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Lecturer(s)
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Šucha Matúš, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Suriaková Beáta, Mgr.
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Toman Mikuláš, Mgr.
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Course content
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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).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
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Learning outcomes
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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
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N/A
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Assessment methods and criteria
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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.
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Recommended literature
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Shinar, D. Traffic safety and Human Behavior.
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