Course: Human factors in traffic

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Course title Human factors in traffic
Course code PCH/BHFT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šucha Matúš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Suriaková Beáta, Mgr.
  • Toman Mikuláš, Mgr.
Course content
Young drivers and traffic safety. Information & discussion on relevant topics with the aim of boosting safety driving. In concrete: 1 Theories, objectives, and methods 2 Health and public health 3 Sustainability 4 The main traffic-psychology models and theories (Vision 0, the theory of planned behaviour, the homeostasis theory).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 10 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Did you ever wonder why people act in traffic the way they do? Why do pedestrians jaywalk in New York City and not in Copenhagen? Well, in New York City it's a way to distinguish yourself from the crowd, while in Copenhagen it's an illegal act. In New York City pedestrians look at the cars, not the lights. Or why does sounding your horn in Rome not mean the same thing as sounding it in Stockholm, why is flashing your headlights at another driver understood one way on a German autobahn and quite another way in Los Angeles? How do people drive, how do people cross the street, how are power relations made manifest in those interactions, and what sort of patterns emerge from traffic? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, this is the course for you to sign up for! The aim of this course it to understand how traffic works and what is the role of human factors within the system. Alternatively, students can participate in the traffic psychology safety workshops for young drivers.
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Prerequisites
N/A

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance

Presentation on Traffic safety and relevant issues in selected EU countries. Alternatively, students can participate in the traffic psychology safety workshops for young drivers.
Recommended literature
  • Shinar, D. Traffic safety and Human Behavior.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2019) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -