Transport Analytics - Study line

 

Transport Analytics

The tools used by an engineer in Business Analytics, are often grouped in:

  • Descriptive Analytics, which can answer the question “What has happened?”
  • Predictive Analytics, that focus more on finding out “What will happen?”
  • Prescriptive Analytics, where actions are taken and thus answers the question “What should we do?”

The MSc in Business Analytics builds upon this concept and offers three optional study lines, each allowing you to become a specialist in certain areas:

  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prescriptive Analytics
  • Transport Analytics

Transport Analytics is a specialization where you will have a chance to learn how to apply data-driven decision and prediction models in transport

Aside from the mandatory courses from the general competencies, the study line Transport Analytics requires you select core competence courses in the following matter.

Select the following courses:

42178 Transport system analysis - demand and planning 5 point Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17)
42180 Quantitative modelling of behaviour 5 point Spring F3A (Tues 8-12)
or
42117 Transport Optimization 5 point Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12)

and at least two of the following courses: 

02417 Time Series Analysis 5 point Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
02443 Stochastic Simulation 5 point June
02805 Social graphs and interactions 10 point Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17)
02806 Social data analysis and visualization 5 point Spring F3A (Tues 8-12)
42115 Network Optimization 5 point Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12)
42186 Model-based machine learning 5 point Spring F5B (Wed 13-17)
42879 Decision Support and Strategic Assessment 5 point Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12)

The following are suggested elective courses:

42014 Environmental and Resource Economics 5 point F7 (Tues 18-22)

Example study plans

Transport Analytics_skema

Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
42178
Transport system analysis - demand and... Transport system analysis - demand and planning
5 point
42577
Introduction to Business Analytics
5 point
42114
Integer Programming
5 point
42115
Network Optimization
5 point
42504
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
5 point
Electives
Electives
Shared
2.Semester
42576
From Analytics to Action
5 point
42180
Quantitative modelling of behaviour
5 point
42578
Advanced Business Analytics
5 point
42186
Model-based machine learning
5 point
02417
Time Series Analysis
5 point
Electives
Electives
Shared
3.Semester
42117
Transport Optimization
5 point
42879
Decision Support and Strategic... Decision Support and Strategic Assessment
5 point
Electives
Electives
20 point
4.Semester
Thesis
Thesis
30 point

Winter start is a bit more complex, as most introductory courses will only be available on the second semester. The following study plan is an example of how a to follow the Analytics in Finance study line with winter start.

Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
42501
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
5 point
42137
Optimization using metaheuristics
5 point
42576
From Analytics to Action
5 point
Electives
Electives
Shared
2.Semester
42178
Transport system analysis - demand and... Transport system analysis - demand and planning
5 point
42577
Introduction to Business Analytics
5 point
42115
Network Optimization
5 point
02456
Deep learning
5 point
Electives
Electives
Shared
3.Semester
42578
Advanced Business Analytics
5 point
02417
Time Series Analysis
5 point
42180
Quantitative modelling of behaviour
5 point
42186
Model-based machine learning
5 point
02806
Social data analysis and visualization
5 point
Electives
Electives
5 point
4.Semester
Thesis
Thesis
30 point