1. CE En 361: Introduction
Introduction of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours
Introduction of classmates
Course outline – topics to cover
Objectives of the course and related courses
Homework policy and grading distribution
Film viewing and guest speaker policies (In the “Content” section of the course website)
Transportation engineering – integration of CE principles
Employment in transportation engineering
About term project (Visit the “Term Project” page of the Content section of the course website.)

2. CEEn 361 Textbook
Textbook: Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A multimodal systems approach, 2nd edition, 4th Printing by Jon D. Fricker and Robert K. Whitford published by AcademicPub.
The scenario found at the beginning of each chapter provides a backdrop for the topics covered in the chapter. Read them always before you read chapter topics in order to find out where and how the concept you learn in the chapter will be applied.

3. Dr. Saito’s Background Gunma National Technical College, 1973
Nihon Koei (Engineering consultant), 1973 – 1978, designed bridges and other highway related structures
BS, BYU, 1981
MS, Univ. of Virginia, 1983
PhD, Purdue, 1988
City University of New York 1988 – 1997 (tenured, associate prof.)
BYU, 1997 – present ( associate prof.; fall 2001-present, tenured full prof.)
Two children, grew up and left the house
Three dogs were with us but all passed away.
One cat (Rupert) is staying with us now.
Rupert

4. Operation & Management
Transportation Engineering - An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of multiple disciplines
Geography/GIS
Geotech
Graphics/CAD
Survey
Structure
Hydraulics
Public policy
Hydrology
Economics
Materials/ Pavement
Human behavior
Environmental eng.
Art
Urban Planning
Systems engineering
Operation & Management
Statistics

5. Areas of Employment
Fher & Peers
Avenue Consultants
JUB Engineering, Horrocks Engineering, AECOM, etc.
Transportation engineering involves working with the public, with industry, with citizens’ groups, with elected officials, and with employees of the agencies of local, state, and federal governments.
City Traffic Engineering Office
MPOs
“Careers in Transportation” video by ITE

6. Subject Areas Covered by CE361
Characteristics
History
Transp. Systems & Sustainability
Eng. studies
Operations
Signal timing & level of service
Public Transport
CEEn 361
Highway Design
Hwy alignment
Intersection
Safety
Pavement
Highway & Society
Planning & Evaluation
Traffic Flow Theory & Analysis
Freight

7. Traffic Simulation and Analysis
From CE361 to where?
CE565 (F)
Urban Transp. Planning
CE664 (W)
Transp. Site Planning
CE461 (F)
Hwy Geometric Design
CE361
Intro to Tranp. Eng.
CE562 (F)
Traffic Eng.
CE503 (F)
Pavement Design
CE662 (W)
Traffic Simulation and Analysis
CE505 (W)
Concrete Design

8. Term Project
Assess the utility of UTA services for you and Utah County residents (Go to the Content section of the LS course website to see the details.)
Evaluate the performance of UTA services
Make recommendations for attracting more riders
Prepare a term project report by working as a team

9. Amenities of the Frontrunner
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein

10. You cannot teach a man anything.
You can only help him discover it within himself.
Galileo Galilei

11. Wherefore, he that preacheth and he receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.
D&C 50:22