Segurança nos Sistemas de Transportes

Objectives

Earn competences for the understanding and treatment of the specificities related to safety and security for transportation realated to all main modes and infrastructures (road, aviation, railway, transit), in urban and rural environments.

Syllabus

1 - Course organization 2 - Present conditions: crashes caracherization and trends for the several modes and infrastructures (road, aviation, railway, transit) 3 - Strategy and programs for road safety. Specificities for aviation and railway. 4 - Security: present organization, evacuation systems and contra-terrorism measures

Prerequisites

Option for both branches of the program. There are no pre-conditions to achieve in the previous semestres.

Cross Competence Component

Due to evaluation structure (50% within group practical works) it is believed that the course contributes to development of personal and with others relationships competences, promoting the criticism and diferenciated approaches about the necessary analysis of the subjects, and demanding the search of alternatives not previously discussed.

Programming And Computing Component

When doing the practical works students are exposed to the use of software available to support analytical approaches and eventual discussion of alternative paths.