Course detail

Transport Organisation I

ÚSI-EDOD1Acad. year: 2022/2023

The subject provides theoretical and practical knowledge of all types of passenger and freight transport (road, rail, water, air), as well as knowledge of infrastructures, legal regulations necessary for transport and technical bases.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Pavel Maxera, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Forensic Engineering (ÚSI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Gaining knowledge of all types of passenger and freight transport, infrastructures and technical bases. Ability to interpret transport-related legal regulations.

Prerequisites

Not requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is carried out through lectures and seminars. Lectures consist of interpretations of basic principles, methodology of given discipline, problems and their exemplary solutions. Seminars particularly support practical mastery of subject matter presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Elaboration of semestral work and its defence is a condition for achieving graded credit.

Course curriculum

1. Basic characteristics of the transport branch, economic analysis of transport, transport policy
2. Transport management processes
3. Infrastructure preconditions
4. Road transport – legal regulations, technical basis
5. Passenger road transport
6. Freight road transport
7. Rail transport – legal regulations, technical basis
8. Passenger rail transport
9. Freight rail transport
10. Air transport
11. Inland waterway transport
12. Maritime transport
13. Public transport, integrated transport system

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to gain knowledge about the different types of transport in order to pursue a career in the transport branch, e.g. in the public administration or in transport and forwarding companies at higher management level or in transport research.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance in seminars will be checked.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Právní normy – zákony, vyhlášky, předpisy ČR, EU a mezinárodního práva v dopravě v platném znění. (CS)

Recommended reading

ZELENÝ, Lubomír a kol. Osobní doprava. Praha : C. H. Beck, 2017. 240 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-681-4. (CS)
NOVÁK, Radek a kol. Mezinárodní silniční nákladní přeprava a zasílatelství. 1. vydání. Praha : C. H. Beck, 2018. 368 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-041-6. (CS)
NOVÁK, Radek a Petr KOLÁŘ. Námořní nákladní přeprava. 1. vydání. Praha : C. H. Beck, 2015. 280 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-601-2. (CS)
NOVÁK, R., ZELENÝ, L., PERNICA, P., KOLÁŘ, P. Přepravní, zasílatelské a logistické služby. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s., 2011, 392 s. ISBN 978 80 7357 735-3. (CS)
SAVY, Michel a June BURNHAM. Freight transport and the modern economy. New York: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 9780203070338. (EN)
WHITE, Peter. Public transport: its planning, management and operation. Edition 6. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 9781315675770. (EN)

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