| Academic Unit: |
Psychology |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
No prerequisite |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
To teach students the following:
1. to be able to define, explain and interpret theoretical knowledge in traffic ppsychology
2. to be able apply theoretical knowledge of traffic psychology in a variety of applied settings
3. to be able to identify and explain human behavioral, emotional and cognitive processes |
| Course Contents: |
This course examines the definition and the application areas of traffic psychology. Moreover, Individual behaviors, perceptions and emotions in traffic, research findings and procedures that improve security in traffic, ways to keep the order in traffic, cultural differences in these applications, substance use and traffic, psychometric evaluations are some of the topics that will be covered in this course. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- Will be able to define traffic psychology and area of interest.
- 2- Will be able to define driver behavior.
- 3- Will be able to determine new behavior teaching methods.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
Lecture, classroom exercises, discussion |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
| 1 |
Introduction to traffic psychology |
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| 2 |
Research methods & Driver behavior models |
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| 3 |
Driver abilities: vision, attention, perception |
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| 4 |
Driver qualifications: age effects |
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| 5 |
Psycho-technical evaluation |
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| 6 |
Psychotechnical evaluation of drivers |
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| 7 |
Driving style: speeding |
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| 8 |
Driving style: Offensive driving, use of protective gear |
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| 9 |
Midterm Exam |
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| 10 |
Driver shortages: alcohol and substance use |
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| 11 |
Driver impairments: fatigue, distraction, lack of attention |
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| 12 |
Other road users: pedestrians |
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| 13 |
Other road users: motorcycle users |
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| 14 |
Accident causes and analysis |
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At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
