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Executive Programs
Advanced Certificate in Transport and Traffic Management - March to November
2008
Discrete Choice Modelling - Monday 9 to Thursday 12 February 2009
Choice Experiment Design - Monday 16 to Thursday 19 February 2009
Advanced Certificate in Transport and Traffic Management
March to November 2008
Please click here to download the course flyer.
The Advanced
Certificate in Transport and Traffic Management is an Executive Program
designed to equip professionals working in the complex area of transport and
traffic management with the planning and management skills demanded by
today’s employers. The program was originally developed in partnership with
the Roads and Traffic Authority and is now available to all transport
professionals who wish to advance their ability to analyse the social,
environmental and business aspects of transport planning and management and
develop creative new solutions by broadening their intellectual base and
deepening their understanding of transport. Individual modules of the
program may be taken as short courses, the successful completion of which
may be used as credit towards the ACTTM or the graduate program. The program
is likely to have particular appeal to transportation planners and engineers
working in all levels of government and in consultancy practices.
For further information,
including details of how to apply, please
email: barta@itls.usyd.edu.au
Comments
from past participants:
"It improved
my knowledge about traffic flow, traffic management, road design etc. Some
of these concepts will help decision making with the RTA projects."
"The
tutorial/assignment days allowed the students to get together to discuss and
understand concepts and problems and also gave us a chance to get some
assignment work done."
"The meeting
of fellow students, lecturers and the course outline of the first module. It
gives an insight on what I need to know and the level of knowledge that is
expected of me. It highlighted what additional preparation I need in advance
of the block strategy."
“Energy and
enthusiasm of lecturers was inspiring. Great to be taught by lecturers with
a great deal of experience in the field."
“Good real
life examples of traffic situations. Lecturers obviously have extensive
experience in transport."
"...it is a
great privilege to be taught by one of the best in the business."
"The teaching
style and the knowledge of the lecturer were simply exceptional."
"Objective
discussion/presentation on a number of subjects that we deal with on a daily
basis in our employment."
"The direct
application to current transportation issues facing Sydney. The concepts
aided my ability to understand the context in which transport systems
planning decisions occur."
"Good mix of
practical and theory and use of the computer laboratory."
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Discrete Choice Modelling - Monday 9 to Thursday 12 February 2009
Choice Experiment Design - Monday 16 to Thursday 19 February 2009
Please click here to download the 2008 course flyer
- 2009 flyer will follow shortly
To reserve your place in either, or both courses, in 2009 please click here to email info@itls.usyd.edu.au
2008 details (2009 to follow shortly):
Almost without exception,
everything human beings undertake involves a choice. In recent years there
has been a growing interest in the development and application of
quantitative statistical methods to study choices made by individuals with
the purpose of gaining a better understanding both of how choices are made
and of forecasting future choice responses.
The Discrete Choice Modelling course is intended for researchers in fields
in which consumer demand and choice is of interest. These include marketing,
economics, health services, environmental science, agriculture, engineering,
planning, transportation, logistics and finance. The courses are intended
for practitioners, academics, and managers in government and industry.
Participants should have an appreciation of basic statistical concepts and
spreadsheets and some familiarity with econometrics, but advanced training
is not necessary. The course will provide an unintimidating introduction to
the main techniques of choice analysis and build on this base knowledge
introducing state of the art tools.
Discrete choice modelling methods are widely used in many fields to study
the preferences and behavioural responses of individuals, households as well
as other organizations. The course on offer is designed to provide both
theory and practical experience in the building and estimating of simple
(e.g., Multinomial Logit (MNL)) and more advanced choice models (e.g., mixed
logit), as well as in generating stated choice experimental designs. Whilst
theory will be covered, the majority of time will be spent in a computer
lab, working on building and automating models using real data, and
generating workable designs. Those completing the course will be capable of
transferring the techniques taught to their own research and practice areas.
Course outline:
Day 1: Overview of Choice Modelling, multinomial logit, computer lab
(introducing new release Nlogit 4 and Limdep 9 and data sets)
Day 2: Extensions to MNL including overview of main choice models (nested
logit, HEV, Latent Class MNL); computer lab
Day 3: Introducing Mixed (Random Parameter Logit); computer lab
Day 4: Data Issues - stated choice and revealed preference data - case
studies; computer lab
Day 5: Computer lab, Q and A and applications
Course Text: "Applied
Choice Analysis: A Primer" by David Hensher, John Rose and Bill Greene
(published by Cambridge University Press, 2005)
Comments from past participants:
"Instructors are knowledgeable, patient and able to answer any questions from the class."
"Everything was excellent."
"The best thing? Articulation between estimate techniques and design experiments."
"State of the art practice. Instructors share the latest techniques and ideas from the literature."
"Excellent practical introduction to modelling and survey design. Very good instructors."
"Clarity of information being conveyed, very practical, lecturers are very good and experienced."
"Depth of knowledge of presenters who are leaders in their field in theory and practice, and their familiarity with and enthusiasm for content."
"A balanced mixture of lectures and practical classes."
"Excellent course. Should be compulsory for anyone claiming to be a researcher."
"Ability of the instructors to deliver complex concepts in a clear manner and ability to share cutting edge research."
"Excellent coverage of a large amount of extremely difficult and complex material."
"Lots of state-of-the-art and practical information, high quality of teachers."
"Hi David, A wee note of
thanks to you and your team for making my journey into DCM an enjoyable one.
You have a really good process, the presenters know their stuff, this is
really state of the art in postgrad/executive education. I found the
content, scope and pace demanding, (which you want, the course would be a
waste of time otherwise) but the structure and approach of the presenters
nicely provided the remedy for this. Again, many thanks for a challenging
and enjoyable week."
Dr Chris Batstone, Senior Resource and
Environmental Economist, The Cawthron Institute
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