Executive Master of Science in Transportation Management Transportation Institute at the University of Denver Invest in Your Company, Invest in Your Leadership Building on nearly two decades of collaboration between the transportation industry and higher education, the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) provides a graduate management degree from a top 100 university designed for transportation, logistics, and supply chain professionals. This executive master’s program covers the core management disciplines found in MBA programs within the context of key transportation, logistics, and supply chain content, resulting in a distinctive approach to a management degree. Helping to develop the next generation of senior leaders in the transportation and supply chain industries, the executive Master of Science in Transportation Management builds a unique leadership skillset for a select number of identified highpotential managers. Senior-level leaders who possess the relevant supply chain and transportation management skills are becoming harder to develop and harder to retain. By investing in your future senior leaders, you invest in the success of your company, through the development of leaders who have the management skills to help your organization run more effectively and efficiently.
An Industry-Academic Partnership That Responds to Your Talent Development Needs Made up of accomplished senior-level leaders across transportation sectors, the DTI advisory Board of Directors offers decades of experience and expertise – providing exclusive insights about the industry that can only be heard in a DTI classroom. Board members and other senior industry executives help guide the curriculum and regularly participate in classroom discussions and case studies, providing tangible, relevant perspectives to participants. Our faculty are a powerful mix of expert practitioners who are professionally accomplished in the fields they teach about and University of Denver faculty. This transportation industry-academic partnership makes this executive master’s program an exceptional experience and value. Each cohort of students is limited to a select group of 25 high-potential, experienced managers from leading transportation, logistics, and supply chain companies. Each industry segment is represented, including carriers of all modes, 3PLs, shippers, passenger transit, and public agencies. This ensures an unparalleled learning and networking experience for program participants.
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I’m a better leader because now I get the big picture — the way we each do our job impacts us all. You’re not just getting book knowledge in Denver. You’ve got people right in front of you dealing with the same issues you face every day. It was enlightening, a great opportunity to learn from people at the top of their game. —Tami Parsons-Dicks Director Service Performance at CSX Transportation
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Develop Your Company’s Next Generation of Management Talent Keep your high-performing employees on their leadership and management development track, as they earn advanced management skills with a group of high-potential leaders. Cohorts are limited to 25 students to cultivate more authentic networking relationships and provide more in-depth attention to issues facing your future generation of senior leaders. The executive master’s program is designed for full-time working professionals and takes approximately 18 months to complete. Five one-week residencies are held on the University of Denver campus with an additional residency held near a domestic port facility and a week-long international travel seminar included in the program. Participants receive all the advantages of a graduate management degree with the added value of learning transportation and supply chain concepts, best practices, and proven tools to create higher levels of productivity and profit. All 20 courses are deep dives into broad aspects of the business of transportation. For course descriptions, please visit us online at du.edu/transportation. Core Management Courses Excellence in Leadership for Transportation Executive Management Practices in Organizations Leading with Integrity Applied Micro Economics & Pricing Marketing & Sales Management Strategies Legal Studies: Contracts & Regulation Financial & Managerial Accounting Financial Analysis & Capital Structures Capital Decision-making & Capital Markets Global Trade & Economics Advanced Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management Courses Analysis of Freight & Passenger Transportation Business Segments Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Statistics Principles of Supply Chain Management Advanced Transportation & Supply Chain Multimodal Passenger-Freight Transportation Systems International Transportation & Supply Chain Management Analysis Senior Management-Executives & Issues Seminar Individual Leadership Development Project Business Development & Productivity Improvement Planning Project International Transportation Travel Seminar
A Graduate Management Degree Taught in the Context of Transportation and Supply Chain The rigorous graduate-level coursework teaches the general business management concepts of a traditional MBA program within the context of the transportation, logistics, and supply chain industries. As an example, the financial and managerial accounting courses teach the fundamentals of income and cash flow statements and balance sheet accounting using real world examples of companies in the rail, ocean and motor carrier industries. You can expect your participants to learn: Financial analysis techniques to evaluate productivity and proposed capital expenditures Economic trade-offs between transportation and inventories from a shipper perspective Tactical planning that help identify business risks and mitigate them effectively Systems integration tools to ensure efficiency and supply chain visibility Strategies to predict and manage demand shifts to maintain profitability during economic cycles Marketing strategies to appropriately price, dif ferentiate offerings and support revenue growth Immediate value is delivered to your company by condensing what can take years of industry experience to achieve into 18 months through the executive master’s degree. Participants work on real-world projects with the top minds in the transportation industry. Companies experience a direct return on the educational investment from the Business Planning Project completed by each student. Participants take on a real-world revenue growth or productivity improvement project that their company faces and throughout the program they develop financial and managerial analysis, alternatives, and recommendations for addressing the opportunity and implementing solutions. Recent projects produced through the Business Planning Project course include: Creating an equipment management department Developing a safety training program for outside contractors Inventing a mobile hiring app to help with employment needs Optimizing chassis management and cooperative operations Expanding commercial line haul market reach Creating functionality for third-par ty billing to accelerate cash flow Adding a logistics division for related revenue gro wth
Craig Mygatt \ Maersk
Shannon Brown \ FedEx
A Proven Record of Successful Graduates Strengthened with the knowledge and networking provided by the executive master’s program, our graduates are senior leaders across the transportation, supply chain, and logistics industries. Michael Byrne \ Coates
Jenny Johnson \ Intermodal
Program Residency 2016 | 2017 Onsite Residency
The executive master’s program is designed for full-time working professionals and takes approximately 18 months to complete. Five one-week residencies are held on the University of Denver campus with an additional residency held near a domestic port facility and a week-long international travel seminar included in the program.
Each residency starts at 8:00 a.m. on Monday Each residency ends by 12:00 p.m. on Saturday
International Transportation Travel Seminar
After the sixth quarter, students will attend a week-long, for-credit, transportation travel study seminar to an international location(s) with significant transportation activity. This seminar usually takes place late March/early April.
Graduation
Students entering the program in Fall 2016 will graduate in June 2018. 2016 Fall Quarter
2017 Winter Quarter
2017 Spring Quarter
2017 Summer Quarter
2017 Fall Quarter
2018 Winter Quarter
International Seminar
3-8 October
16-21 January
3-8 April
19-24 June
2-7 October
15-20 January
TBD
Residency Accommodation
Students stay as a group at a local hotel during the residency session. Reservations are made by the DTI Office.
Course Materials
Textbooks for all courses will be provided to students prior to the start of each quarter.
Course outlines, assignment information, and reading materials for each residency will be available on the web-based learning management system (LMS) Canvas approximately six weeks prior to the start of each quarter.
Cost and Payment 2016 | 2017 Program Cost $61,800
The program cost includes tuition and fees, required books and materials, hotel accommodations for six nights for each residency (does not include incidentals), and continental breakfasts and lunches. The program cost does not include transportation to and from Denver for the six onsite residences, transportation between DIA-Denver International Airport and the hotel, costs associated with the international transportation travel seminar, travel between the hotel and classroom on campus, or any personal trip expenses.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
For information about DTI scholarships and federal funding opportunities, including Veteran educational benefits, please contact the DTI office directly at 303-871-4702 or du-dti@du.edu.
Program Payment Schedule 1 September 2016 | 15 December 2016 | 15 March 2017 | 1 June 2017 | 1 September 2017 | 15 December 2017 Send payments to:
Transportation Institute University of Denver 2400 S. Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80208-1300
Checks Payable to: University of Denver DTI Memo Line: DTI Executive Master’s
www.du.edu/transportation
Inspiring Transportation Solutions
Leverage the DTI Master’s Program to Support Training and Development Goals Choosing the Right Candidate: Usually high-potential experienced middle-management and above, five to ten years of management experience (or equivalent), and recognition as a future leader in the organization.
Sponsored Nomination: Companies frequently directly nominate candidates who are at a point in their career where graduate business management education would confirm and enhance their career development potential.
Solicited Application/Selection: Companies have used an “application” process for employees to express an interest in attending the program. There is typically a selection committee who reviews the applications and makes a final selection.
Informal Self-Selection: In some cases companies have been introduced to the program by an individual employee expressing an interest.
Funding the Program: Sponsorship of a participant in the program is an investment by the company in the development of high-potential people.
Full Company Sponsorship: In most cases, companies are fully funding students to attend and providing them with the six weeks of time away from work over the 18 months of the program. Payments are broken into six equal invoice amounts and billed over the course of the program.
Shared Funding Between Company and Student: Companies have used a shared funding approach in which the student pays a manageable portion of the tuition and the company covers the remainder, plus the travel and time commitment required. In some cases the student agrees to stay with the company for a period of time following the company-sponsored portion of the program. Also, companies may ask the sponsored student for a time commitment to remain with the company following graduation or an agreed upon repayment option.
Full Student Funding and Company Sponsored Time: In some limited cases, individual students have fully funded their own attendance in the program with their company’s approval to take the time off from work to attend the residencies.
Scholarship Assistance and Student Loans: Once students are accepted into the program they are able to apply for scholarship assistance from the DTI scholarship fund and to use student loans to help defray the cost of the program. The executive master’s program is also approved for the use of VA Educational Benefits.
Student Time Commitment: The residency structure is dedicated time for your top performers to look in-depth at the complex issues facing your company. Coursework done at a distance between residencies allows your high-performing employees to continue and progress on their career path. Timing of Student Selection Process:
January through April: Candidate selection process.
June: Final student applications due.
October: First cohort session.
Contact the Transportation Institute
George Woodward Phone: 215-247-2162 DTI Office: 303-871-4702 Email: du-dti@du.edu www.du.edu/transportation