Transportation Management
27 Total Credits
to prepare personnel for management positions in transportation, especially Pupil Transportation, and to further enhance the skills of those already occupying such positions. Graduates of the program will be effective and efficient in decision-making situations in Transportation Management.
To prepare students for supervisory advancement by demonstrating an awareness of global, economic, social, and environmental developments.
- Students successfully complete the course work using creative techniques to apply to a particular problem.
To present opportunities for students to interact effectively within a diverse student population.
- Students will interact effectively within a diverse student population by working collaboratively.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to manage conflicts.
To prepare the student to communicate effectively within a business environment.
- Students will communicate appropriately with instructors and peers through written or oral assignments.
- Students will visually and graphically communicate through presentations and/or projects.
To train students to recognize and solve business problems.
- Students will demonstrate the use of computers as a problem-solving tool.
- Students will solve problems through case study analysis.
To introduce students to a variety of international business scenarios.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of worldwide issues related to business through case analysis and group interactions.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural changes in response to internal and external pressures.
To prepare the student with the skills and knowledge needed to understand transportation issues related to business.
- Students shall demonstrate the ability to use word processing, business communications and presentation software.
- Students shall demonstrate the ability to use database and spreadsheet software.
To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
- Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
First Semester 9 Credits
This course develops students' ability to carry out policy and program directions. All supervisory courses are designed to teach leadership, administration programs, and engage in the development of programs and materials within limitations established by management.
English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.
This course reviews basic arithmetic processes to develop speed and accuracy in working with decimals, fractions, and percentages. Calculators and computers are used to solve business problems, including simple and compound interest, discounting promissory notes, present value, installment purchases, and mortgages. Retail mathematics covers the areas of purchase and cash discounts, trade discounts, and markup of merchandise. Topics may also include the mathematics of sales and property taxes and payroll. Problem-solving exercises are completed through using computer
spreadsheet applications and exercises. Prerequisite: An appropriate Math Placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.
Second Semester 9 Credits
This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication.
This course introduces economic theory and its relevance to daily life in a market economy. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, choice, economic growth, taxation, and the role of government in the economy. Attention is given to current economic issues and their impact upon everyday life.
This course is designed to give students an in-depth look at the challenges in pupil transportation systems. It explores risk management techniques, student passenger management, personal skills to improve the ability to succeed as a manager, and legal issues surrounding public school transportation. Prerequisite: TM101 Supervisor Operations 1.
Third Semester 9 Credits
This course develops an understanding of the basic functions of management as well as the social and economic responsibilities of those people engaged in management. Emphasis is placed on the problem of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty.
This course is designed to introduce students to the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis throughout the course will be on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral and emotional experiences and training.
This course provides a working knowledge of supervisory skills necessary for dealing with human problems within the organization. It covers elements such as communications, motivation, discipline, negotiations, and conflict management. Prerequisites: BM250 Principles of Management.
