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Behavioural Interventions_DL (4324)
Contact Person :	Prof. dr. Kris BRIJS


Coordinating lecturer :	Prof. dr. Kris BRIJS

Co-lecturer :	dr. Hélène DIRIX

Language of instruction : English

Exam contract: not possible

Sequentiality

No sequentiality

Degree programme

Study hours

Credits

P1 SBU

P1 SP

2^nd Chance Exam¹

Tolerance²

Final grade³

part 1 Master of Transportation Sciences (by distance learning)

Compulsory

108

4,0

108

4,0

Yes

Numerical

Learning outcomes

EC	EC2: The holder of the degree has in-depth knowledge and understanding of the concepts, methods, and (research) techniques of transportation sciences. He/she is able to apply the concepts, methods and (research) techniques in the field of transportation sciences adequately and autonomously.
	DC	DC1: The student can autonomously consult, assess and synthesise international scientific professional literature from the field of transportation sciences in terms of the knowledge required.
	DC	DC3: The student can autonomously select and justify appropriate concepts, methods or techniques for scientific research based on a given context.
	DC	DC4: The student autonomously applies the selected concepts, methods or techniques for scientific research and interprets them adequately.
EC	EC4: The holder of the degree considers the society as a whole as an important stakeholder and reflects on the social relevance and consequences of recommendations/solutions and projects/assignments in a critical manner. In doing so, the holder of the degree strives, among other things, to have a sustainable impact on the region.
	DC	DC1: The student is able to identify key stakeholders other than society and demonstrate their relevance.
EC	EC6: The holder of the degree is able to communicate and convince others on his/her field of study, both in writing and orally, addressing scientists of his/her own or similar fields of study and wide social groups.
	DC	DC1: The student is able to communicate on the process, results as well as his/her views in writing in a logically structured and clearly understandable way and to exchange views on these with others.
	DC	DC2: The student is able to verbally communicate on the process, results and his/her views in a logically structured and clearly understandable way and to exchange views on these with others.

EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria

Prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

Content

Why do we continue to cause traffic jams? How do we promote the use of active means of transport? Behavior is a complex concept, trying to influence behavior is even more complex. Still, governments use campaigns to steer people's behavior in the 'right' direction. Suppose the government gives you the assignment to draw up an intervention for a traffic- or mobility-related problem, how do you tackle this?

Through the use of Intervention Mapping a framework is provided for the development of intervention programs. This framework consists of several steps starting with a problem analysis. In doing so, existing literature and suitable theories are used. The idea is that developing an intervention program is based on scientific evidence.

The majority of your learning will be done through self-study, based on the course material that is made available online. You will have access to a range of useful online learning materials such as online lectures, reading materials, as well as access to thousands of e-books, online journals and other resources via our online university library. Approximately mid-semester, an online interactive Question and Answer session will be organised, where students can meet the course lecturer and fellow students online and have the opportunity to go deeper into the course material.

All evaluations will be done online, whether by submission of assignments or by taking written or oral exams online, or a combination of assignments and exams. Written exams will be done with online proctoring (exam supervision) to retain the integrity of a supervised exam, while providing the flexibility of an online platform. For the online exams, distance learning students should ensure to have a laptop/pc with a working webcam and microphone, a charged mobile device (phone/tablet) and a stable internet connection (minimum upload speed of 1.5 MB/second), as well as a quiet, secluded room to take the exam in.

Organisational and teaching methods

Organisational methods
	Distance learning ✔
	Response lecture ✔
Teaching methods
	Porfolio ✔
	Presentation ✔

Evaluation

Period 1 Credits 4,00

Evaluation method

Written evaluaton during teaching periode

10 %

Transfer of partial marks within the academic year

✔

Portfolio

✔

Oral evaluation during teaching period

60 %

Transfer of partial marks within the academic year

✔

Presentation

✔

Written exam

30 %

Transfer of partial marks within the academic year

✔

Closed-book

✔

Multiple-choice questions

✔

Off campus online evaluation/exam

✔

For the full evaluation/exam

✔

Explanation (English)

- Assignment: to be made by the student at home and submitted on Blackboard.
- Exam: online.

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt

Explanation (English)

Final presentation (80%) and portfolio (20%).

Compulsory course material

Lectures: digital (available via Blackboard)

Online learning module on how to understand human behavior (accessible via Blackboard)

Chapters 1, 4, 5, and 6 from the Handbook are compulsory learning materials for the exam (available via Blackboard)

Behavioural Interventions_DL (4324)