Overview
What you will study
We use a behavioral lens to examine mobility technologies such as automation, connectivity, sharing, and electrification, and demonstrate the power of integrating behavioral and computational thinking. We observe that travel behavior is emotional, social, and perceptual, and mobility service can be predictive, individualized, experimental, and multimodal.
By taking the Behavior and Computation - Imagining Future Urban Mobility course offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , you will learn to:
- Use behavioral perspective to examine technologies such as automation, connectivity, sharing, and electrification
- Understand the emotional, social, and perceptual aspects of human mobility
- Be familiar with the cutting-edge computational methods to sense, predict, nudge and regulate travel behavior
- Be exposed to multimodal mobility systems that integrate shared and autonomous vehicles with public transit
- Develop your own blue-sky idea on mobility business venture
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Urban Mobility and Emerging Trends
- What Defines Future Urban Mobility?
- Behavior and Computation
- Transportation
- Makers and Breakers of Cities
- Mobility Venture
- Imagining Future Urban Mobility
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- CTOs, CIOs, and leaders of technological departments or projects who wish to understand how urban mobility has evolved and learn how to best manage technology for their companies.
- Technical professionals who want a broader strategic view of the opportunities and challenges of urban mobility and how it can transform their business activities.
- CEOs, entrepreneurs, and functional managers from technical areas and sectors looking to explore the transportation industry and expand their current activities.
- Leaders, pioneers, and researchers in the government, public/private transportation sector, automobile industry, infrastructure companies, sustainability/green system organizations, and beyond.
Tuition Fee
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International
2500 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2500 USD for the full programme during 2 days. -
National
2500 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2500 USD for the full programme during 2 days.
Living costs for Boston
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.