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TDW 3021 - Transportation Regulations, Policy and Technologies


Clock Hours: 30

Course Description:
The student will learn about the regulations and policies concerning transportation and their impact on transportation.  They will learn about the regulatory agencies responsible for U.S. transportation and their roles.  This unit also explores the new innovative technologies used in transportation today and its impact on the industry.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

  1. Transportation Regulations and Policies
    1. Understand the bases for the regulation of transportation in the United States
    2. Describe the roles of regulatory agencies and the courts in regulating transportation
    3. Understand the basic knowledge of previous and current regulations affecting transportation
    4. Understand the need for a National Transportation Policy
    5. Identify and assess the need and roles of public promotion in transportation
    6. Obtain a knowledge of transportation safety and security regulations in the United States
  2. Transportation Technologies
    1. Understand the new technologies used in transportation today
    2. Describe the impact of technologies have on transportation
    3. Describe the use and function of technologies in transportation
    4. Describe the costs of technologies over the cost of not having these technologies