Transport Engineering Economics and Logistics

Module aim

To give theoretical and practice knowledge about development of e-government and public e-services.

Module description

Course of public e-services presents: concepts and models of e-government service, provide knowledge about e-business and e-government interaction, main principles of public sector activities, practical examples of e-service development, the peculiarities of e-services in the Lithuania and other countries.
Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.

Module aim

Provide theoretical knowledge and educate students to apply passenger transportation technologies in all types of Transport – rail, road, maritime, inland waters and air transport.

Module description

Subject Module Technologies of Passenger Transportation is designed to provide students with knowledge about fundamentals of Passenger Transportation in all means of Transportation – road, rail, maritime, inland waters and air transport; performance index, shuttle system design, organization and manegement of local and international transportation, passenger vehicle fleet, transportation market, tickets and tariffs, development of national passenger transportation and integration in the EU network. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

Provide theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Finance Management.
Provide exeptional subject knowledge, practical and transferable skills, enabling students to become competitive specialists in their chosen field of expertise.

Module description

Meaning of Finance of transport enterprises. Financial asset. Financial Resources. Finance Management of transport enterprises. Financial Results. Assessment of transport Enterprise’s Financial Condition. Inflation Impact on Indicators. Settlment Organization. Financial operations. Financial Risk. Evaluation of Economic Leverage. Long – term debt service. Financial Reports of of transport enterprises. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

To increase students’ awareness about transport engineering objects: vehicle structural elements such as gears, braking systems, door-opening mechanisms, and so on, giving ‘transparent’ and moving images visually.

Module description

An introduction to transport engineering objects is provided in this study module. The history and the development of transport engineering is presented as well. The structural elements of the vehicles and their theoretical basis is introduced with the least possible mathematical relation, and as far as possible visually. The analysis of friction, belt, chain gearing is presented as well as the hydraulic and pneumatic systems (opening the door in vehicle, braking, etc.) – their working principles, location, characteristics and application areas using a variety of computer models of moving images. In addition, the knowledge of technical elements reciprocating and rotary motion is given. The students will be able to see ‘transparent’ automobile, lifts, escalators, internal combustion engine, cargo cranes, car transmission, conveyor and so on with gaining perception about their working principles. What is more, students will be able to know why the vehicle moves (skateboard, bicycle, car,

Module aim

To know the concept theory of Total Quality Management; comprehend the principles and interrelations within Total Quality management; ability to apply theory in practical activities of Transport Enterprise.

Module description

Subject module is concerned with concept theory of Total Quality Management and its applications in order to achieve Transport Enterprises’ competitiveness at national and international levels. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

To provide theoretical knowledge about the transport system and its performance peculiarities, then about the terminals and roads of different transport modes, and finally, some practical skills to select the proper components and technologies of the terminal as well as to calculate the different components of the road.

Module description

The subject is dedicated to provide students some theoretical knowledge related to the structure and performance peculiarities of transport system, as well as about the base of transport system – roads and terminals of different transport modes. Also this subject is dedicated to provide some practical skills related to calculation and selection of different components of particular roads and terminals. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

To introduce students with General Theory of Statistics and Statistics of Transport Methods.

Module description

Theory of general statistics: orgąnization of statistic in Lithuania: statistic observation. squaring of data and grouping; relations and arithmetical mean; lines of dynamics indexes. Analyse of regression and correlation. Types of statistics. Statistic of passenger and freight transport, Statistic of fixed capital, Statistic of work affectivity. pay and coast price. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

Provide theoretical knowledge about types of mathematical methods and models, transport and production mathematical models as well as practical skills in model application.

Module description

Mathematical Methods and Models in Transport Subject module is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge for proper composition and solution of diverse transport and production tasks; as well as practical skills for application of mathematical models in each economic problem. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

Provide students with theoretical basis of Services Marketing and educate them to apply this knowledge in particular activity of Enterprise.

Module description

Services Marketing Subject module is designed to provide students with knowledge about the concept of Services marketing, content of complex elements and instruments. Develop capabilities of planning, research, expense efficiency detection. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

Provide theoretical and practical knowledge for Enterprise’s Activity Analysis.
Provide exeptional subject knowledge, practical and transferable skills, enabling students to become competitive specialists in their chosen field of expertise.

Module description

Objectives of Analysis. Analysis methods. Types of Analysis. Information preparation for Analysis. Organization of Analytical work. Service production and Sales analysis. Enterprise’s asset analysis. Transportation cost Analysis. Income Analysis. Profit Analysis. Profitability Analysis. Enterprise’s creditworthiness assessment. Activity efficiency analysis. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

Provide students with theoretical and subject knowledge, properly evaluating the position and importance of Transport Policy in polytical, economic and social development of nations. Familiarize students with the key objectives and provisions of Transport Policy. Present problematic EU’s Transport sector tasks and solution varients. Cultivate modern approach towards economic phenomenon, scientific development, EU’s development processes and priorities.

Module description

Subject Module Basics of Transport Policy is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge about EU transport Policy in diverse areas of Transport system. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.

Provide students with practical skills while using normative documents. Familiarize students with activities of International Transport Enterprises.

Module aim

To introduce students not only with the most prevalent, but the newest modern land, air and water transport.

Module description

This module consists of three parts. The first ones presents the information about land, the second – about water and the third – about air means of transportation. Each of the parts begins with the historic review. Further there are analysed their structure and operation, reviewed their characteristics. The presented material is richly illustrated with figures, diagrams and graphs. Students must attend at least half of the lectures and 60 percent of the exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

To introduce students to the problems of transport environment, convey knowledge about the problem-solving techniques and instruments and teach students to apply theoretical knowledge in professional work.

Module description

Transport ecology organizational and legal grounds. Different kind of transport comparison according to harmful environmental impacts. Vehicle exhaust emission noxiousness dependence on the construction, operation mode, technical condition. Concentration of pollutants in the exhaust gas measurement, limitations, reduction techniques. Vehicle noise pollution, measurement, reduction techniques. Transport material technical base stationary facilities environment. Environmental management basics. Students must attend at least half of the lectures and 60 percent of the exercises during the scheduled time.

Module aim

To provide knowledge for students about the maintenance and repair of the vehicle – how to manage the technical condition of vehicles, the main factor affecting the vehicle’s technical condition and management of these factors, about maintenance and repair system.

Module description

Vehicle maintenance and repair – the field about the management of automotive technical condition. Vehicle’s reliability. Quality indicators and concepts. Vehicle’s technical condition, parameters and changing reasons. Vehicle’s technical condition diagnosis. Fault causes. Types of maintenance and repair. Vehicles maintenance and repair systems, its basic elements. Students must attend at least half of the lectures and 60 percent of the exercises during the scheduled time.