Road traffic and transport

By mastering the study program, the student acquires a thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines in the traffic and transport profession, as well as the ability to solve specific problems using scientific methods and procedures. Considering the interdisciplinary character of the study program, the ability to connect basic knowledge from different fields and their application is particularly important.

Graduated students of "Traffic and Transport" are able to write and present the results of their work in an appropriate manner. The competence of students who have graduated from the "Traffic and Transport" study program, i.e. "Traffic Engineer", is also reflected in their ability and readiness for independent work:

• mobility planning and its consequences,
• analysis and monitoring of travel sources and destinations,
• analysis of traffic flows and determination of the capacity of buses,
• designing traffic signals and traffic management systems,
• operational work in traffic regulation and management,
• solving traffic problems in urban areas.

• collection, processing and analysis of traffic accident data,
• traffic accident expertise,
• damage assessment,
• prevention of traffic accidents,
• analysis of the driver training system,
• proposing measures and actions to increase traffic safety.

• collection and processing of data on passenger flows and goods flows,
• defining the organization of work in passenger and freight traffic,
• vehicle selection and route determination in freight traffic,
• defining routes and number of lines in passenger traffic,
• work organization and management in public urban passenger transport companies,
• monitoring of driver and vehicle performance indicators,
• monitoring costs and increasing productivity, economy and profitability in transport companies,
• operational jobs in transport companies.

• monitoring and formation of commodity flows in international trade,
• services for organizing cargo transportation for third parties,
• organizing transport using modern technologies of combined transport,
• organizing and forming logistics chains,
• defining and organizing supply chains,
• organization of work in goods transport centers,
• organization and management of warehouse and warehouse handling machinery.

 

In addition to the basic competencies, which characterize the traffic profession, the importance of the multidisciplinarity of the study program from the aspect of work in public services (ministries, local governments, public companies) should be emphasized. Traffic engineers with acquired quality knowledge from several different fields of engineering, who are also trained to analyze problems analytically and draw conclusions deductively, with developed abilities for teamwork, represent an important cohesive factor in state services in charge of spatial and urban planning and construction and traffic infrastructure.

Students are trained to design, organize and manage transport systems. During the education, the student acquires the ability to independently perform experiments, statistical processing of the obtained data, as well as to formulate and make appropriate business and technical-technological decisions. Graduated students of "Traffic and Transport" acquire knowledge of how to economically use natural resources in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Particular attention is paid to the development of teamwork skills and the development of professional ethics.

The curriculum of basic academic studies "Traffic and Transport" is designed to meet the above objectives. The structure of the study program foresees 12,50% academic-general education, 10,83% theoretical-methodological, 35,42% scientific-professional and 26,67% professional-applicative (specialist) subjects. Elective - professional courses are also represented with 9,17% of ECTS points, and laboratory exercises or. work practices are blunted by 12,08%. It can be seen that academic, theoretical and general educational contents prevail because they make up 58,75% of the curriculum, while professional-applicative and specialist contents make up 41,25% of the curriculum.

The subjects of the "Road traffic and transport" study program are classified into the following groups:

• Statistical methods in the field of engineering;
• Higher mathematics (general and advanced course);
• Physics;
• General mechanics;
• Operational research in industrial engineering;
• Basics of electrical engineering;

• CAD-CAM-CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing);
• Informatics and computer technologies;
• Application of information technologies in traffic

• Introduction to road traffic and transport;
• Theory of traffic flow;
• Transportation of passengers;
• Road traffic organization and technology;

• Traffic regulation and management;
• Traffic planning;
• Basics of design in traffic;

• Basics of traffic safety;
• Prevention in traffic;
• Traffic law;
• Traffic safety strategies;
• Traffic accident expertise;

• Transport characteristics of goods;
• Freight forwarding;
• Multimodal passenger transport systems;
• Integral transport;

• Road and city roads;

• Vehicle dynamics;
• Motor vehicles;
• Operation of vehicles;
• Maintenance of motor vehicles;

• Mundology;
• Academic skills;
• Foreign language (two courses);
• Decision theory;

• Fundamentals of system theory and management;
• Technological management;
• Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial economy;
• Investment management;
• Quantitative methods and models

 

The group of subjects of generic competences of students provides general competences that must be possessed by all graduated students of the first cycle and which are defined by the Bologna descriptors of studies of the first cycle.

The group of subjects of theoretical foundations of engineering disciplines and the group of subjects from the field of application of modern information technologies represent the theoretical basis for the basic engineering education of students, while the remaining four groups represent professional and applied subjects in which students study the problems of traffic and transport through specific engineering areas, studying basic and characteristic elements traffic systems.

Students also study groups of subjects related to the basics of road and motor vehicle technology.

All courses are one-semester and carry the appropriate number of ECTS credits, where one credit corresponds to 30 hours of student activity. The sequence of courses in the study program is such that the knowledge needed for the following courses is acquired in the previously taught courses. The curriculum defines the description of each course, which includes the name, type of course, year and semester of study, number of ECTS points, teacher's name, course objective with expected outcomes, knowledge and competences, prerequisites for attending the course, course content, recommended literature, teaching methods , method of knowledge verification and assessment and other data.

The study program is harmonized with European standards in terms of enrollment conditions, duration of studies, conditions for transferring to the next year, obtaining a diploma and methods of studying. An integral part of the traffic curriculum is professional practice and practical work lasting 150 hours, which are carried out in appropriate scientific research institutions, companies and institutions dealing with traffic and transport.

The student completes his studies by writing a final diploma or specialist paper, which consists of the theoretical and methodological preparation necessary for a deeper understanding of the field from which the final paper is written, and the preparation of the paper itself. Before the defense of the thesis itself, the candidate passes the theoretical-methodological foundations with the responsible professor or thesis mentor. The final evaluation of the final thesis is based on the evaluation of the theoretical and methodological preparation and the evaluation of the preparation and defense of the thesis itself. The final thesis is defended before a committee consisting of 3 teachers.

Continuation of the master's studies of the second cycle is reserved for courses that deepen knowledge with possible orientations, either in the vertical direction, where students enter the depth of the subject area of ​​study of the first cycle, or in the horizontal direction, which means that students add new subject areas of "Traffic and Transport ” to their second cycle study, or they go for diversification or interdisciplinary study, which means the inclusion of subjects and areas that are not directly technical-technologically related, but enable an interdisciplinary approach, such as e.g. communication, holistic management, marketing psychology or business engineering. The Master's program contains a key component of the thesis, which usually includes one or more business areas of a specific engineering field of study.

Graduated traffic engineers will mainly be involved in the technical and technological aspects of the traffic and transport problems of their local communities, and in the planning and management of human resources as organizers of the work process. This leads to a focus on the following generic capabilities that are necessary in different types of organizations and in different fields so that graduates are prepared for constant and accelerated changes in the technical, technological and business environment.

The most general generic competencies at the level of each cycle of education, which must be possessed by every graduated student, regardless of the study program or the institution where he completed his higher education, are defined as:

• Dublin descriptors (Dublin descriptors), which represent a set of criteria on the expected achievements and abilities of students to distinguish different cycles of education, which were proposed by the Joint Quality Initiative (JQI), and which are accepted as the basis of the description of each cycle of education on ministerial meeting in Bergen in May 2005.
• The general framework for qualifications in European higher education (Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education - EQF for HE), which was adopted at the ministerial meeting in Bergen in May 2005.

These competencies are categorized as instrumental, interpersonal and systemic:

• Instrumental competencies include:
  • Cognitive abilities, understanding and manipulation of ideas and thoughts.
  • Methodological abilities to communicate with the environment: organizing time and strategies for learning, making decisions or solving problems.
  • Technological abilities related to the use of technological means, computers and the application of information management skills.
  • Language skills such as written and oral communication or knowledge of foreign languages.
• Interpersonal competences: Individual abilities that include the ability to express one's feelings, social skills such as interpersonal skills, working in teams, or expressing social and ethical commitment. These competencies enable processes of social interaction and cooperation.
• System competencies are those skills and abilities that relate to the entire system. They represent a combination of understanding, sensibility and knowledge, with the help of which a person will be able to see the relationship between individual parts and how they make up the whole. These abilities include the ability to plan changes in order to improve existing systems and create new systems. Systemic competences require prior acquisition of instrumental and interpersonal competences

Qualifications representing the successful completion of the first cycle (180-240 ECTS points) are awarded to students who:

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of study, which builds on their secondary education and is common at first cycle level, supported by appropriate learning resources at higher education level (university textbooks, information and communication technologies), which includes aspects of knowledge of advanced achievements in a given field of study;
• can apply detailed knowledge and critical understanding of the principles related to a given field of study/discipline in a way that shows a professional approach to work or profession, and possess competencies that are usually expressed by the ability to form and support opinions and positions with arguments and the ability to solve problems within the given field of study;
• have the ability to collect and interpret relevant data (within a given field of study) on the basis of which they make judgments that may also include reflections on relevant social scientific or ethical issues;
• they can apply the basic methods of acquiring knowledge and applied research in a given discipline, and are able to decide which approach to use to solve a given problem, and are aware of the extent to which the chosen approach is appropriate for solving such a problem;
• can present and convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to an audience that is specialized in a given field of study, but also to an audience that is not specialized, using the appropriate language (and where appropriate, one or more foreign languages) and using communication tools technology;
• have built learning skills necessary for further study, with a high degree of autonomy and academic skills and properties necessary for research work, understanding and evaluating new information, concepts and evidence from different sources;
• possess the foundation for future self-direction and lifelong learning;
• have acquired interpersonal and teamwork skills, suitable for employment and/or further study.

By mastering the study program, the student acquires a thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines in the traffic and transport profession, as well as the ability to solve specific problems using scientific methods and procedures. Considering the interdisciplinary character of the study program, the ability to connect basic knowledge from different fields and their application is especially important.

In addition to the basic competencies, which characterize the traffic profession, the importance of the multidisciplinarity of the study program from the aspect of work in public services (ministries, local governments, public companies) should be emphasized. Traffic engineers with acquired quality knowledge from several different fields of engineering, who are also trained to analyze problems analytically and draw conclusions deductively, with developed abilities for teamwork, represent an important cohesive factor in state services in charge of spatial and urban planning and construction and traffic infrastructure.

Students are trained to design, organize and manage transport systems. During the education, the student acquires the ability to independently perform experiments, statistical processing of the obtained data, as well as to formulate and make appropriate business and technical-technological decisions. Graduated students of "Traffic and Transport" acquire knowledge of how to economically use natural resources in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Particular attention is paid to the development of teamwork skills and the development of professional ethics.

The study program "Road traffic and transport" corresponds to the requirements of practice, given that traffic engineers must have a wide range of knowledge from different fields. Therefore, the program is designed to enable students to acquire essential knowledge in the field of transport, logistics, traffic safety, traffic planning and design, as well as technical disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to road traffic and transport. The purpose of the study program is to educate students for the profession of traffic engineer in accordance with the needs of the economy and society. The goal of the study program is to achieve competencies and academic skills in the field of traffic and transport.

In order to achieve the stated general goals, students must master the specific practical skills needed to perform the profession, but also develop creative problem analysis skills and the ability to think critically, develop teamwork skills and awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, or "learning for life". The goal of the study program is the education and training of experts who possess a critical mass of knowledge in basic engineering disciplines (mathematics, mechanics, physics, electrical engineering, etc.), as well as solid knowledge in professional and applied subjects, as well as skills and knowledge in the application of modern information technologies.

One of the goals is to develop awareness of the need for continuous environmental protection and the establishment of patterns of sustainable development, i.e. development harmonized with the living and social environment. The goal of the study program is also the education of experts in the field of teamwork, as well as the development of the ability to communicate and present the achieved results to professionals and the general public.

By mastering the study program "Road traffic and transport" of the Faculty of Traffic of the Pan-European University APEIRON, traffic engineers acquire a thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines in the traffic and transport profession, as well as the ability to solve specific problems using scientific methods and procedures. Since the study program has an interdisciplinary character, students have the ability to connect basic knowledge from different fields and the ability to apply it.

The study program "Road traffic and transport" corresponds to the requirements of practice, given that traffic engineers must have a wide range of knowledge from different fields. Therefore, the program is designed to enable students to acquire essential knowledge in the field of transport, logistics, traffic safety, traffic planning and design, as well as technical disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to road traffic and transport.

The purpose of the study program is to educate students for the profession of traffic engineer in accordance with the needs of the economy and society. The goal of the study program is to achieve competencies and academic skills in the field of traffic and transport.

The student's generic abilities presuppose the following skills and abilities:

a/ Ability to analyze (which presupposes abilities):

• Identification of the technical-technological and business environment in which problem solving takes place;
• Defining assumptions and goals for problem solving;
• Determining the resources and competencies necessary to solve the problem;

b/ Ability to choose;

• Ability to make decisions;
• Awareness of the degree of uncertainty and risks involved in making a decision;
• Realizing the implications and consequences of the choice;
• Ability to argue and defend a decision.

c/ Ability to implement presupposes:

• Planning and organization for the execution of jobs / tasks
• Appropriate setting of parameters
• Choosing an option and making a decision
• Argumentation and implementation of the decision
• Understanding and awareness
• Leadership skills

Within the studies, the foundations for lifelong professional mobility and permanent professional development were created.