227-0206/02 – Psychology in Transportation (PD)
| Gurantor department | Department of Transport Constructions | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Miloslav Řezáč, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Miloslav Řezáč, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Objective is to get students to know basic terms from psychology of transportation.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
Central problem of transportation psychology is system human (crew) – vehicle - setting. This system consist of a number of elements which have their functions a contribute to achievement of objective of all the system – safety of traffic. Human usually has controlling function.
Compulsory literature:
Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn, Walter P. Kilareski: Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis, Publisher: Wiley, 2009.
CA O'Flaherty and co.: Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering. Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Recommended literature:
Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn, Walter P. Kilareski: Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis, Publisher: Wiley, 2009.
CA O'Flaherty and co.: Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering. Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
At least 70% attendance at the exercises. Absence, up to a maximum of 30%, must be excused and the apology must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides to recognize the reason for the excuse). Tasks assigned on the exercises must be hand in within the dates set by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
• Subject and development of transport psychology
• Czech Transport Trends
• Psychological analysis of business drivers and other road users
• Transport systems and their reliability
• Means of transport, road transport and traffic
• Eligibility for the management of transport means and transport routes
• Choice of means of transport and transport routes
• Safety information
- Road transport
- Aviation
- Railway transport
• Mental workload in transport
• Mechanisms of psychological adaptation to stressful situations
• Organization of work in transport
• Teaching and training
• Social and psychological aspects of transport
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction