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Students will learn about the use of sensors, instrumentation, and big data analysis in transportation systems to observe, monitor, and evaluate performance. This includes the technology employed, the deployment strategies, the challenges associated with obtaining high-quality data, the fusion of data from independent sources, the imputation of missing data elements, and evaluation of performance based on the data assembled. The highway mode is the principal focus, including analyses of travel times, delays, queue dynamics, and spatial and temporal demand patterns.

Typically offered in Spring only

Readings, on-site research, document gathering, and analysis of writing in health and environmental science fields. Students study, practice, and present major forms of writing in their profession. Professional portfolio due at the end of the semester. Intended for students interested in exploring or pursuing writing careers in medicine, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, agriculture, ecology, or other health and environmental science-related industries, or professionals who wish to improve knowledge and skills.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Doctoral student, Master's student

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate odd years

One-third semester mini-course. A condensed version of silviculture. Ecological processed affecting establishment and growth of forest stands with particular emphasis on forest types of southeastern United States. Forest stand productivity, how productivity influenced by site, stand, climatic factors, and application of site specific prescriptions to establish and manipulate composition, growth, and health of forest stands.

Typically offered in Spring only

A general introduction to the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in behavioral science research. Methods for describing and summarizing data presented, followed by procedures for estimating population parameters and testing hypotheses concerning summarized data.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Typically offered in Fall and Spring