An eCertificate Program in Transportation Planning

Details

• Creators:
  Ndubisi, Forster ; Joh, Kenneth
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. University Transportation Center for Mobility
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation planning
  • Interdisciplinary studies
  • Education and training
  • Certification
  • Distance learning
  • Transportation Planning
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Certificate
  • Education by distance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UTCM 11-13-72
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Final report; Jan. 2011-Aug. 2012.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. University Transportation Center for Mobility
• Abstract:
  In this project, researchers developed a proposal to extend the delivery of the recently developed ; Graduate Certificate in Transportation Planning at Texas A&M University (TAMU) to a wider audience via ; distance education (online or eCertificate). While the need for an interdisciplinary approach to ; transportation is widely recognized by the professional community, there are few educational programs ; that address the field of transportation in a truly comprehensive, interdisciplinary manner. The TAMU ; university-wide graduate Certificate in Transportation Planning was established in August 2008 to address ; this need. The certificate provides an interdisciplinary perspective on how economics, public policy, ; finance, and urban design influence the effectiveness of transportation systems. ; This certificate has proved to be very successful. However, a limitation has been its availability to graduate ; students only at TAMU in College Station. This project sought to convert four courses in the existing ; certificate into online courses, to develop a proposal for delivering the courses via distance education, and ; to move the proposal through the TAMU approval processes. The eCertificate will increase access to ; transportation courses and Texas A&M’s transportation curriculum substantially, and it will strengthen ; Texas A&M as a national and global leader in the education of transportation professionals.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT06-G-0044
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24786/dot_24786_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 608.16 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:905e525971144cc028dddc309ccfbd9451afd5c9cb464bf5327a5c34548050f7