Research Design_DL (4461) |
| Language of instruction : English |
| Credits: 6,0 | | | | | Period: semester 1 (6sp) | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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Sequentiality
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No sequentiality
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There are no specific prerequisites for this course unit.
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- Theoretical background of current research techniques within transportation sciences
- Selection and justification of an appropriate technique in a particular context
- Set up the research in a correct way
- Execute the research by means of little exercises including analysis (based on software)
- Interpretation of data
- Plan of approach
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 and at the end of the 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.
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Individual coaching session ✔
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Lecture ✔
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Response lecture ✔
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Self-study assignment ✔
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Exercises ✔
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Report ✔
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Period 1 Credits 6,00
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| Written evaluaton during teaching periode | 30 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | The score on the assignment (i.e., plan of approach report) will be
retained during the second examination period in case the student
obtained a score equal to or higher than 10/20 on the assignment. |
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| Written exam | 70 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | The score on the exam will be retained during the second examination
period in case the student obtained a score equal to or higher than
10/20 on the exam. |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | Timely submission of the required assignment (i.e., plan of approach report) is mandatory to obtain a final mark. |
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| Consequences | Failure to submit the compulsory assignment on time (i.e., plan of approach report) may result in a score of 0 for the (part of the) course. |
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| Additional information | If a student has a second exam opportunity, it is their responsibility to contact the lecturer in time to clarify which components must be retaken. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Compulsory course material |
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Information on Blackboard:
- slides of lectures/self-study exercises
- study guidelines
- additional information |
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| Mandatory software |
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Software 1: MaxQDA 2024, offered by UHasselt, available at student laptop
Software 2: Qualtrics, offered by UHasselt, available at student laptop
Software 3: SPSS 29.0.2.0, offered by UHasselt, available at student laptop
Software 4: QGIS, available at student laptop
Software 5: Biogeme, available at student laptop
Recommended software: Reference software like Endnote 20, offered by UHasselt, available at student laptop |
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Learning outcomes Master of Transportation Sciences
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- EC
| EC1: The holder of the degree applies knowledge in an independent and self-directed manner. He/she is able to critically plan, guard, manage and evaluate his/her own learning processes and to take care of his/her own (quality) control. | | | - DC
| DC1: The student shows initiative on an individual basis, creates opportunities by anticipating and adopts a flexible attitude. | | | - DC
| DC3: The student has an advanced level of knowledge and insight, characteristic of scientific work in the field of transportation sciences. | | | - DC
| DC5: The student works in an autonomous and self-managing way, engaging in self-reflection and striving for continuous improvement. | - 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. | - 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. | - EC
| EC8: The holder of the degree acts and reflects in an ethical and sustainable way. | | | - DC
| DC3: The student works systematically and critically reflects on the process at each step. |
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| | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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part 2 Master of Transportation Sciences (by distance learning)
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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