1. Name of the Course课程名称
Chinese Name:研究方法论
English Name: Research Methodology
2. Overview of the Course课程概况
Category课程类别：Major Optional Courses Class hours学时数：32 Credit学分数：2
Profession适用专业：Transportation Planning and Management Semester开课学期：The 2nd Semester
College开课单位：College of Transport and Communications
3. The Writer大纲编写人：Visiting Professor
4. The Objective and Requirement of the Course教学目的及要求
Learning outcomes:
In this PhD level course, students are expected to learn various types of scientific research methods and methodology applicable to management science and related fields. This will then equip students with the knowledge to understand the research methods and select suitable types of research methods in their research study.
5. Main Content of the Course and Pre-course课程主要内容及先修课程
Analytical research approaches;
Operations Research/ Optimization;
Simulation Empirical research approaches;
Surveys;
Interviews;
Secondary Data Collection;
Qualitative Research Methods;
Quantitative Research Methods;
Hypothesis Testing and Regression;
Data Analytics;
Multi-criteria Decision Analysis
How to access and write research methodology.
6. Teaching Methods课程教学方法
Lecture;
Exercise and practice;
Class discussion on journal articles;
Question and answer.
7. Methods of Examination课程考核方式
There is no examination for this course. However, to let lecturer better understand if students learn well and let students self-assess their pace of learning, there will be exercises and questions along the way during the course. Also, each student is asked to conduct a short presentation on a research task towards the end of the course.
8. Textbook课程使用教材
1) Handbook of Transportation Science, edited by Randolph W. Hall, Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999, Springer, Boston, MA; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5203-1
2) Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Maritime Studies and Logistics, edited by Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Zaili Yang, Springer International Publishing AG 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62338-2
9. Main References课程主要参考资料
[1] Bai, X. and Lam, J.S.L. 2019. A destination choice model for Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) loading from the US Gulf, Energy, Vol. 174, 1267-1275. Doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.148
[2] Cao, X. and Lam, J.S.L. 2019. A fast reaction-based port vulnerability assessment: case of the Tianjin Port explosion, Transportation Research Part A, Vol. 128, 11-33. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2019.05.019
[3] Chen, H., Lam, J.S.L. and Liu, N. 2018. Strategic Investment in Enhancing Port–Hinterland Container Transportation Network Resilience: A Network Game Theory Approach, Transportation Research Part B, 111, 83-112. Doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2018.03.004
[4] Lam, J.S.L. and Gu, Y. 2016. A market-oriented approach for intermodal network optimisation meeting cost, time and environmental requirements, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 171, part 2, pp. 266-274. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.09.024
[5] Lam, J.S.L. 2015. Designing a sustainable maritime supply chain: A hybrid QFD-ANP approach, Transportation Research Part E, Vol. 78, pp. 70-81, DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.10.003
[6] Qiu, X. and Lam, J.S.L. 2018. The Value of Sharing Inland Transportation Services in a Dry Port System, Transportation Science, Vol. 52(4), pp. 739-1034, doi: 10.1287/trsc.2017.0755
[7] Qiu, X., Wong, E. and Lam, J.S.L. 2018. Evaluating Economic and Environmental Value of Liner Shipping Vessel Sharing in the Maritime Silk Road, Maritime Policy & Management, Vol. 45 (3), pp. 336-350, doi: 10.1080/03088839.2018.1437285
[8] Zheng S.Y., Ge Y.E., Fu X., Nie Y. and Xie C. “Modeling collusion-proof port emission regulation of cargo-handling activities under incomplete information,” Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 104C: 543-567, September 2017; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.04.015
[9] Zhu, S.D., Zheng, S., Ge, Y.E., Fu, X., Sampaio, B., Jiang, C. “Vertical integration and its implications to port expansion,” Maritime Policy and Management 46(8): 920-938, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2019.1594426
[10] Zhu S.D.G, Fu X.W., Ng A., Luo, M.* and Ge Y.E. “The environmental costs and economic implications of container shipping on the Northern Sea Route,” Maritime Policy and Management 45(4): 456 – 477, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2018.1443228
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