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Short Courses on Offer ROAD SAFETY AUDIT, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF CRASH LOCATIONS (PYP408) Date: 17-21 November 2008 (5 days) The Road Safety Audit is a powerful road safety tool by which the safety of a road network can be improved in a proactive manner and has been adopted by Australian Road Authorities for many years. It complements the traditional reactive Accident Black Spot Program and is recognised as an effective tool for improving road safety. Both locally and nationally, road authorities have identified a need for suitably skilled people to undertake road safety audits. Offered by CARRS-Q and supported by QUT and the Queensland Government’s Department of Main Roads, this course will provide participants with a good understanding of the principles of road safety audit and general road safety, and the necessary skills to conduct road safety audits. ROAD SAFETY EVALUATION
MODELS (PYP405) The Evaluation Module I: Principles to Practice, a short course offered by CARRS-Q, aims to provide delegates with the fundamental principles and best practices relevant to road safety evaluation. Delegates will gain a firm understanding of a variety of critical issues involved in designing and conducting a qualitative or quantitative study and the pros and cons of some commonly used research methods. These skills will enable delegates to conduct basic evaluation, select suitable research consultants and assess evaluation reports. This module can be coupled with Evaluation Module II: Foundations of Data Analysis. Completion of both modules, plus the successful completion of formal assessment will enable participants to receive credit towards QUT’s PYP405: Road Safety Evaluation Unit. Delegates will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Those delegates interested in having the course credited for the PYP405: Road Safety Evaluation Models Unit offered by QUT will need to complete a formal assessment and a second short course, Road Safety Evaluation Models II: Data Analysis which will run immediately following this course. Evaluation Module II: Foundations of Data Analysis The Evaluation Module II: Foundations of Data Anaylsis, a short course offered by CARRS-Q, aims to provide delegates with a firm understanding of the theory underlying research design, data collection and data analysis methods for both qualitative and quantitative data. This course will help delegates conduct a simple but statistically or qualitatively rigorous evaluation, select better research consultants and assess the quality of evaluation reports. This module can be coupled with Evaluation Module I: Principles to Practice. Completion of both modules, plus the successful completion of formal assessment will enable delegates to receive credit towards QUT’s PYP405: Road Safety Evaluation Unit. Delegates will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Those delegates interested in having the course credited for the PYP405: Road Safety Evaluation Models Unit offered by QUT will need to complete a formal assessment and a second short course Road Safety Evaluation Models I: Principles to Practice, which will run immediately prior to this course. |
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