UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

466 Transportation Technology and Policy (A Graduate Group)
Affiliated Faculty
Rahman Azari, Ph.D., Lecturer (Statistics)
Andrew F. Burke, Ph.D., Research Engineer
(Institute of Transportation Studies)
Mark A. Delucchi, Ph.D., Research Ecologist (
Institute of Transportation Studies)
Ryuichi Kitamura, Ph.D., Research Engineer
(Institute of Transportation Studies)
Kenneth S. Kurani, Ph.D., Research Engineer
(Institute of Transportation Studies)
Tom Turrentine, Ph.D., Research Anthropologist
(Institute of Transportation Studies)
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Transportation
Technology and Policy offers the M.S. (Plan
I—thesis; and Plan II—exam), and Ph.D. degrees in
two areas of specialization: Transportation Technology;
and Transportation Planning and Policy. The
technology track is for students trained in engineering
and the physical sciences and interested in systems-level
planning, analysis, management and
design of advanced technologies (emphasizing vehicle
propulsion and “intelligent transportation system”
technologies) focusing on energy and environmental
issues. The planning and policy track is aimed at students
from a wider range of disciplines interested in
the broader public policy issues concerning transportation
systems. The curriculum for both tracks
includes courses in civil, mechanical, and environmental
engineering, economics, policy sciences, statistics,
travel behavior, management, technology
assessment and environmental studies.
Preparation. Applicants will normally be expected
to have completed two courses in calculus, one
course in linear algebra, and one course each in calculus
level statistics and microeconomics. Additionally,
students entering the technology track will need
either to have an appropriate technical background
or make up a relatively large number of prerequisite
courses in order to be able to take the approved
courses in that track.
Program of Study. Students will have the option
of following either a technology or policy/management
track. M.S. students complete 6 core courses
plus electives. Ph.D. students take 7 courses from the
same core, 3 additional courses from their chosen
track, one more in the alternate track, plus electives.
Master's degrees require a minimum of 36 quarter
units and doctoral degrees require a minimum of 54
units. M.S. Plan I students may replace up to 6 units
of regular course work with research (course 299)
units. At least two thirds of all credits must be at the
graduate level.
Graduate Adviser. P.L. Mokhtarian
Curriculum
Core Courses. Students in each track are required
to take courses in a common set of core competencies,
as well as (for Ph.D. students) some courses in
the other track.
Knowledge areas core courses: M.S. and
Ph.D. students take Transportation Technology
(TTP 210), Transportation Policy (ECI 252 or
TTP 220), and Transportation Systems (ECI
251).
Skill areas core courses: M.S. and Ph.D.
students take one in the area of Research
Design from the following: Transportation
Survey Methods (TTP 200), Research Methods
in Environmental Policy (ESP 278), Design
and Analysis of Engineering Experiments (EBS
265), Experimental Design and Analysis
(AGR 205), Engineering Experimentation and
Uncertainty Analysis (MAE 207), or Statistical
Methods for Research (STA 205);
M.S. and Ph.D. students take one in the area
of Economics from the following:
Transportation Economics (ECN 145),
Microeconomic Analysis (ARE 204),
Economic Analysis of Resource and
Environmental Policies (ARE 275),
Environmental Economics (ARE 276), or
Infrastructure Economics (ECI 268);
M.S. students take one and Ph.D. students
take two in the area of Transportation Models
and Quantitative Methods from the following:
Discrete Choice Analysis of Travel Demand
(ECI 254), Urban Traffic Management and
Control (ECI 256), Transportation-Air Quality:
Theory and Practice (ECI 269), Applied
Statistical Methods: Regression Analysis (STA
108), Applied Statistical Methods: Analysis of
Variance (STA 106), Analysis of Categorical
Data (STA 138), Design and Analysis of
Engineering Experiments (EBS 265),
Multivariate Systems and Modeling (AGR
206), Applied Econometrics (ARE 256), or
Psychological Data (PSC 204A, B, C, or D);
Integration and Breadth core courses: MS
and Ph.D. students take ITS Seminars (TTP
298), Transportation Orientation Seminar
(TTP 282), Leadership, Professionalism, and
Ethics Seminar (TTP 283), and Research (TTP
299).
Planning and Policy Courses. Approved
courses in this area include the following; additional
courses may be added upon approval by the Chairperson:
Agricultural and Resource Economics, 100B,
136, 144, 175, 176, 204, 275, 276
Anthropology 104N, 127, 211, 222
Civil and Environmental Engineering, 165,
258, 268
Civil and Environmental Engineering/
Environmental Science and Policy 163
Communication 170
Community and Regional Development 162,
171, 240, 245
Ecology 213
Economics 145
Education 222
Engineering 250
Environmental Horticulture 110
Environmental Science and Policy 163, 167,
168A, 171, 179 212A
Geography 155
History 172
Landscape Architecture 180, 181, 201, 220
Management 240, 251, 252, 293
Political Science 187, 208
Psychology 155
Sociology 141, 143A, B
Transportation Technology and Policy 200,
210, 220, 281, 282, 283, 292, 298
Technology Courses. Approved courses in this
area include the following; additional courses may
be added upon approval by the Chairperson:
Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 132, 198
Applied Science Engineering-Davis 115, 116
Applied Science Engineering-Livermore
220A, 220B
Atmospheric Science 116, 270
Biological Systems Engineering 216, 265
Civil and Environmental Engineering 149,
153, 161, 162, 179, 189, 242, 256, 257,
269, 282
Computer Science Engineering 168
Environmental and Resource Sciences 131,
186
Electrical and Computer Engineering 207
Landscape Architecture 198
Mechanical Engineering 134, 161, 163,
188, 217, 218, 226, 234, 236, 258, 298
Other Courses. Approved courses in this area
include the following; additional courses may be
added upon approval by the Chairperson:
Agricultural and Resource Economics 106,
252, 253, 254, 255, 256
Agronomy 205, 206
Anthropology 138
Civil and Environmental Engineering 153,
254
Community and Regional Development 151,
151L
Economics 140, 240A, B
Engineering, Applied Science 115
Engineering, Biological Sciences 265
Environmental Science and Policy 278
Graduate School of Management 249
Mathematics 108, 227, 258A
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
207
Nutrition 492A
Psychology 204A, B, C, D, 205A, B, C
Sociology 298
Statistics 103, 106, 108, 131A, B, C, 135,
137, 138,
140, 142, 144, 205, 222, 223
Transportation Technology and Policy 200,
210, 220, 281, 282, 283
Courses in Transportation
Technology and Policy (TTP)
Graduate Courses
200. Transportation Survey Methods (4)
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 13; Civil
and Environmental Engineering 251 recommended.
Description of types of surveys commonly used in
transportation demand modeling, including travel
and activity diaries, attitudinal, panel, computer,
and stated-response surveys. Discussion of sampling,
experimental design, and survey design issues.
Analysis methods, including factor, discriminant and
cluster analysis. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Civil and Environmental Engineering
255.—II. (II.) Mokhtarian
281. ITS Transportation Seminar Series (1)
Seminar—1.5 hours. Transportation seminars by
guest speakers, on varied topics. May be repeated
for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Mokhtarian, Sperling
283. Professionalism, Leadership, and
Ethics (1)
Seminar—2 hours. Speakers from industry, government,
academia, and NGOs will lead discussions
about succeeding and performing in the professional
world. They will address leadership, ethics, and
other workplace issues. May be repeated for credit.
(S/U grading only.)—III. (III.) Sperling
289A. Selected Topics in Transportation
Technology and Policy (1-5)
Lecture and/or laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. Directed group study of special topics with
instruction carried out through lecture or laboratory,
or a combination of both. May be repeated for
credit.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
289B. Selected Topics in Transportation
Technology and Policy (1-5)
Lecture and/or laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. Directed group study of special topics with
instruction carried out lecture or laboratory, or a
combination of both. May be repeated for credit.
(S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
290C. Graduate Research Group
Conference (1)
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Research problems, progress, and techniques in
transportation. May be repeated for credit. (S/U
grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
292. Internship in Transportation
Technology and Policy (1-5)
Prerequisite: second year standing; approval of
project prior to period of internship. Supervised
work experience in transportation studies. May be
repeated for credit if topic differs. (S/U grading
only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
298. Group Study (1-5)
Discussion—1-5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12)
Discussion—1-12 hours. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. (S/U grading only.)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience