SYSTEMS ASPECTS IN EDUCATION FOR TRANSPORTATION

A discussion of the meaning of systems analysis or systems engineering as it applies to transportation is given. The task of a systems analyst is as much to synthesize as it is to analyze, but the emphasis is upon the latter. The author suggests and discusses essential areas in transportation education: knowledge of physical and social sciences; understanding of the technological system, its components and operation; comprehension of the process of design, or in essence, systems analysis. A multidisciplinary faculty is an essential part of such a comprehensive program. Also necessary is a comfortable location within the university structure, somewhere between the economic and engineering department.

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  • Presented at a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board Sept. 7-8, 1973, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and cosponsored by the Transportation Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the 1907 Foundation.
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• Authors:
  • Wohl, Martin
• Conference:
  • Conference on Multidisciplinary Education in Transportation
  • Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
  • Date: 1973-9-7 to 1973-9-8
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 16-18
• Monograph Title: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION IN TRANSPORTATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 150
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Design; Economics; Education; Engineering; Multidisciplinary teams; Multimodal transportation; Planning; Schools; Syntheses; Synthesis (Chemistry); Systems analysis; Systems engineering; Technology; Transportation; Transportation careers; Universities and colleges
• Old TRIS Terms: Comprehensive planning; Engineering schools; Transportation system analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083152
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM