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Course prefix and number: TWDL 1402.9W0
Course title: Transportation and Cargo Security
Credit hours: 2 Lecture hours: 2
Course Schedule: All Materials, Discussions, and Tests Online in Canvas.
Catalog description: This course examines relevant aspects of maritime, land, pipeline, and air transportation security related systems and associated issues. It covers application, legislation and the agencies tasked to oversee each mode of transportation. It also describes how to implement an appropriate program to enhance the security of a particular mode of transportation.
Faculty
Ryan Gorecki
815-922-9273 (Leave a message if no answer)
rgorecki@kcc.edu
Textbook(s) & Materials
- Introduction to Transportation Security, Second Edition by Frances L Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich Published by CRC Press, 2024.
- Reading articles and Web research as assigned by instructor
- See materials and other course information in CANVAS
Optional Additional Resources (Note: materials sources listed below (a) – ( l ) are not required but useful reading)
- Howitt, Arnold M. and Herman B. Leonard. 2009. Managing Crises: Response to Large Scale Emergencies. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
- Sylves, Richard. 2008. Disaster Policy and Politics: Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
- Waugh, William and Kathleen Tierney. 2007. Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government. Washington, DC: ICMA.
- The Mineta Transportation Institute has a collection of research monographs on transportation issues that would support the study of terrorism, security and surface transportation. Some materials are available as free .pdf downloads at https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/publications
- Impact of COVID-19 on California Transportation Revenue: https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/2018-Agrawal-COVID-19-California-Transportation-Revenues.pdf
- Chamlee-Wright, Emily (2010). The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery. London: Routledge. [Hurricane Katrina recovery, interviews with residents.]
- Clarke, Richard A. Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters. 2008. New York: Harper Collins. [Insider’s view of homeland security.]
- Cooper, Christopher and Robert Block. 2006. Disaster! Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security. New York: Henry Holt and Company. [Hurricane Katrina response described.]
- Friedman, Thomas. 2008. Hot, Flat and Crowded. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [International relations in changing natural and economic resources structure.]
- Huntington, Samuel P. 2011. Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New York: Touchstone. [Liberal Western philosophy and Islam contrasted.]
- Jenkins, Brian M. and Frances Edwards-Winslow. 2002. Saving City Lifelines. San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/ [Role of transportation at the World Trade Center, 9/11.]
- Jenkins, Brian M. and Joseph Trella. 2012. Carnage Interrupted: An Analysis of Fifteen Terrorist Plots Against Public Surface Transportation. San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/ [Case studies of disrupted terrorist plots.]
- Mileti, Dennis. 1999. Disasters by Design. Washington, DC: John Henry Press. [Discussion of the role of governments and agencies in disaster mitigation.]
Relationship to academic programs and transferability.
TWDL 1402 was designed to meet specific student needs either individually or within a program. Transferability of this course will be determined by each transfer institution. Please see an academic advisor for an explanation concerning transfer option. Refer to the IAI web page at www.itransfer.org for more information.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the American system of homeland security and emergency management.
- Describe the role of transportation in safety, security and emergency management.
- Name and describe the roles of the principal federal organizations responsible for transportation security.
- Identify and apply the principles of transportation security.
- Identify and apply the principles of emergency management.
- Identify the components of transportation systems by mode and apply this information to risk analysis.
- Describe and conduct a risk analysis of a transportation agency.
- Identify and apply the strategies to enhance transportation security for various modes of transportation.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of an emergency operations plan for a transportation agency.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a continuity of operations plan for a transportation agency.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of an emergency operations center for a transportation agency.
- Understand how the public, private and non-governmental sectors work together to develop and enhance transportation security.
- Collaborate effectively with safety, security and emergency management partners to enhance customer safety and security while using transportation systems.
- Understand the role of transportation security in the global economy and apply this information to supply chain security plans and strategies.
GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE (See materials and other information in Canvas)
SECTION I: Safety, Security and Emergency Management
WEEK I:
- Chapter 1: Security Theory and Practice (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
WEEK 2
- Chapter 2 Emergency Management Theory and Practice (student reading)
- Chapter 3 Federal Agencies and Structures: Surface Transportation Security (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 3
- Chapter 4 Layers of Security (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
SECTION II: Multi-Modal Surface Transportation Security: Threats and Strategies
WEEK 4
- Chapter 5 Road Transportation: Cars and Trucks (student reading)
- Chapter 6 Road-Based Buses, Livery, Para transit, Ambulances and Delivery Vehicles (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 5
- Chapter 7 Mass Transit on Fixed Rails and Guideways (student reading)
- Chapter 8 Freight and Long-Distance Passenger Heavy Rail (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 6
- Chapter 9 Maritime Transportation (student reading)
- Chapter 10 (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- No Test this week (students required to research and prep materials & data for final project)
SECTION III: Putting It All Together
WEEK 7
- Chapter 12 Transportation Security, Supply Chain, and Critical Infrastructure (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas) - Comprehensive Course Test
WEEK 8
As your final evaluation, each student will prepare a Research Summary Report (3 - 5 typed pages) on a specific world disaster and how it has impacted local or global transportation. In addition, each student will summarize the main information in their selected topic report into a PowerPoint Presentation. The report and the PowerPoint summary will focus on the role of transportation and how transportation was affected by the specific disaster event.
FINALS REPORT ON A PARTICULAR DISASTER (Breach of Security)
The report will have the following 5 sections:
- Background Information – community description, historical/political/socio-economic context
- Event Description – who, what, when, where, why, how (issues regarding the event)?
- Investigation/Outcomes of the event – cause/responsible party of event, victim(s), logistics support, disaster control or remedial issues
- Impact on Transportation – damage, disruption, changes to facilities, rules, systems
- Lessons Learned for Transportation – changes to rules/policies, preventive measures, operations, locations.
FINALS POWERPOINT ON THE SELECTED TOPIC DISASTER
Each student will prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 6 to 10 slides (no more than 10) describing the event in its context, providing details about the role of transportation and the impact on transportation, and concludes with lessons learned by transportation security professionals from the event, preventive measures adopted from those lessons. The student will upload the Report Word document and the PowerPoint presentation files in Canvas to the instructor. CRITICAL: You must submit prior to submission deadline. Regardless of your reason, submissions after this deadline will not be graded. Course points will be lost.
Each student will select only one event from the following list (both report and PowerPoint must discuss on the same selected event):
- Long Island Railroad Murders
- Dunsmuir, CA Train Derailment
- Madrid Train Bombing
- London Subway Bombing
- Mumbai Train Station Attack
- Moscow Subway Attack
- 9/11 Airline Terrorist Attacks
- Northridge Earthquake
- Haiti Earthquake
- Sichuan, China Earthquake
- Great East Japan (Sendai) Earthquake
- Northeast Power Outage, 2003
- Northern European Power Outage, 2006
- Hurricane Gustav
- Hurricane Ike
- Hurricane Irene
- Hurricane Katrina
- Ethiopian Airline Crash 3/19
- Covid-19 Impact on Transportation
NOTE:
The course will progress generally through the text. The course is divided into 3 sections each containing sequential weekly activities (including Assignments, Readings and Tests). You must log into your course consistently and regularly to plan completion of activities. Student progresses through course materials at his/her own pace.
Evaluation
- Assignments: Tests and readings are assigned to reinforce and evaluate student learning. Students must visit the online course for more information on completing and submitting scheduled assignments and tests.
- Exams and Quizzes: You will receive test instructions to produce specific, required results. It is important that the students not only know the material but also know it well enough to move quickly through the test, independently of textbooks and notes. You are responsible for completing the quizzes when they become available and by the due date. Last minute problem excuses that could have been avoided by early completion are not acceptable.
There may be no opportunity to make up any scheduled tests or exams that are missed far beyond major course milestones.
Multiple attempts are not allowed for tests. Test must be completed in once sitting after the test is opened.
Letter grades will be determined using a standard percentage point evaluation as outlined below. A student’s final grade will be determined by the combined total points accumulated throughout the course, as a percentage of the total points possible.
A = 90 –100 % | B = 80 – 89 % | C = 70 – 79 % | D = 60 – 69 % |
Course Policies
Participation in assigned group activity or topic discussions, if any, is very important. If a forum is initiated, the student is responsible for materials presented in discussion threads, postings and logs. Appropriateness of content will be strictly enforced. Contact the instructor as needed.
Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as outlined, or which will require academic accommodations, please officially notify instructor as soon as possible, with documentation from the special populations office.
College Policies
Withdrawals
When it is necessary to withdraw from a course or from the college, a student may do so on or before the withdrawal date, without receiving a standard final letter grade. A change of Schedule form (used to add or drop a course) is available in Student Services and the student should obtain the required signatures prior to submitting the Change of Schedule form to an adviser in Student Services. Students may submit Change of Schedule forms through the mail, but they must be postmarked no later than the withdrawal date. No withdrawals are allowed by phone. Contact Student Services/Admissions for additional information.
Code of Conduct
Students need to adhere to the Code of Conduct located in the college catalog. Students need to adhere to regulations governing plagiarism.
Email Policy
“To ensure a student's privacy under all applicable education laws and to facilitate timely interactions, two College-authorized methods of electronic communication exist: KCC-issued student email accounts (username@student.kcc.edu) and the Canvas Learning Management System. Students are expected to regularly check their KCC email accounts and Canvas for important incoming communication from the college or from individual instructors. Students understand that emails they send from personal email accounts (other than those listed above) may not be delivered to the KCC recipient, and students should have no guaranteed expectation that such messages will be answered.” It is recommended that students use Canvas as much as possible for all communications and submissions to instructor.
College Resources
Academic SkillsCenter
Tutorial Assistance – The center offers free tutorial services on a walk-in basis to support students enrolled at KCC in a wide range of college courses and individual skill development activities. The Learning Assistance Center is the location of most tutorial services.
Learning Laboratory – The Learning Lab uses instructional technology to provide individualized learning for students enrolled at KCC. In the lab, students can review and practice math, writing, reading, basic sciences, study skills, word processing, and other basic skills.
Special Populations Services – KCC offers advisement and special instructional support for students who are physically and learning disabled, as well as those with academic deficiencies. Students will receive appropriate academic instructional support, including preparatory courses, tutorial assistance, study skills assistance, and self-instructional programs. For special populations services, enquire at Student Services.
Learning Resource Center (LRC) The LRC provides a variety of services free to students (print, audio, video, microfilm collections, computers etc.). Call (815)-802-8404.
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Faculty Contact Information
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Ryan Gorecki
rgorecki@kcc.edu
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the operations and economic efficiencies of all major modes of transportation including air, truck, rail, water and intermodal.
- Know the methods of transportation management including documentation, carrier selection, carrier services, claims, computer technology, consolidation, freight bill auditing, freight payment and negotiations.
- Have a working knowledge of freight rates, there justification, classification and the types of rates.
- Understand business logistics including the logistics concepts, functions and outsourcing decisions.
- Describe government policy affecting the transportation industry. This includes an understanding of regulation and deregulation, recent legislation, government agencies, and hazardous materials transportation.
- Know the processes involved in international transportation including the use of facilitators, documentation, and international carriers.
Textbook(s) & Materials
- Introduction to Transportation Security, Second Edition by Frances L Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich Published by CRC Press, 2024.
- Reading articles and Web research as assigned by instructor
- See materials and other course information in CANVAS
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the American system of homeland security and emergency management.
- Describe the role of transportation in safety, security and emergency management.
- Name and describe the roles of the principal federal organizations responsible for transportation security.
- Identify and apply the principles of transportation security.
- Identify and apply the principles of emergency management.
- Identify the components of transportation systems by mode and apply this information to risk analysis.
- Describe and conduct a risk analysis of a transportation agency.
- Identify and apply the strategies to enhance transportation security for various modes of transportation.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of an emergency operations plan for a transportation agency.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a continuity of operations plan for a transportation agency.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of an emergency operations center for a transportation agency.
- Understand how the public, private and non-governmental sectors work together to develop and enhance transportation security.
- Collaborate effectively with safety, security and emergency management partners to enhance customer safety and security while using transportation systems.
- Understand the role of transportation security in the global economy and apply this information to supply chain security plans and strategies.
Business, Technology & Human Services
Dean, Paul Carlson; 815-802-8858; V105; pcarlson@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8650
Course Policies
Participation in assigned group activity or topic discussions, if any, is very important. If a forum is initiated, the student is responsible for materials presented in discussion threads, postings and logs. Appropriateness of content will be strictly enforced. Contact the instructor as needed.
Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as outlined, or which will require academic accommodations, please officially notify instructor as soon as possible, with documentation from the special populations office.
College Policies
Withdrawals
When it is necessary to withdraw from a course or from the college, a student may do so on or before the withdrawal date, without receiving a standard final letter grade. A change of Schedule form (used to add or drop a course) is available in Student Services and the student should obtain the required signatures prior to submitting the Change of Schedule form to an adviser in Student Services. Students may submit Change of Schedule forms through the mail, but they must be postmarked no later than the withdrawal date. No withdrawals are allowed by phone. Contact Student Services/Admissions for additional information.
Code of Conduct
Students need to adhere to the Code of Conduct located in the college catalog. Students need to adhere to regulations governing plagiarism.
Email Policy
“To ensure a student's privacy under all applicable education laws and to facilitate timely interactions, two College-authorized methods of electronic communication exist: KCC-issued student email accounts (username@student.kcc.edu) and the Canvas Learning Management System. Students are expected to regularly check their KCC email accounts and Canvas for important incoming communication from the college or from individual instructors. Students understand that emails they send from personal email accounts (other than those listed above) may not be delivered to the KCC recipient, and students should have no guaranteed expectation that such messages will be answered.” It is recommended that students use Canvas as much as possible for all communications and submissions to instructor.
WEEK I:
- Chapter 1: Security Theory and Practice (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
WEEK 2
- Chapter 2 Emergency Management Theory and Practice (student reading)
- Chapter 3 Federal Agencies and Structures: Surface Transportation Security (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 3
- Chapter 4 Layers of Security (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
SECTION II: Multi-Modal Surface Transportation Security: Threats and Strategies
WEEK 4
- Chapter 5 Road Transportation: Cars and Trucks (student reading)
- Chapter 6 Road-Based Buses, Livery, Para transit, Ambulances and Delivery Vehicles (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 5
- Chapter 7 Mass Transit on Fixed Rails and Guideways (student reading)
- Chapter 8 Freight and Long-Distance Passenger Heavy Rail (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas)
WEEK 6
- Chapter 9 Maritime Transportation (student reading)
- Chapter 10 (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- No Test this week (students required to research and prep materials & data for final project)
SECTION III: Putting It All Together
WEEK 7
- Chapter 12 Transportation Security, Supply Chain, and Critical Infrastructure (student reading)
- Other reading and activities (as assigned)
- Test (in Assignments or Quizzes folder in Canvas) - Comprehensive Course Test
WEEK 8
As your final evaluation, each student will prepare a Research Summary Report (3 - 5 typed pages) on a specific world disaster and how it has impacted local or global transportation. In addition, each student will summarize the main information in their selected topic report into a PowerPoint Presentation. The report and the PowerPoint summary will focus on the role of transportation and how transportation was affected by the specific disaster event.
FINALS REPORT ON A PARTICULAR DISASTER (Breach of Security)
The report will have the following 5 sections:
- Background Information – community description, historical/political/socio-economic context
- Event Description – who, what, when, where, why, how (issues regarding the event)?
- Investigation/Outcomes of the event – cause/responsible party of event, victim(s), logistics support, disaster control or remedial issues
- Impact on Transportation – damage, disruption, changes to facilities, rules, systems
- Lessons Learned for Transportation – changes to rules/policies, preventive measures, operations, locations.
FINALS POWERPOINT ON THE SELECTED TOPIC DISASTER
Each student will prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 6 to 10 slides (no more than 10) describing the event in its context, providing details about the role of transportation and the impact on transportation, and concludes with lessons learned by transportation security professionals from the event, preventive measures adopted from those lessons. The student will upload the Report Word document and the PowerPoint presentation files in Canvas to the instructor. CRITICAL: You must submit prior to submission deadline. Regardless of your reason, submissions after this deadline will not be graded. Course points will be lost.
Each student will select only one event from the following list (both report and PowerPoint must discuss on the same selected event):
- Long Island Railroad Murders
- Dunsmuir, CA Train Derailment
- Madrid Train Bombing
- London Subway Bombing
- Mumbai Train Station Attack
- Moscow Subway Attack
- 9/11 Airline Terrorist Attacks
- Northridge Earthquake
- Haiti Earthquake
- Sichuan, China Earthquake
- Great East Japan (Sendai) Earthquake
- Northeast Power Outage, 2003
- Northern European Power Outage, 2006
- Hurricane Gustav
- Hurricane Ike
- Hurricane Irene
- Hurricane Katrina
- Ethiopian Airline Crash 3/19
- Covid-19 Impact on Transportation
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
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