Transport Basics
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 342-0306/06 |
| Abbreviation | ZD |
| Course title | Transport Basics |
| Credits | 3 |
| Coordinating department | Institute of Transport |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Ivana Olivková, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Introduction to the course, history of transport, transport route categories, mobile units, infrastructure, basic concepts.
2. Technical infrastructure of road transport – transport routes.
3. Technical infrastructure of road transport – vehicles.
4. Technical infrastructure of rail transport – transport routes.
5. Technical infrastructure of rail transport – vehicles.
6. Technical infrastructure of air transport – transport routes.
7. Technical infrastructure of air transport – vehicles.
8. Technical infrastructure of water transport – transport routes.
9. Technical infrastructure of water transport – vehicles.
10. Public transport – transport routes, transport facilities.
11. Public transport – vehicles.
12. Transport organization and management.
13. Guest lecture, Siemens Mobility CZ.
2. Technical infrastructure of road transport – transport routes.
3. Technical infrastructure of road transport – vehicles.
4. Technical infrastructure of rail transport – transport routes.
5. Technical infrastructure of rail transport – vehicles.
6. Technical infrastructure of air transport – transport routes.
7. Technical infrastructure of air transport – vehicles.
8. Technical infrastructure of water transport – transport routes.
9. Technical infrastructure of water transport – vehicles.
10. Public transport – transport routes, transport facilities.
11. Public transport – vehicles.
12. Transport organization and management.
13. Guest lecture, Siemens Mobility CZ.
E-learning
Literature
RODRIGUE, Jean-Paul. The Geography of Transport Systems. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, 2020.
VUCHIC, Vukan R. Urban transit: operations, planning and economics. Hoboken: Wiley, c2005. ISBN 0-471-63265-1.
VUCHIC, Vukan R. Urban transit: operations, planning and economics. Hoboken: Wiley, c2005. ISBN 0-471-63265-1.
Advised literature
CEDER, Avishai. Public transit planning and operation: modeling, practice and behavior. Second edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]. ISBN 978-1-4665-6391-9.