OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF A STATEWIDE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN TRANSPORTATION. (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)

The Certificate Program in Transportation offered between 1977 and 1979 by the Consortium of the California State Universities and Colleges and the California Department of Transportation is described and analyzed. This program was intended for mid-level management employees and focused on the planning, design, operation, and management of public transportation systems. The program's curriculum design and mode of delivery are described; results of an evaluation based on perceptions of students, faculty, and administrators are reported; and lessons to be learned from the program's experiences are derived and discussed in terms of future efforts of a similar nature. Major conclusions include the following: (a) educational programs of this nature should be based on the sponsoring agency's specific organizational needs; (b) the course content and level of instruction should be based on the interests and capabilities of the students; (c) the mechanisms for delivery of courses should be as simple as possible; (d) specialized programs require specialized faculty, which may be a serious constraint; and (e) since innovative educational programs in transportation are apt to be expensive, organizations that wish to sponsor them should be willing to pay a premium price.

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• Authors:
  • Rea, Louis M
  • Banks, James H
• Discussers:
  • Gray, George E
• Conference:
  • 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 12-21
• Monograph Title: Transportation Education and Training: Meeting the Needs of the 1980s
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 793
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Curricula; Engineers; Public transit; State departments of transportation; Training; Universities and colleges
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341138
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309032075
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM