TSD_z Technology and management of road transport

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD.
Department of Transport and Logistics – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Transport and Logistics – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
TSD_z/P01: each odd Thursday 9:40–12:40 E7, L. Ližbetinová
TSD_z/S01: each odd Thursday 13:05–16:05 B4, L. Ližbetinová
TSD_z/T5: Sat 1. 3. 8:00–9:30 H209, 9:40–11:10 H209, 11:25–12:55 H209, 13:05–14:35 H209, Sun 27. 4. 8:00–9:30 H209, 9:40–11:10 H209, 11:25–12:55 H209, 13:05–14:35 H209, L. Ližbetinová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
UDO Introduction to transport and transportation
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the various areas of road transport technology and management, with an emphasis on safe, efficient and environmentally friendly transport in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, particularly in the areas of sustainable mobility and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, students are familiarised with current legislation, ČSN standards and technical specifications, and acquire knowledge of basic transport engineering methods for analysing the current state of transport in the area under consideration.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the fields of road transport technology and management, with an emphasis on safe and environmentally friendly transport in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal. Students will gain an understanding of current legislation, ČSN standards, technical specifications and basic transport engineering methods for transport analysis.
Syllabus

1) Introduction; national and international legislation relating to road transport.


2) Classification of road transport sectors 1


3) Classification of road transport sectors 2


4) Basic technological and performance indicators in road transport.


5) Basic economic indicators in road transport.


6) Social legislation in road transport.


7) Traffic flow theory – basic traffic characteristics, traffic flow quality levels.


8) Road transport infrastructure – roads within and outside built-up areas.


9) Externalities of road transport and ways of reducing them.


10) Monitoring of traffic volumes, TP 189 and TP 225, traffic surveys, methods of vehicle detection, environmental sensors.


11) Traffic telematics on roads and motorways, road traffic management systems and their role in reducing externalities from road transport.


12) Entrepreneurship in road transport. Technical inspections, registration and insurance of road vehicles, and requirements for the environmentally friendly operation of road vehicles.


13) Road tax, motorway charges and toll systems in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Literature
    required literature
  • Stopka, O. Technologie a řízení dopravy – SD : studijní opora pro kombinované studium : bakalářské studium. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2018. (v IS: https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/el/vste/leto2023/TSD_
    recommended literature
  • LIŽBETIN, Ján. Technologie nákladní přepravy. 2. vydání. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2022. ISBN 9- 788074-681875.
  • • KŘIVDA, V., M. RICHTÁŘ a I. OLIVKOVÁ. Silniční doprava. 2. vyd. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2007. ISBN 978-80- 248-1521-3
  • ŠIROKÝ, Jaromír. Provozování silniční dopravy II. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2006. 113 s. ISBN 80-7194-875-6.
Organizační formy výuky
Lecture
Exercise
Tutorial
Komplexní výukové metody
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Lectures7 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2669
Preparation for the Final Test1515
Semestral project3030
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2616
Total:130130
Metody hodnocení a jejich poměr
Exam – written 70%
Project – semestral 20%
activity during teaching 10%
Podmínky testu
Full-time study: - Students will prepare an independent term paper/project according to the teacher's instructions, for which they can receive up to 20 points. - A maximum of 10 points can be received for a teaching activity. - In the examination period, the student will be evaluated for a maximum of 70 points for the written test.
Combined Studies: - Students will prepare an independent term paper/project according to the teacher's instructions, for which they can receive up to 30 points. - In the examination period, the student will be evaluated for a maximum of 70 points for the written test. Overall classification of the subject, ie points from the exam test (70 - 0) + points from the continuous assessment (30 - 0): A 100 - 90, B 89.99 - 84, C 83.99 - 77, D 76.99 - 73, E 72.99 - 70, FX 69.99 - 30, F 29.99 - 0.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2017, winter 2018, winter 2019, winter 2020, summer 2021, summer 2022, SUMMER 2023, summer 2024.
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