COLLEGE PARK, MD, Oct. 16 - The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) announces two new courses for the fall: "Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management" and "Introduction to Systems Engineering" will be held Oct. 23 through Dec. 11 and are great opportunities to build your skills and expand your knowledge thru blended course offerings.

Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management - October 23 thru December 11, 2009 - This course provides transportation professionals in highway maintenance and/or highway operations with training to develop tools and strategies for addressing road weather problems. Participants are exposed to various strategies for addressing road weather problems, including Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and the development of crosscutting decision support systems to respond effectively to weather situations. More information can be found online here.

Introduction to Systems Engineering - October 23 thru December 11, 2009 - This course is an introduction to systems engineering for ITS project managers and project staff. The goal of this course is to allow individuals to understand the benefits of applying systems engineering approaches as a means of developing quality systems. The course covers technical practices such as modeling, prototyping, trade-off analysis and testing, and management practices such as risk assessment and mitigation, which make up "best practices" in the systems engineering arena.

If you are interested in taking either of these courses, please contact Denise Twisdale at 301-403-4592 or Kathy Frankle at 410-414-2925. All course materials are online, but students have access to course instructors through three pre-scheduled conference calls.

More information can be found here.

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