Transportation Tidbits
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July 2018

 

Welcome to the July issue of the Transportation Tidbits Newsletter! This issue features the latest happenings within the transportation industry along with a list of upcoming transportation conferences and webinars. You can also find some of the latest news from our faculty and students! If you have questions or comments about this month's issue, please let us know . Enjoy! 

Important Dates for NDSU Students


Jul 1 Sun
Last day to
@ 50% refund (full 12-week session classes only)

No refunds issued for withdraw to zero credits after this date.
Jul 9 Mon
Last day to
full 12-week session classes with 'W' record
 
Jul 9 Mon
12 week session - Last day to
Add
Summer courses (appeal needed after this date,
Jul
12 Thu
L ast day to withdraw to zero credits @ 50% refund (8-week session classes only)

No refunds issued for withdraw to zero credits after this date.
Jul 18 Wed
Last day to Drop standard 8-week classes with 'W' record *

Upcoming Dates

Aug 20 Mon


Classes begin at 4:00 p.m.


Aug 21 Tue


First full day of classes


Aug 28 Tue


Last day for Campus Connection Wait Lists to run


Aug 29 Wed


Last day to Add classes via Campus Connection* Permit needed after this date.


Aug 29 Wed


Last day for no-record Drop of classes @ 100% refund* (full semester classes only)


Aug 29 Wed


Last day to Withdraw to Zero Credits @ 100% refund* (full semester classes only)


Aug 29 Wed


Attempted credits calculated for financial aid SAP (11:59 p.m.)**


Aug 29 Wed


Eligible Pell/TEACH/ND Grants/Scholarships based on enrollment at 11:59 p.m







The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute would like to congratulate the following individuals on their awards.

John Agrey Award

  Mark Johnson

 
Lifetime Achievement

Dave Lefwich

Chairman's Award

Dennis Ming



Fall Course List

Classes being offered for fall 2018 are as follows:

PhD courses offered:  TL 783, TL 787, TL 789, TL 829, TL 885
MTUS courses offered:  TL 752, TL 756, and TL 757
MML courses offered:  TL 721 and TL 725

TL 783 Transportation Systems II [3). This course focuses on railroads and freight multimodal planning. Prereq: TL 782.

TL 787 Public Transportation II (3). This course focuses on concepts and modeling procedures used when planning and operating public transportation systems. Prereq: TL 786.

TL 789 Leadership, Ethics, and Academic Conduct in Transportation (3). This course focuses on academic conduct in students educational program and then goes on to explore theories, concepts, and practices of leadership and ethics that students may apply to their academic program and transportation careers.

TL 829 Supply Chain Risk Management (3). This course focuses on risk management in supply chains. Prereq: TL 811.

TL 885 Geospatial Information Systems for Transportation (3). This course focuses on spatial analysis in transportation using Geographic Information Systems to build research framework and solve problems in transportation and logistics. Prereq: GEOG 655 or TL 785.

TL 752 Transportation Planning and Environmental Compliance (3). This course provides an overview of the procedures of transportation planning and environmental compliance, to include an understanding of the related policies and procedures as they relate to transportation systems, and compliance with local, state and federal laws. 

TL 756 Transportation and Land Use Integration (3). This course provides students with an understanding of the interrelationships that exist between land use and transportation and the related impacts to the economy, environment, and to society as a whole in the planning context.

TL 757 Intelligent Transportation Solutions (3). Fundamentals and field studies of information technologies deployed and emerging to address critical transportation issues such as confestion, safety, secutiry and energy efficiency.

TL 721 International Logistics Management (4). This course provides a coherent perspective on contemporary global logistics from raw materials through production to the customer. Prereq: TL 711.

TL 725 ERP Configuration (3). Examines the impact of sensor network systems driving business data collection, and the configuration of Enterprise Systems. Prereq: TL 715.

For more detail visit the course list.

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