Everything you need to know about transportation engineering in 40 hours

One of the university faculty groups from the 2009 Portland conference has identified a set of core concepts, learning outcomes, and knowledge tables for the introductory transportation curriculum. The group has developed six knowledge tables that include traffic operations and highway capacity, geometric design, traffic safety, finance and economics, and public transportation and nonmotorized modes. The purposes of a knowledge table are to identify the content that students are expected to learn and provide guidance on applying the knowledge. The working group used the framework in which a knowledge table is developed for a topic, incorporating basic forms of knowledge that includes concepts, processes, tools, and contexts. The working group is developing course-level learning outcomes and a framework to show the connection between the topics. The outcomes of the working group are to help instructors in determining the information that should be included in an introductory transportation course and to ensure that students gets the knowledge they need to be successful as a transportation professional.