Course Objectives

This seminar is required for first year Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP) students and is recommended for first year transportation students in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The goal of this seminar is to provide a broad overview of the transportation field and to give students a general framework that will help them understand how different topics within transportation fit together. In addition, the seminar will ensure students gain at least nominal exposure to basic concepts, standard practices, and new innovations across the transportation field. The seminar offers students the opportunity to get to know other transportation students, learn about the interests of different transportation faculty, and reflect on their own interests in the transportation field.