Society and industry development and functionality are impossible without transport. Providing of public and personal vehicle for the human community and each individual was solved with the help of cars. Automobiles satisfied the efficiency requirements of transportation and comfort, as well as the transportation of goods for life supporting. Cars were used such as sports equipment in the beginning of its development and realized utilitarian functions.
Vehicles demonstrated the elements of cultural and artistic creativity, implemented the functions of recreation and tourism. Cars have become an integral part of our lives, like television, radio, Internet. And these kinds of technology implement into the car design actively. The variety of service functions generated different cars concepts, vehicle architecture, car body design variations and the list of equipment. Thus, cars entered not only the industry, but also the human life.
Therefore, car design analysis, their construction and features learning, technical operation rules consideration become the important factors for each potential consumer. These aspects ensure efficiency and safety in operation. It is not necessary to divide the potential consumers into technically or humanitarian oriented specialists.
Purpose: The development of additional professional competencies in the sphere of vehicles construction, which is adapted to the human body, automotive structures safety confirmation by using testing methods, maintenance of operational and serviceable condition of vehicles during usable life.
| Specialist’s competencies map | Core competencies being formed | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| Ability to develop ergonomic design of cars, to carry out testing and certification procedures, to perform technical service of vehicles | To possess skills for evaluation the ergonomics of car design | |
| To possess skills for testing and certification of vehicles | ||
| To possess skills for technical service of automobiles |
Minor courses:
- Labor intensity: 15 credits
- Prerequisites: no
- Smallest number of participants: 10
- Highest number of listeners: 200
