skip to main content

ITS in Academics

ITS University Workshop #4
September 22-23, 2016 | ITS America Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Day 2 Presentation | September 23, 2016

Online Materials that can be Utilized by Universities for FREE

Presenter: Kathleen Frankle
Presenter's Org: Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)

HTML version of the presentation
Image descriptions are contained in brackets. [ ]

<< Return to Workshop Files


The slides in this presentation are branded with the CITE logo and the U.S. DOT triskelion logo.

Slide 1: Online Materials that can be Utilized by Universities for FREE

ITS PCB University Workshop
September 23, 2016

[This slide contains a background of swirling colors and a large CITE logo.]

Slide 2: What is CITE?

  • Consortium for ITS Training and Education
  • A unique consortium of over 100 university and industry partners
  • Provide interactive online advanced transportation courses
  • Types of offerings
    • Certificate Programs
    • Independent Study Courses
    • Blended Courses
    • Full Semester Courses

Slide 3: CITE’s Audience

  • University/College Students
    • Courses taken from University Partners
    • College credit given for completion through partners
  • Industry professionals
    • Courses taken directly through CITE
    • CEUs given for completion

Slide 4: CITE & ITS PCB Partnership

  • Development of Online Courses and Offered through CITE
  • Offering all Courses for FREE to public agencies *
  • Updating Courses to New Format
  • Joint Marketing of online courses

* Connected Vehicle 101 Offered for FREE to everyone

Slide 5: Newest Courses Available

  • Archived Data for Planning, Operations and Safety
  • Connected Vehicles 101
  • Cyber Security
  • Performance Measurement
    • Intro to Operations Performance Measures and Management
    • Nuts and Bolts of Operations Performance Measurement
    • Operations Performance Management: Real-time Operations to Long Term Planning
  • Travel Time (Vehicle Probe Data)

Slide 6: Other Courses Available

  • Fundamentals of Database Management Systems
  • Improving Highway Safety with ITS
  • Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • Introduction to the National ITS Architecture
  • ITS Applications in transit Management and Operations
  • Managing High Technology Projects in Transportation
  • Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals
  • Overview of Operations
  • Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management
  • Telecommunications and Networking Fundamentals
  • Tools of Advanced Transportation Management Systems
  • Traffic Signal Timing

Slide 7: Certificate Programs

  • Students Take (3) core courses & (3) electives
  • One year time frame to complete
  • (5) Certificate Programs Available
    • ITS Project Management
    • ITS Systems
    • Performance Measurement
    • Road Weather Management
    • Traffic Engineering and Operations

Slide 8: Sample Course Page

[This slide contains a screenshot from CITE’s Databases and DBMS Course Lesson 1.]

Slide 9: Sample Course Page

[This slide contains a screenshot from CITE’s Introduction to Systems Engineering course.]

Slide 10: Sample Knowledge Check

[This slide contains a screenshot from CITE’s DBMS Course Lesson 2.]

Slide 11: Benefit of CITE to Universities

  • Universities have FREE access to ALL of CITE’s courses
    • Need to become a CITE Partner
    • That’s FREE too
  • Materials used to supplement existing courses

Slide 12: How to Become a CITE Partner

  1. Visit CITE website www.citeconsortium.org
  2. Click on “Partners: Become a Partner”
  3. Download and complete forms
  4. E-mail forms to Denise Twisdale (mztwiz@umd.edu)

Slide 13: Contact Information

Kathleen Frankle
E-mail: KFrankle@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-8271
www.citeconsortium.org

↑ Return to top


Stay Connected

twitter logo
facebook logo
linkedin logo
youtube logo
U.S. DOT instagram logo

For inquiries regarding the ITS PCB Program, please contact the USDOT Point of Contact below.
J.D. Schneeberger
Program Manager, Knowledge and Technology Transfer
John.Schneeberger@dot.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington, DC 20590 | 800.853.1351
U.S. DOT | USA.gov | Privacy Policy | FOIA | Budget and Performance | No Fear Act
Cummings Act Notices | Ethics | Web Policies & Notices | Vulnerability Disclosure Policy | Accessibility