units

CIV5319

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Engineering
OfferedSuzhou First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)tba

Notes

This unit is only available to students enrolled in the double award Master International/Master of Transportation Systems with South East University, China.

Synopsis

This unit highlights fundamentals of data analysis, probability and statistics and their application to transportation systems analysis. Quantitative methods in data analysis and statistical methods relevant to traffic and transport engineering, survey design, modelling and forecasting will be investigated. The student is expected to develop an understanding of probability theory and statistical procedures, along with approaches for integrating data analysis and graphical methods. The unit is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the process involved in model development.

Outcomes

After completing this unit students will be able to:

  1. appreciate the need for a systematic approach for data collection, analysis and model development
  2. recommend, apply and evaluate graphical and tabular methods of presenting data along with probabilistic modes, descriptive statistics and statistical tests to gain rigorous insight from transport and traffic data
  3. critique the methods employed and the insight obtained from data analyses
  4. design and distinguish the required steps in the model development process

Assessment

Assignments: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%
Students must pass both components.

Workload requirements

150 hours

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

none

Co-requisites

none

Prohibitions

none