Course - Transport analytics - TBM4381
Transport analytics
New from the academic year 2025/2026
About
About the course
Course content
Transport analysis is a course for transport planners. How can we facilitate more environmentally friendly transport? Is it enough if everyone start driving electric cars or are other measures needed? In this course, you will learn about Transport Policy issues and measures.
In order to know how the population meets its transport needs today, and what effect different measures have, we need data on how people travel. In the course, we carry out analyses of travel data and gain experience in collecting such data.
Traffic registrations are another type of data that is important for transport planning, but also for traffic engineering and traffic safety. In this course, you will gain experience with the analysis of traffic data.
Travel demand can be expressed as demand for travel, and transport models are designed to calculate the demand, given land use, transport services and costs associated with different choices. You will learn calculation principles for transport demand. You will also use the Norwegian Regional Transport Model to analyze impacts of measures.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate should have knowledge of:
- Travel behavior; about driving forces and factors affecting travel behavior, and about how to collect and utilize travel data.
- Traffic registrations, where to find data and uncertainties in the data
- Mathematical modelling of transport demand, emphasising private trips.
- Structure and operation of an established transport model.
Skills
The candidate is able to:
- Analyse the results from a travel survey
- Analyse traffic data
- Estimate the effects of infrastructural and political measures, including parking policies and tolling
- Use an established transport model to perform simple analyses
- Basic statistical analysis using Excel and R
General competence
The candidate can:
- Comprehend and present transport related topics to others
- Document systematical project work through report writing
- Handle great amounts of data
- Approach the discurse in transportation planning, both the public and the professional, with critical curiosity.
Learning methods and activities
Class lectures and assignments. The lectures and assignments are given in English.
Active learning methods and activities, recommended attendence in classes.
Compulsory assignments
- Portfolio
Further on evaluation
The final grade consists of 2 parts: a written exam that counts 55% and a portfolio that counts 45%. The portfolio assignment is mandatory and must be passed to access the written exam.
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. For a re-take of an examination, all assessments during the course must be re-submitted.
Recommended previous knowledge
TBM4280 Road- and transport planning
Course materials
Compendiums and notes.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| TBM4281 | 4 sp | Autumn 2025 |
| TBA4291 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2025 |
Subject areas
- Road, Transport and Geomatics
- Engineering
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.