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Summary of the Profile
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To provide knowledge in transport engineering, abilities to identify and solve the issues of functionality, reliability and safety of vehicles, components and systems, assess and forecast the condition and behavior thereof, design and conduct research by applying the appropriate methods and equipment, empowerment in conduction of an engineering and scientific activity at transport enterprises, organizations and research institutions.
Description of the study programme: https://admissions.ktu.edu/programme/m-vehicle-engineering/
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge and its Application:
Knows and understands theory of transport systems, its development trends and applicability to solution of engineering tasks;
Knows the vehicle efficiency and roadworthiness requirements, their functional systems and elements of reliability, safety assessment methods and is able to apply them in practice;
Knows and understands the importance of implementation of interdisciplinary theoretical and experimental research and advanced technologies in transport and specifics of their application.
Special (engineering analysis and design) Skills:
Able to create and apply mathematical models for analysis of vehicles and technological equipment or processes and is able to select appropriate software;
Able to perceive, formulate and solve engineering issues of vehicles and their components or systems in a new or unfamiliar situation;
Able to perceive the importance of social, health, safety and commercial regulations, as well as legislation aspects while exploring and evaluating the transport processes;
Able to apply the acquired vehicle and system development, operation, engineering, research knowledge and understanding, acting functionality and reliability problems in cases of limited availability of comprehensive detailed technical information and to develop design documentation;
Able to innovative apply innovative original engineering ideas and the development of transport systems and structural elements of performance detection and optimization methods;
Able to develop and propose scientifically substantiated, task-specific and competitive design solutions of transport systems, services and control.
Research Skills and Practical Activities:
Able to identify, analyze and systematize necessary data while using data bases and information sources, and is able to evaluate critically and to make conclusions;
Able to plan and carry out analytical and experimental studies of vehicles, systems and technological processes, process, evaluate and interpret the obtained results;
Able to identify applicability of methods, ways and measures and the limits of their application in the process of applied research in transport;
Able to integrate relevant knowledge in general and mechanical engineering and apply it to design and operational practice;
Able to initiate and execute design and modernization projects in relation to transport means, their systems and elements, is able to select the appropriate methods, software and hardware;
Knows ethical and commercial regulations applicable to engineering activity and is able to evaluate engineering activity in terms of occupational safety and environmental protection.
Personal (decision-making, lifelong learning, cooperation and teamwork) Skills:
Able to plan learning process independently, choose an improvement direction in transport or in another field;
Able to convey summarized personal/global scientific and engineering, transport engineering experience and knowledge to the specialists and general public clearly and by argumentation;
Knows the project management and business aspects of technology solutions links with their economic consequences;
Able to engage in subject-related communication and collaboration on the global scale with (none) transport specialists and business representatives and assume personal and team responsibility for the quality of engineering activities.
Additional Knowledge and Skills:
Able to apply the latest state-of-the-art knowledge in transport engineering in a coherent manner to the development of new and major improvements to existing transport engineering facilities and their individual systems in accordance with specified technical, economic and environmental requirements;
Able to solve problems of design, control, electrification, automation and operation of transport engineering objects and their systems, applying theoretical analytical and numerical methods and using relevant laboratory, computer and other research equipment.
Activities of teaching and learning:
The studies include classroom work (lectures, practical work, laboratory work, seminars, outgoing visits to enterprises, etc.) and individual work for mastering theoretical material, preparation for classroom work, intermediate and final assessments and performing other activities. The studies of each study module are completed by the assessment of the student’s knowledge and skills – an examination or another final assessment; the study programme is completed by the final degree project and its defence.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
The applied cumulative assessment system of the learning outcomes ensures constant and involving work of students during the entire semester of studies; the final evaluation of the study module consists of the sum of the grades of intermediate assessments and the final assessment multiplied by the weighting coefficients (percentages of components).
Study subjects (modules):
Design of Vehicles, Investigations of Transport Means and Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, Interaction and Energy Efficiency, Computational Solid Mechanics, Research Project 1, Sustainable Transport Development, Transport Traffic Organisation, Control and Modelling, Engineering Projects Management, Research Project 2, Safety of Vehicles and Road, Master’s Degree Final Project.
Electives: Adaptive Mechanics and Mechatronic Systems, Virtual Prototyping, Vehicles Bodies, Unmanned Ground Vehicles Systems, Stability of Transport Means, Quality in Transport, Efficient Transport System in Logistic, Dynamics of Train, Design and Production of Composite Structures, Control Systems of Trains.
Study programme abstract:
A graduate has fundamental knowledge and understanding of modelling of vehicles’ performance, increase of their efficiency, reliability and quality assurance, is able to apply methods of scientific analysis and programming, can plan, organise and perform research in the area of transportation engineering and implement sustainable transportation policy.
Access to professional activity:
The graduate can carry out research, manufacturing-technological, designing, and consulting work in transportation enterprises and organisations.
Access to further study:
S/he has access to the third cycle studies.
