To improve transportation safety in the Southeastern United States, it is critical that we train the next generation of engineers to be concerned with safety and knowledgeable about techniques to improve safety. Whether the engineers go on to work for state departments of transportation, technology firms, manufacturing companies, or service providers, they will all be able to improve transportation safety for themselves and their company.
HSEL Co-Director Lesley Strawderman received funding from STRIDE (Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center) to develop, pilot-test, refine, and disseminate an educational module in transportation safety. The educational module is aimed at undergraduate engineering students, whose exposure to this topic is extremely limited, if they are exposed at all. The module incorporates a number of items, including lecture material (both instructor and student versions), in class activity, and laboratory exercises.
The student learning objectives of the module are critical to measuring its success. After completing the module in a course, students will be able to:
The learning module includes a number of items intended to supplement existing courses in engineering curricula. These items include: