Strategies for Teaching Travel Time Uncertainty Modeling

Xiaobo Qu; Shuaian Wang

doi:10.1061/9780784413609.231

Strategies for Teaching Travel Time Uncertainty Modeling

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

Uncertainty is an essential factor in transportation. For example, one cannot predict exactly the travel time from home to work. Conventional transportation pedagogy is mainly focused on modeling deterministic situations because of the complex mathematics required for modeling uncertainty. We develop a framework for effectively teaching uncertainty modeling in transportation using the example of travel time uncertainty. The objective is for students to appreciate the significance of incorporating uncertainty in planning without resorting to lengthy and intimidating mathematics. The framework that is developed contains strategies for introducing travel time uncertainty, method for appreciating the impact of the uncertainty, approaches of modeling the uncertainty in planning problems, projects for students to practice, and assessment tasks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk
Subtitle of host publication	Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages	2303-2309
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780784413609
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.231
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014 - Liverpool, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jul 2014 → 16 Jul 2014

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Liverpool
Period	13/07/14 → 16/07/14

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Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Qu, X., & Wang, S. (2014). Strategies for Teaching Travel Time Uncertainty Modeling. In Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014 (pp. 2303-2309). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.231

Qu, Xiaobo ; Wang, Shuaian. / Strategies for Teaching Travel Time Uncertainty Modeling. Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2014 and the 6th International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2014. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. pp. 2303-2309

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