Course: Psychology for Transport Engineers

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Course title Psychology for Transport Engineers
Course code KDMML/APDIP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gottwald Dalibor, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Prouzová Marie, PhDr. Bc.
Course content
Subject human engineering, main psychological conceptions. Methodology and general science basics of psychology. Psychological phenomena and behaviour regulation. Cognitive processes and their role in activity regulation of employees in the transport. Emotional processes, will and psychical stadiums of employees in the transport. Personality of the manager and the operator in transport, determinants, structure and personality failures. Performance characteristics of the manager and the operator. Temperament and character, its role in the regulation of employees in the transport behaviour. Social communication and communication in the system human - machines. Assertive acting, development of the assertive skills and techniques. Transport psychology, analysis of the system human - machine and operator's activities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
Learning outcomes
To familiarise with the basics of human engineering and to learn them using this knowledge in their work. To learn student about cognitive and emotional processes, performance and other personality characteristics by employees in the transport and learn them how to use assertive in social communication.
By passing this subject, the student will acquire piece of knowledge about cognitive and emotional processes, about performance and other personality characteristics by employees in the transport and gain the skill using assertive in the social communication. He is able to use psychological findings in his activities.
Prerequisites
The education is independent on the other subjects.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

The student must prove by the exam that he/she understands taught and solved problems in full. The tutor will notify the concrete requirements to the students of day studies within the first week of the term.
Recommended literature
  • CONKLIN, Todd. Pre-Accident Investigations : Better Questions - An Applied Approach to Operational Learning. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2016. ISBN 9781472486134.
  • DOVRTĚLOVÁ, Lenka a Ivan STRUHÁR. Ergonomické zásady v prevenci pracovních úrazů: textová opora ke kurzu.. Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-6789-9.
  • FIĽO, Petr. Nové metody v ergonomii. Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7375-870-7.
  • GILBERTOVÁ, Sylva a Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Ergonomie: optimalizace lidské činnosti. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-86022-45-5.
  • HANÁKOVÁ, Eva. Práce a zdraví, rizikové faktory pracovního prostředí. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86973-07-4.
  • MAREK, Jakub a Petr SKŘEHOT. Základy aplikované ergonomie. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86973-58-6.
  • STANTON, Neville A. et al. Human Factors Methods : A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design.
  • ŠVÁBOVÁ, Květa a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pracovního lékařství. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87023-32-7.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer