guided independent study 200 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 Report
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 60 1~2~3~4~5 Exam Period HOURS= 3 Centrally Time Tabled Examination
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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