Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
CPD Programme in Transport Studies
Objectives
The Centre for Transport Studies offers courses aimed at equipping transport-planning practitioners to confront the challenge of creating, efficient, equitable, sustainable, affordable and safe urban transport systems in South Africa.
Eight individual block release modules are offered. CPD students may take each module as a separate certificate course.
Integrated Land Use-Transport Planning (END5038Z): 28 January – 1 February 2013
Objective:
● to provide students with an overview of the problems and prospects of aligning transport planning processes with existing policy directives and contextual realities
● to establish a more integrated approach to the planning of urban activity and transport systems, which interact in complex ways in contemporary cities
● to offer students a coherent conceptualisation of the processes involved in addressing such problems, explore methods and processes through which more appropriate urban transport plans and programmes might be formulated, and provide opportunities to reflect critically on current developments in the field both locally and internationally
Convenor: Assoc Prof Roger Behrens
Intermodal Public Transport Planning and Economics (END5045Z): 11 – 15 March 2013
Objective:
● to understand important policy challenges facing the design, regulation and operation of integrated public transport and paratransit services in South African cities
● to identify appropriate public transport modes and service networks for different operating and passenger demand conditions
● to identify appropriate technology and infrastructure improvements to support integrated public transport services
● to equip students with the skills necessary to assess the financial viability of public transport services
Convenor: Dr Wayne Duff-Riddell
Management of Transport Supply and Demand (END5035Z): 22 – 26 April 2013
Objective:
● to review the legislative, policy and institutional context within which the management of passenger transport systems takes place in South African cities
● to review the range of travel demand, transport systems and network management measures available, and understand their theoretical underpinnings
● to develop skills in the application of transport management measures and in the design of transport management processes
● to expose students to current developments in the field both locally and internationally
Convenor: Assoc Prof Roger Behrens
Rail Planning and Operations Management (END5067Z): 20 – 24 May 2013
Objective:
● to develop an understanding of the important policy challenges and debates facing the design, regulation and operation of rail passenger systems in South African cities
● to develop an understanding of the components, and technological options, of a passenger rail system
● to develop skills in assessing the feasibility of rail passenger services for given operating and passenger demand conditions
● to develop skills in passenger, train movement control, incident, asset and cost control management systems
Convenor: Assoc Prof Romano Del Mistro
Transport Demand Analysis and Project Assessment (END5047Z): 3 – 7 June 2013
Objective:
● to develop an understanding of, and skills in, data collection theory and methods
● to develop a broad understanding of different methodological approaches in transport analysis, theories of travel behaviour, analytical questions raised by different policy environments and the indicators used to monitor the performance of transport systems
● to expose students to evaluation techniques, models, presentation techniques and public participation used in the assessment and evaluation of urban transport proposals
Convenor: Assoc Prof Marianne Vanderschuren
Local Area Transport Planning, Management and Design (END5036Z): 16 – 20 September 2013
Objective:
● to provide students with an overview of the planning and implementation of transport improvements at a local area (as opposed to city-wide) scale
● to explore local area network design practices appropriate to the South African context, as well as the management of networks through co-ordinated and proactive traffic calming and pedestrian, bicycle and special needs infrastructure provision
● to expose students to current developments in the field both locally and internationally
Convenor: Assoc Prof Roger Behrens
Transport Modelling (END5048Z): 14 – 18 October 2013
Objective:
● to provide a broad theoretical background to traffic flow theory, and the longitudinal and lateral interaction between vehicles
● to introduce input, process and output aspects of conventional four-step transport modelling
● to discuss indicators to evaluate modelling outputs (safety, mobility, efficiency, environmental, etc.)
● to introduce alternative modelling techniques and provide a critical overview of advantages and disadvantages
Convenor: Assoc Prof Marianne Vanderschuren
Bus Planning and Operations Management (END5068Z): 4 – 8 November 2013
Objective:
● to develop an understanding of the important policy challenges and debates facing the design, regulation and operation of road-based passenger transport systems in South African cities
● to develop an understanding of the components, and technological options, of a road-based public transport system
● to develop skills in assessing the feasibility of bus passenger services for given operating and passenger demand conditions
● to develop skills in service planning and managing operations
Convenor: Assoc Prof Roger Behrens
COURSE INFORMATION
Who should attend?
The programme has been designed to be accessible to people in full-time employment as well as full-time students. Applicants may register for the individual Master level courses offered by the programme as Continuing Professional Development students. These students will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. University credits will not be awarded to these students. Courses are typically attended by consultants or government officials working within the transportation field.
Format
Each module is structured in the following way:
a week of intensive contact time at UCT, comprising formal lectures, class assignments and seminars/tutorials.
Cost
The CPD fee for each module is R7900.00.
This fee includes a comprehensive set of course notes.
Certificates and CPD Points
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to CPD participants for each course. Participants need to attend 80% of the lectures to qualify for an attendance certificate.
According to guidelines set out by the Engineering Council of South Africa, attendance of this course will earn participants 5 credits towards Category 1 (Developmental Activities).
Venue
Seminar room 3.01, New Engineering Building, Ring Road, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town.
Application and Cancellation
In order to ensure a place on the course applicants must complete and return a signed application form to the course administrators: Heidi Tait or Sandra Jemaar:
Confirmation of acceptance will be sent on receipt of an application form.
Applications close one week before the start of each course.
Payment is due one week before the start of the course.
Cancellations must be received one week before the start of a course, or the full course fee will be charged
Administrators
Heidi Tait or Sandra Jemaar:
CPD Programme, EBE Faculty Office, Menzies Building, University of Cape Town
Phone: 021 650 5793
Fax: 021 650 2669
Email:
CPD Programme, Engineering Faculty, Menzies Building, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: ++27 (0)21 6505793; Fax: ++27 (0)21 6502669; email: ; web: www.cpd.uct.ac.za