TLMT 498 THE ASSIGNMENTS VERIFIED TO
PASS 2026
Assignment #1 – Sunday Oct 7
Assignment Instructions
Instructions: This week (week 1) you will choose your topic and submit your
proposed Problem Statement for your research paper as well as an outline.
The Outline will consist of 4-5 pages. The Title Page and Reference Page are not
included in the page count. The paper/outline describes your final research project.
Each major section within your final project should be covered in this paper. The
Project Outline must be in narrative form, and be descriptive enough that explains
each element of your project. The use of graphics and charts is highly encouraged.
The Final Research Project will be 20-25 pages and due in week 8. The project must
include a title page, table of contents, abstract, and a reference page. The project will
demonstrate the knowledge acquired through course work completed to date. The
project is an application of this knowledge and requires the student to analyze and
interpret the topic of interest. The use of graphics and charts is highly encouraged.
This report must be original work. This report cannot include papers submitted in
previous courses.
Organization should be as follows:
APA cover page
Abstract (1/2- 1 page)
2. Introduction to the topic, problem or thesis statement
3. Literature Review Background Research on the topic
4. Discussion of your ideas on the topic and problem
5. Discussion of new solution(s) to the problem
6. Conclusion
Looking Ahead
The final paper must have the following key sections, clearly identified, though they
can be titled creatively to reflect your question and interests:
I. An introduction that states the problem and why your topic is important.
The research question, clearly and concisely stated as a question. What do you hope
to answer with this research? This section should also include definition of terms.
II. Literature Review – background research on this topic
,III. The results/ discussions, describes what you have learned that helps answer the
research question. What are you ideas about this topic?
IV. The discussion of potential new solutions.
V. The conclusion, which summarizes the key points of the paper and suggests
further research needed on this topic.
VI. A list of references in APA format.
Topics for the course project include but are not limited to:
1) The convergence of transportation congestion and transportation security at a
U.S. seaport.
2) A review of past Transportation legislation while developing a new proposal to
address past weaknesses and omissions.
3) The transitioning of the Defense Transportation System toward complementing
best practices in supply chain management efficiently and securely.
4) A review of the U.S. economy and its impact on transportation and logistics
management.
5) Identify new challenges within transportation and logistics management and
develop viable solutions to these challenges.
6) Identify an emerging concept such as reverse logistics, green logistics, etc. and
analyze its impact on the future of transportation and logistics management.
7) Other topics will be considered.
Submission Instructions: Submit your outline to Assignments.
,Assignment 2
October 21, 2019
Assignment Instructions
Brief Report – APA format
Using your outline from week 1 as a guide, submit a minimum of 5 pages of the
research you have completed on your topic to date. You should have an introduction
and a beginning of a Literature Review for this assignment. You must include a
Cover Page, and list of References (not included in 5 page count).
, Assignment 3
November 4
Assignment Instructions
Literature Review – This week you will expand your week 3 assignment by adding
more sources and evaluation of each source to develop a literature review.
1. Collect, organize, analyze, and critique 15 + peer-reviewed research
articles that are related to a topic area and problem statement.
2. Write an introduction to your topic and the overall problem you are
addressing.
3. Write a literature review.
4. Conclude your literature review with a summary of the gaps in the Literature
and how this aligns with your research area of interest.
5. Your writing should follow the standards established in the course and in-
text and end-of-text references should follow APA style manual format.
For help with how to write a literature review:
PASS 2026
Assignment #1 – Sunday Oct 7
Assignment Instructions
Instructions: This week (week 1) you will choose your topic and submit your
proposed Problem Statement for your research paper as well as an outline.
The Outline will consist of 4-5 pages. The Title Page and Reference Page are not
included in the page count. The paper/outline describes your final research project.
Each major section within your final project should be covered in this paper. The
Project Outline must be in narrative form, and be descriptive enough that explains
each element of your project. The use of graphics and charts is highly encouraged.
The Final Research Project will be 20-25 pages and due in week 8. The project must
include a title page, table of contents, abstract, and a reference page. The project will
demonstrate the knowledge acquired through course work completed to date. The
project is an application of this knowledge and requires the student to analyze and
interpret the topic of interest. The use of graphics and charts is highly encouraged.
This report must be original work. This report cannot include papers submitted in
previous courses.
Organization should be as follows:
APA cover page
Abstract (1/2- 1 page)
2. Introduction to the topic, problem or thesis statement
3. Literature Review Background Research on the topic
4. Discussion of your ideas on the topic and problem
5. Discussion of new solution(s) to the problem
6. Conclusion
Looking Ahead
The final paper must have the following key sections, clearly identified, though they
can be titled creatively to reflect your question and interests:
I. An introduction that states the problem and why your topic is important.
The research question, clearly and concisely stated as a question. What do you hope
to answer with this research? This section should also include definition of terms.
II. Literature Review – background research on this topic
,III. The results/ discussions, describes what you have learned that helps answer the
research question. What are you ideas about this topic?
IV. The discussion of potential new solutions.
V. The conclusion, which summarizes the key points of the paper and suggests
further research needed on this topic.
VI. A list of references in APA format.
Topics for the course project include but are not limited to:
1) The convergence of transportation congestion and transportation security at a
U.S. seaport.
2) A review of past Transportation legislation while developing a new proposal to
address past weaknesses and omissions.
3) The transitioning of the Defense Transportation System toward complementing
best practices in supply chain management efficiently and securely.
4) A review of the U.S. economy and its impact on transportation and logistics
management.
5) Identify new challenges within transportation and logistics management and
develop viable solutions to these challenges.
6) Identify an emerging concept such as reverse logistics, green logistics, etc. and
analyze its impact on the future of transportation and logistics management.
7) Other topics will be considered.
Submission Instructions: Submit your outline to Assignments.
,Assignment 2
October 21, 2019
Assignment Instructions
Brief Report – APA format
Using your outline from week 1 as a guide, submit a minimum of 5 pages of the
research you have completed on your topic to date. You should have an introduction
and a beginning of a Literature Review for this assignment. You must include a
Cover Page, and list of References (not included in 5 page count).
, Assignment 3
November 4
Assignment Instructions
Literature Review – This week you will expand your week 3 assignment by adding
more sources and evaluation of each source to develop a literature review.
1. Collect, organize, analyze, and critique 15 + peer-reviewed research
articles that are related to a topic area and problem statement.
2. Write an introduction to your topic and the overall problem you are
addressing.
3. Write a literature review.
4. Conclude your literature review with a summary of the gaps in the Literature
and how this aligns with your research area of interest.
5. Your writing should follow the standards established in the course and in-
text and end-of-text references should follow APA style manual format.
For help with how to write a literature review:
