CEE 679: Transportation Management and Policy

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Catalog Description
679 Special Topics in Transportation and City Planning. I or II; 3cr. Given on demand. P:Cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

CEE 571
See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Understanding of basic transportation planning process and modeling.
Understanding of basic ITS concepts.

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Sheffi Y. 1985. Urban Transportation Networks: Equilibrium Analysis with Mathematical Programming Methods. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Ran B. and Boyce D.E. 1994. Dynamic Urban Transportation Network Models -- Theory and Implications for Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems. No.417 Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.
Ran B. and Boyce D.E. 1996. Modeling Dynamic Transportation Network -- An Intelligent Transportation System Oriented Approach. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.

Course objectives

This course will develop students' knowledge of and ability to plan, implement, and manage transportation programs.

Topics covered

This course will address and answer the questions how to prepare, implement, and manage transportation programs.
Class/laboratory schedule

Lecture - three 75-minute periods

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Safety, environmental, economic and societal considerations are included.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

Provide a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of urban transportation planning and program management.
Provide experiences to develop professionalism in advanced transportation management systems.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Midterm exam
Final exam
Term paper or project
Paper or project presentation
Homeworks

Person(s) who prepared this description

Robert L. Smith, Jr.
Catalog Description: 679 Special Topics in Transportation and City Planning. I or II; 3cr. Given on demand. P:Cons inst.
Course Prerequisite(s)

CEE 571
See catalog description above.
Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Understanding of basic transportation planning process and modeling.
Understanding of basic ITS concepts.
Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Sheffi Y. 1985. Urban Transportation Networks: Equilibrium Analysis with Mathematical Programming Methods. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Ran B. and Boyce D.E. 1994. Dynamic Urban Transportation Network Models -- Theory and Implications for Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems. No.417 Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.
Ran B. and Boyce D.E. 1996. Modeling Dynamic Transportation Network -- An Intelligent Transportation System Oriented Approach. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.
Course objectives

This course will develop students' knowledge of and ability to plan, implement, and manage transportation programs.
Topics covered: This course will address and answer the questions how to prepare, implement, and manage transportation programs.
Class/laboratory schedule

Lecture - three 75-minute periods
Contribution of course to meeting the professional component: This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
: Safety, environmental, economic and societal considerations are included.
Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes: This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
Provide a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of urban transportation planning and program management. Provide experiences to develop professionalism in advanced transportation management systems.
Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Midterm exam
Final exam
Term paper or project
Paper or project presentation
Homeworks
Person(s) who prepared this description

Robert L. Smith, Jr.

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