Undergraduate Courses
Business 3198/History 3000: Introduction to Transportation
(Fall 2006: Mondays 6:55-9:35 p.m.)
Introduction to Transportation provides an overview of the
transportation sector, including history, providers, users,
and government regulation. The importance and significance
of transportation, the operational aspects of transportation
modes of rail, water, motor, air, and pipeline; the demand
and supply of transportation, and the managerial aspects of
these modes of transport will be covered in the course. This
is a general introductory course with no upper level prerequisites
required. Junior status or consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Daniel L. Rust, Ph.D.
History 3010/5010: Aviation in American Life
(Fall 2006, Thursdays, 5:30-8:15 p.m.)
This course focuses on the history of aviation in the United
States from balloon flights preceding the Wright brothers
through the terrorist attacks in September 2001 with emphasis
upon how aviation and aviators have influenced American society
and culture. Themes include the evolution of aviation technology,
the growth of the commercial/military aviation/aerospace industries,
issues of race and gender in aviation, the development of
America’s commercial airlines, aviation’s influence
upon American art, films, advertising, and literature, the
significance of the space race, and the role of aerial weapons
of war. Junior status or consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Daniel L. Rust, Ph.D.
Business 3198: Traffic and Transportation Management
(Winter 2007)
Traffic and Transportation Management focuses on the purchase
of transportation and warehouse services and/or the operation
of transportation services as a firm activity. This course
is designed to provide the student with an exposure to the
managerial aspects of transportation management as a function
of the firm’s logistical strategy. In addition, it includes
an introduction to the management of firms within the various
transportation modes of rail, motor, air, water, and pipelines.
This course is designed to provide the student with a basic
understanding of the issues and work performed by traffic
managers and the management of modern transportation firms.
Junior status or consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Michael P. Marzano, D.Mgt.
Business 3198: Business Administration Seminar: Logistics
and Supply Chain Modeling
(Winter 2007)
Application of leading software packages utilized in logistics
and supply chain management. This course covers the economic
tradeoffs involved in decisions, data requirements, operating
parameters, and applications of software packages to traditional
logistics and supply chain problems, such as route analyses,
warehouse location, supply chain design, cross-docking, and
coordinated service center location and operational strategies.
This "hands on" course is designed to prepare students
for higher-level supply chain analyses and consulting work.
Consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Donald C. Sweeney II, Ph.D.
Business 3198: Business Administration Seminar: Domestic
Transportation
(Winter 2007)
The purpose of the domestic transportation seminar course
is to provide students with an understanding of current "big
picture" issues in transportation. The topics of individual
seminars are issues of current importance to the local, state,
or national transportation community. The seminar speakers
are usually regional or national experts on the topic they
discuss. This year’s focus is on two topics: transportation
asset management and transportation security. Prerequisites:
courses in micro economics, macro economics, and basic marketing;
plus sixty semester hours of college level work or junior
status.
Instructor: Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.
History 3008: Railroads in American Life
(Winter 2008)
An examination of the role St. Louis played in the evolution
of the North American West, both in the United States and
Canada, from the fur trade of the late eighteenth century
to the opening of the Texas oil fields in the early twentieth
century. Special emphasis will be given to competition between
river and rail transportation corridors, and hence the rivalry
that developed between St. Louis and Chicago. Junior status
or consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Carlos A. Schwantes, Ph.D.
Business 3199: Independent Study
(Arranged)
This encompasses individual research into a transportation
topic of choice. Six credits of transportation course work
and consent of instructor required.
Business 3090: Internship in Business Administration
(Arranged)
