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2 alifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona Academic Senate Report AS AP ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option (New) Academic Senate Action: Adopted: April 5, 2017 Final isposition: Transmitted to President: April 10, 2017

3 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 2 REOMMENATION: The Academic Senate recommends approval of the ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option as part of the semester conversion process (see attached program proposal). Title of the proposed option Transportation Engineering Option Program Proposal Master of Science in ivil Engineering (MSE) Transportation Engineering Option Title of the degree major program under which the option will be offered ivil Engineering, Master of Science in ivil Engineering (MSE) Program total units 30 escription of Option The ivil Engineering epartment at al Poly Pomona (PP) proposes to convert an existing Master of Science in ivil Engineering (MSE) program consisting of emphasis areas into a revised Master of Science in ivil Engineering (MSE) program consisting of options. The proposed option name for Transportation Engineering shall be MSE Transportation Engineering Option. This includes converted courses, revised courses, and new courses as summarized in the urriculum Sheets. This Program will offer a specialized program of advanced coursework in transportation design, planning, operations, safety, and technologies, and give students in-depth technical knowledge related to the field of Transportation Engineering. This proposal contains the urriculum Sheets for the MSE Transportation Engineering Option, the Roadmap, the 2-Year ourse Schedule, the ourse atalog escriptions, and the Assessment Plan. List options or emphases already existing under the degree major program for which the option is proposed. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Emphasis Geotechnical Engineering Emphasis Structural Engineering Emphasis Transportation Engineering Emphasis State the aims of the proposed option The ollege of Engineering has offered a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree for nearly forty years. Initially, this program included specialty tracks in the various engineering disciplines, including ivil Engineering. In the late 1990s, the ollege developed a strategic plan to spin off the more successful specialty tracks into separate degree programs, including the

4 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 3 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME), and others. The Master of Science in Structural Engineering (MSSE) program was developed in this context, and began in The program catered primarily to working professional engineers, with classes offered mostly in the evenings. Given the continued success of the MSSE program and with an increasing demand for civil engineers to hold a master s degree in order to advance in their professional career, the ivil Engineering epartment obtained approval on July 27, 2006 to change the name of its MS program from MSSE to MSE. At that time the MSSE program was converted into an emphasis in the MSE program, concurrently with the addition of the Geotechnical Engineering and Transportation Engineering Emphases to the program. Later in 2015, in response to demand from current students as well as the industry, the Environmental and Water Resources Emphasis was added to the MSE program. Since then, enrollment has significantly grown and between all emphases, more than 150 students are currently enrolled in the program. The complexity of contemporary engineering problems faced globally by society requires technical specialization in the different civil engineering technical areas. Furthermore, in response to the societal needs, the American Society of ivil Engineering (ASE) created the Raise the Bar Strategic Initiative to advance the profession and the public welfare by actively supporting the national movement to raise educational requirements for licensure of future professional engineers. This initiative includes the increase of the in-depth level of technical training fulfilled with additional 30 credits of graduate or upper level undergraduate courses in engineering and professional practice topics. The recommendations are presented at The conversion of the MSE emphases to MSE options will allow the ivil Engineering epartment to provide a more concentrated in-depth technical experience for the students enrolled in each of the options, while including the multidisciplinary and broader professional experience in the technical electives offered in the option s curriculum. The proposal to convert the existing emphasis to an option is aligned to the goals of ASE s Body of Knowledge for the 21st entury ( The conversion from the Transportation Engineering Emphasis to a Transportation Engineering Option will offer the opportunity to specify in the MSE degree the area of technical expertise for each student. This will help the department recruit well-qualified students and also enhance the opportunities for our graduates to be employed in the transportation engineering field. An added benefit of converting the emphasis into an option is that it will be possible to track student enrollment and track student progress towards graduation. Student tracking will facilitate student advising and streamline course offerings. List courses by subject area, catalog number, title, and units of credit as well as the total units to be required under the proposed option Refer to the urriculum Sheets included in this proposal. Justify the need for the proposed option. Local industries have looked to the ivil Engineering epartment for graduates to fill internships, part-time and full-time positions in Transportation Engineering. Our graduates are well sought after by both private companies and public agencies for employment. The industry

5 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 4 trend in the area of Transportation Engineering is that a Master s egree is the minimum requirement for employment even at an entry level position. By converting the Transportation Engineering Emphasis to a Transportation Engineering Option, the graduates degree will identify the area of expertise which will open opportunities for them in sectors that would otherwise not be accessible. In addition, the enhancement of our existing MSE program by converting the Transportation Engineering Emphasis into a Transportation Engineering Option is an essential part of the department s strategic plan to ensure continued success and professional growth of our graduates and ensure lifelong learning and development of our alumni. The proposed changes in the MSE program will allow the ivil Engineering epartment to continue supporting and expanding the MSE Program and will facilitate the recruitment of well-qualified faculty in Transportation Engineering. List new courses to be developed. You will need to submit separate course proposals for each new course. Refer to the curriculum sheets included in this proposal. List all present faculty members with rank, appointment status, highest degree earned, date and field of highest degree, and professional experience, who would teach in the proposed option. 1. Lourdes V. Abellera, Assistant Professor; full-time; Ph.. (2005) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering; she is a licensed Geodetic Engineer in the Philippines. Her expertise is in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for water resources, water quality, and transportation. 2. ragos Andrei, Professor; full-time; Ph.. (2003) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Pavement Engineering; He is a licensed ivil Engineer in the State of alifornia and a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He has expertise in Pavement Engineering, Building Materials, Infrastructure Sustainability and Asset Management. 3. Wen heng, Associate Professor; full-time; Ph.. (2006) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation Engineering; He is a licensed ivil Engineer in the State of alifornia. He has expertise in Transportation Engineering, as well as in transportation safety and operation. 4. udong Jia, Professor and hair; full-time; Ph.. (1998) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation Engineering; He is a licensed ivil Engineer in the State of alifornia. He has expertise in Transportation Engineering and Planning, Intelligent Transportation, and esign of Transportation Facilities, and Advanced omputer Technologies in ivil Engineering.

6 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 5 5. inkai Wu, Assistant Professor; full-time; Ph.. (2010) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation Engineering. He has expertise in Traffic Engineering, as well as in transportation planning, safety, and intelligent transportation systems. 6. Yongping Zhang, Assistant Professor; full-time; Ph.. (2008) in ivil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation Planning; He is a licensed ivil Engineer in the State of Texas. He has expertise in Transportation Planning, as well as in Highway and Traffic Engineering. escribe instructional resources (faculty, space, equipment, library volumes, etc.) needed to implement and sustain the proposed option. The resources currently utilized to run the MSE Transportation Engineering Emphasis (faculty, classrooms, computer labs, library resources) would be adequate to run the Transportation Engineering Option. Because the MSE courses are offered in evenings, the needed resources do not interfere with those required to properly run the B.S. ivil Engineering Program. List additional resources needed including specific resource, cost, and source of funding. No additional resources are needed to properly run the proposed Transportation Engineering Option.

7 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 6 URRIULUM SHEET Program Name : MSE Transportation Engineering Option Total Units: 30 Required Major ore ourses Units: 3-9 (E 5020 is common core course for all MSE students; culminating experience is satisfied by E 6970, E 6950, or E 6960) ourse Number Title Units (lec/lab) Revisioned/ onverted E 5020 Applied Probability oncepts in ivil 3 onverted N Engineering E 6970 omprehensive Examination 0 Revisioned N or E 6950 Master s Project 3 onverted N or E 6960 Master s Thesis 3 (6 units required) onverted N Required Option ore ourses Units: 12 ourse Number Title Units (lec/lab) Revisioned/ onverted E 5610 esign of Transportation Facilities 3 onverted N E 5620 Traffic Flow Analysis 3 onverted N E 5631 Transportation Systems esign and 3 Revisioned N Operation E 5640 Transportation Planning and Management 3 onverted N Option Elective ourses Units: 9-15 (Up to 3 units of approved 4000-level courses) ourse Number Title Units (lec/lab) Revisioned/ onverted E 5451 Pavement esign and onstruction 3 Revisioned N E 5670 Intelligent Transportation Systems 3 onverted N E 5681 Multimodal Traffic Analysis 3 Revisioned N E 5691 Traffic Engineering 3 Revisioned N E 5310 GIS Applications in ivil Engineering 3 onverted N E 6630 Public Transportation 3 onverted N E 6640 Transportation Administration and 3 onverted N Policy E 6650 Airport Engineering 3 onverted N E 6661 Transportation Systems Simulation 3 Revisioned N E 6670 Transportation Safety Analysis 3 onverted N E 6681 Advanced omputer Programming in 3 Revisioned N ivil Engineering E 4671 Intelligent Transportation Systems 3 Revisioned N E 4681 Multimodal Traffic Analysis 3 Revisioned N E 4690 Traffic Engineering 3 onverted N GE Area ouble ount (Y/N) GE Area ouble ount (Y/N) GE Area ouble ount (Y/N)

8 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 7 ivil Engineering epartment Transportation Option urriculum Year: Year 1 Your department has developed this road plan, taking into account prerequisites and schedule restrictions. You should pay attention to these concerns when deviating from this plan. Fall Units Spring Units omment E Transportation Planning and 3 Management E 5020 Applied Probability oncepts in ivil Engineering E 5631 Transportation Systems esign and Operation E 5620 Traffic Flow Analysis 3 3 E 5610 esign of Transportation Facilities E Option Elective 3 0/0/3 Total Units 9 Total Units 6/6/9 Total Units for Year 15/15/18 The three columns in a semester refer to the three possible culminating experiences: Master s Thesis, Master s Project, or omprehensive Exam,, respectively Year 2 E Option Elective E Option Elective E 6960 Master s Thesis E Option Elective Fall Units Spring Units omment 3 E The three columns 3 Option Elective in a semester refer E 6960 E 6950 E 6970 to the three 3 Master s Master s ompre. 3/3/0 possible Thesis Project Exam culminating experiences: E 3/3/3 Master s Thesis, Option Elective Master s Project, Total Units 9/9/9 Total Units 6/6/3 or omprehensive Exam,, Total Units for Year 15/15/12 respectively Total Units on Plan 30 Option ore Units 27/24/21 Option Support Units 3/6/9 General Education Units 0 Unrestricted Elective Units 0

9 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 8 E Projected Two Year ourse Schedule Please refer to Broncoirect for the current academic quarter course schedule ourse Academic Year Academic Year Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer E 5020 E 5610 E 5620 E 5631 E 5640 E 5451 E 5670 E 5681 E 5691 E 5310 E 6630 E 6640 E 6650 E 6661 E 6670 E 6681 E 4671 E 4681 E 4690 E 6950 E 6960 E 6970 alifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona ivil Engineering epartment Graduate Program Assessment Plan (Semesters) ecember 02, 2016 The Master of Science in ivil Engineering (MSE) program at al Poly Pomona builds upon an undergraduate education and facilitates more advanced studies in one of the branches of civil engineering. The program consists of 30 semester units. urrently, there are four emphases under the MSE program: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering. They will be converted into options.

10 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 9 This Assessment Plan describes the meaning of the MSE degree, including the program educational objectives and student outcomes. It also details the process of assessing and improving the level of performance in achieving these objectives and outcomes and upholding the quality and integrity of the degree. Meaning of the MSE egree The MSE degree provides students with advanced knowledge and understanding of civil engineering principles and practices, which they apply to solve civil engineering problems. It enables the graduate to articulate the significant challenges confronting the field utilizing a solid foundation of advanced courses. Through a careful selection of challenging projects, students propose creative approaches to solving contemporary civil engineering problems. These project experiences distinguish the MSE graduate by providing them with the analysis and design background necessary to tackle complex civil engineering projects using state-ofthe-art methods. Graduates with the MSE degree are expected to attain certain Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) within a few years of graduation and demonstrate certain Student Outcomes (SOs) at the time of graduation. These PEOs and SOs are given below: Program Educational Objectives Program Educational Objectives are broad statements that describe what MSE graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Graduates of the MSE program will be able to: 1. Apply advanced technical knowledge to analyze and design civil engineering projects. 2. emonstrate professional-level communication, teamwork, leadership, and lifelong learning skills. 3. emonstrate a high level of individual, professional, and social responsibility. Student Outcomes Student Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, and values MSE graduates are expected to demonstrate at the time of graduation. Graduates of the MSE program will have: 1. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze, interpret, and explain data. 2. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. 3. An ability to identify, formulate, analyze and solve engineering problems. 4. An ability to plan, compose, and integrate the verbal, written, virtual, and graphical communication of a project to technical and non-technical audiences. 5. An ability to evaluate the design of a complex system or process, or evaluate the validity of newly created knowledge or technologies in a traditional or emerging advanced specialized technical area appropriate to civil engineering.

11 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 10 Table 1 shows the relationship between the PEOs and SOs. Table 1: Relationship between Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes Student Outcomes Program Educational Objectives SO1 SO2 SO3 SO4 SO5 PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 Mapping of Student Outcomes to Required and Elective ourses The five SOs listed above (SO1 to SO5) and the required courses and elective courses aimed at providing students practice and mastery of these outcomes are mapped for the option of Transportation Engineering, as shown in Table 2. Table 2 ourse-to-student Outcome Map: MSE Transportation Engineering Option ourse No. ourse Title Required/E lective SO1 SO2 SO3 SO4 SO5 E 5020 Applied Probability oncepts in ivil Engineering Required P P M P P E 5610 esign of Transportation Facilities Required M M M P M E 5620 Traffic Flow Analysis Required M P M P P E 5631 E 5640 Transportation Systems esign and Operation Transportation Planning and Management Required P M M P P Required P P M M P E 5451 Pavement esign and onstruction Elective M M P P P E 5670 Intelligent Transportation Systems Elective P P P P M E 5681 Multimodal Traffic Analysis Elective P M P P M E 5691 Traffic Engineering Elective M P P P P E 5310 GIS Applications in ivil Engineering Elective P P M P P

12 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 11 E 6630 Public Transportation Elective P P M M P E 6640 Transportation Administration and Policy Elective P P M M P E 6650 Airport Engineering Elective M M M M P E 6661 Transportation Systems Simulation Elective M M P P P E 6670 Transportation Safety Analysis Elective M M P P M E 6681 Advanced omputer Programming in ivil Engineering Elective P P P P P E 4671 Intelligent Transportation Systems Elective P P P P M E 4681 Multimodal Traffic Analysis Elective P P M M P E 4690 Traffic Engineering Elective M P P P P E 6950 Master's Project Required M M M M M E 6960 Master's Thesis Required M M M M M E 6970 omprehensive Examination Required M M M M M P: Practice; M: Master Assessment Plan The level of achievement of the PEOs and SOs will be assessed through collecting and analyzing data from courses and other means. Assessment data in the form of direct and indirect measures will be collected. Examples of direct measure data include: A. Performance on embedded final exam problems B. Quality of Master s Project reports and Master s Theses. Performance on oral presentations of Master s Projects and Theses. Performance on omprehensive Exam in how students retain knowledge gained in course work and their ability to use this knowledge E. Performance on omprehensive Exam in how students synthesize knowledge gained in course work and apply knowledge in the practice F. Quality of written term papers and course project reports G. Performance on oral presentations of written term papers and design project reports

13 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 12 Examples of indirect measure data include: H. Results of exit survey of graduating students I. Results of survey of graduates J. Results of survey of employers of graduates The ivil Engineering epartment Graduate ommittee will analyze collected assessment data, discuss the analysis results, and develop and implement an action plan to improve the program. A general assessment plan schedule is given in Table 3 to show the schedule of assessment data collection and action plan discussion and development for each SO. Table 3 also shows the kinds of data to be collected (identified by the letters in the list of data above). The courses from which data will be collected in each semester will be determined from the actual course offerings for the semester. The PEOs will be assessed by collecting data (ata G. and H. listed above) once every three years or twice per ABET accreditation cycle, starting in Table 3 Assessment Plan Schedule F 18 S 19 F 19 S 20 F 20 S 21 F 21 SO1 (ata A. to.) (ata A. to., and F.) (ata A. to.) SO2 (ata A. to E.) (ata A. to F.) (ata A. to E.) SO3 (ata B. and.) (ata B.,. and F.) (ata B. and.) SO4 (ata B. and.) (ata B.,. and F.) (ata B. and.) SO5 (ata B. and.) (ata B.,. and F.) (ata B. and.) : ollection of direct or indirect data identified by letter(s) in data list : iscussion of data analysis results and development of action plan to improve program

14 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 13 OURSE UNITS OURSE TITLE OURSE ESRIPTION NUMBER E Applied Probability oncepts Modeling uncertainty in civil engineering projects. Numerical and graphical data analysis. ommon probability distributions. Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. Regression analysis and curve fitting. Monte arlo simulations. Reliability and reliability based design. Elements of decision theory. E esign of Transportation Facilities Advanced study of design of transportation facilities. It includes geometry, drainage, soils, materials, and other topics of streets and non-motorized facilities, highways, railroads, transit, and harbor/port facilities. Inroads or ivil 3 will be used for the facility design. E Traffic Flow Analysis Analysis of properties and models of the flow of vehicles in freeway and network situations. Macroscopic and microscopic perspectives of traffic flow. Study of traffic flow phenomena. E Transportation Systems esign and Operation E Transportation Planning and Management E Pavement esign and onstruction E Intelligent Transportation Systems E Multimodal Traffic Analysis Introduction to traffic control systems. Types of traffic control methods. Warrants for placement of various intersection controls. Selection and placement of traffic control equipment. Signal system design and preparation of signal plans and specifications. Signal timing methods. Analysis of signalized intersection capacity and performance. Ramp metering. Study and design of transportation in the urban environment, primarily transit; includes history, nature of problems, alternative solutions, costs of modernization, mass transit trends, the subsidy debate, role of the State and Federal governments, rideshare planning, AA services, financial plans, the nature and importance of planning and transit planning process. Structural design of pavement structures and construction techniques. Traffic loading. esign methods for flexible and rigid pavements. Stresses and strains in pavement structures. Laboratory testing of pavement materials and mechanistic-empirical design. Highway construction and quality assurance. Review of the history of ITS. Study of available ITS technologies and benefits of use. Assessment of ITS case studies Highway capacity analysis of basic freeway segment and signalized intersection. Performance measurement selection for pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities. Level of service for vehicular driver, pedestrian, bicyclist and transit user. Overview of Highway apacity Manual. ountermeasure evaluation of transportation facilities for different road users. 4 lecture/problem-solving. Prerequisite: graduate standing. E Traffic Engineering river and vehicle characteristics. Origin and destination studies. Volume, speed and accident studies. Traffic control devices. hannelization design. Parking facilities design. Intersection design. Roadway lighting. Administration and financing of improvements. E GIS Applications in ivil Engineering Introduction to fundamental concepts and techniques of geographic information systems (GIS). GIS applications in

15 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 14 transportation, environmental assessment, water resources management, geoenvironmental analyses and other areas in civil engineering. E Public Transportation Public transportation can be examined from three perspectives: system characteristics and technology, planning and operations, and management and finance. This course emphasizes the second aspect. Bus and rail transit are covered. Planning issues include stop and station location, routing and network design. Operational issues include scheduling, capacity, speed, dwell times, and others. E Transportation Administration and Policy Examination of the institutions, legislation, and policies that govern transportation systems and their operations and development in the U.S. Federal, State, regional and local government involvement in transportation provision and protection. Public and private partnerships in support of transportation system development. Regulations, regulatory processes and mandates, and their effect on finance, system monitoring, environmental impact reviews, and other concerns. E Airport Engineering Introduction of aviation systems. The principal topics to be covered include aircraft performances, airport master plans, as well as planning and design of airside and landside airport facilities E Transportation Systems Simulation Fundamental and state-of-the-art study of the important aspects and different components of transportation modeling and simulation. Various modeling and simulation approaches in studying traffic dynamics and control in a transportation network. Simulation modeling including the introduction to traffic simulation software packages, model calibration and validation, input modeling, random number generators, statistical design, and analysis of simulation experiments. Basic traffic operation techniques, including traffic data collection and processing, adaptive signal systems, and adaptive ramp metering systems. E Traffic Safety Analysis Introduction to traffic and highway safety. Safety management system. Hazardous location identification. iagnosis of road accident problem. evelopment of countermeasure treatments. Introduction to statistical software. rash statistical modeling development. Observational before/after study for evaluation of safety performance. E Advanced omputer Programming in ivil Engineering E Intelligent Transportation Systems This course will give students a detailed discussion on the concepts of mobile programming. It will introduce students to Java and Android programming technologies. Students will use Java programming language to develop mobile apps in civil engineering. After completing the course, students should have solid computer programming skills in Java and establish hands-on experience in mobile applications to solve civil engineering problems. Review of the history of ITS. Study of available ITS technologies and benefits of use. Assessment of ITS case studies. Blended course with E 5670.

16 AS AP, ivil Engineering, M.S. Transportation Engineering Option 15 E Multimodal Traffic Analysis Highway capacity analysis of basic freeway segment and signalized intersection. Performance measurement selection for pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities. Level of service for vehicular driver, pedestrian, bicyclist and transit user. Overview of Highway apacity Manual. ountermeasure evaluation of transportation facilities for different road users. 4 lecture/problem-solving. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Blended course with E E Traffic Engineering river and vehicle characteristics. Origin and destination studies. Volume, speed and accident studies. Traffic control devices. hannelization design. Parking facilities design. Intersection design. Roadway lighting. Administration and financing of improvements. Blended course with E E Research Methods Emphasis on how to do applied research in civil engineering. It covers the entire research process including: 1) identifying research problems or issues, 2) formulating strategies for solving problems, 3) writing proposals, 4) developing plans and schedules, 5) conducting research, and 6) writing papers and reports. It also discusses strategies and methodologies effective in each phase of the research process. E Master's Project Individual and independent work based on the project proposal, plan and scheduled approved by advisor. Regular meetings and discussions with advisor. E Master's Thesis Individual and independent research work based on the project proposal, plan and scheduled approved by advisor. Regular meetings and discussions with advisor. E omprehensive Examination omprehensive examination in partial fulfillment of Master's degree.