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Research Design_DL (4461)

  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Ariane CUENEN 
  
Co-lecturer :Prof. dr. Muhammad ADNAN 
  
Member of the teaching team :Prof. dr. An NEVEN 
 Prof. dr. ir. Ansar YASAR 
 Prof. dr. Davy JANSSENS 
 Prof. dr. Evelien POLDERS 
 Prof. dr. Geert WETS 
 Mevrouw Jana HOREMANS 
 Prof. dr. Kris BRIJS 
 Prof. dr. ir. Tom BELLEMANS 
 Prof. dr. Tom BRIJS 
 Prof. dr. ir. Wim ECTORS 


Language of instruction : English


Credits: 6,0
  
Period: semester 1 (6sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible


 
Sequentiality
 
   Mandatory sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 

Prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this course unit.



Content

- 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.



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Lecture  
Response lecture  
Self-study assignment  
Teaching methods  
Exercises  
Report  


 

Compulsory course material
 

Information on Blackboard: 

- slides of lectures/self-study assignments

- study guidelines

- additional information 

Software: NVivo, Qualtrics, SPSS, QGIS, Biogeme

Recommended software: Reference software like Endnote



Learning outcomes
Master of Transportation Sciences
  •  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.

      
  •  BC 
  •  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.

      
  •  BC 
  •  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 
  • DC3: The student has an advanced level of knowledge and insight, characteristic of scientific work in the field of transportation sciences.

      
  •  BC 
  •  
  •  DC 
  • DC5: The student works in an autonomous and self-managing way, engaging in self-reflection and striving for continuous improvement.

      
  •  BC 
  •  
  •  DC 
  • DC1: The student shows initiative on an individual basis, creates opportunities by anticipating and adopts a flexible attitude.

      
  •  BC 
  •  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.

      
  •  BC 
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  •  DC 
  • DC3: The student can autonomously select and justify appropriate concepts, methods or techniques for scientific research based on a given context.

      
  •  BC 
 

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