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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Do you wonder how your train arrives at the right platform at the right time every day? It takes more than just tracks and trains for railway systems to work efficiently. The demand for transportation, for both passengers and freight, changes continuously. Innumerable advanced, technical, and complex operational solutions have to be employed to accommodate these changes. Take the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach online course to dive deep into these and understand their workarounds.

The Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach certification syllabus covers topics such as the railway system’s history and evolution; the different components involved in railway systems, and how they interact. Students also learn about the social and economic impact of railway systems and ways to improve the maintenance and monitoring of railway tracks. External factors that disturb the proper functioning of railway systems and ways to prevent and deal with them are also covered in the curriculum.

The Delft University of Technology’s renowned experts and industry professionals will instruct you in the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach program. The course is the first-of-its-kind MOOC focusing on railway systems. The curriculum also features a game wherein you can apply the concepts learned, make decisions, and analyze their consequences. The learners can either take the course by paying the fee or audit the programme free of cost. While taking the programme for free, the candidates can access it only for a limited period.

The Highlights

Payable completion certificate
Introductory-level engineering course
Video lectures with English transcripts
Four to six hours/week
Instructor-led learning
Offered by TU Delft
Scheduled curriculum
Six-week duration
Educational game to apply learned concepts
The first-ever railway systems MOOC

Programme Offerings

Introductory-level
Course accreditation
Pre-recorded lectures with English transcripts
Engineering domain
Instructor-led learning
Six-week Course
Four to six hours/week
TU Delft
programme
Scheduled Course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
USD 99	yes	Delft University of Technology

You can access the course materials and learn for free.
However, you must pay the accreditation amount to get certified.

Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach program fee structure

Training	Fee
Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach program	Free
Certification	$99

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

By the end of the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach training, the learner should be able to:

Identify railway network components, their functions, and the effects of their interactions with each other
Describe the different train control methods and how they affect safety and timetabling
Deal with the internal and external factors that disturb railway operations
Appreciate the co-dependency between railways and their environment
Explore state-of-the-art railway systems, and future developments
Identify ways of dealing with system degradation

Admission Details

Step 1: The Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach course page, on edX’s website, can be accessed with: -https://www.edx.org/course/railway-engineering-an-integral-approach-2

Step 2: Once you have gone through all the information and are ready to register, click on ‘Enrol’.

Step 3: Depending on whether you have an account on edX or not, sign up, or sign in. If you are registering for a new account, you can use your Apple/Facebook/Microsoft/Google profile.

Step 4: After following all the on-screen instructions, you will get a message confirming your admission.

Application Details

Admission forms aren’t a part of edX’s admission process. An edX account is all you need to apply to the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach certification course. You can enter your details to create an account, or register directly through your existing account on Apple/Facebook/Microsoft/Google.

The Syllabus

Instructors

Delft University of Technology Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What types of railway systems will I learn about?

You will learn about all kinds of railway systems, be it trains, trams, or metros.

2: Is there a game in this course to aid learning?

Yes, there is, to introduce you to the decision-making involved in building and maintaining rail networks. You will have to connect cities in an ever-changing environment in this game. You will have to deal with wear, changing capacities, new disturbances, and developments. You will make choices, and analyze how your choices affect the system’s overall performance.

3: Whose signature will be on my completion certificate?

Your certification will have the course instructor, Professor Rolf Dollevoet’s signature, from TU Delft.

4: What does TU Delft stand for?

TU Delft stands for the Delft University of Technology.

5: Where is TU Delft?

The Delft University of Technology is in Delft, Netherlands.