Course Details
Course Code: TLMT601 Course ID: 2698 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
The course provides the student with a coherent and integrated framework, based on micro and macro economic principles, for understanding aggregate transportation activity. Issues include: regulation, tariffs, interstate commercial policy, international trade, and transportation exchange rates.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/31/20 - 01/29/21 | 02/01/21 - 03/28/21 | Winter 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/28/20 - 02/26/21 | 03/01/21 - 04/25/21 | Winter 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 10/26/20 - 04/02/21 | 04/05/21 - 05/30/21 | Spring 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/20 - 04/30/21 | 05/03/21 - 06/27/21 | Spring 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/28/20 - 06/04/21 | 06/07/21 - 08/01/21 | Spring 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following Course Objectives (CO):
CO1─Examine and apply transportation decision making procedures and transportation evaluation performance measures.
CO2─Survey economic decision making using statistical tools, methods and analysis.
CO3─Survey transportation economics methods, processes and outcomes via impact analyses and case studies.
CO4─Identify key transportation variables, including patterns of demand, and apply to estimate transportation costs.
CO5─Examine free market regulation and the social costs of transportation and transportation projects.
CO6─Debate public pricing and investment strategies as they pertain to transportation decisions and citizen welfare.
CO7─Analyze select environmental indicators and evaluate the overall impact of transportation program implementation to its surroundings.
CO8─Synthesize transportation economics theory and apply to real-world case studies.
Required Course Textbooks
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Transportation Decision Making: Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming. ISBN: 0471747327
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