| CODE | MGT1202 | ||||||
| TITLE | Transportation and Society | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Management | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will start with a brief history of transport. We will then discuss the relationship between transport and social and political organization. Demographic change; and the effect of the Industrial Revolution and urbanization on people's movement are factors and milestones that will be explored; This course will also outline the different needs for transport in contemporary culture: business, migratory and tourist movements. Furthermore, issues such as employment in the transport sector, and environmental concerns will be highlighted. Study-unit Aims This study unit aims to provide an understanding of the need, importance and impact of transportation and transportation systems in society. A cross-cultural approach will be adopted during this analysis. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. understand the social environment in which the transport system operates; b. Evaluate the critical importance of the world economic situation on the transport system and on different sectors of society. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Contextualise managerial decisions and understand the effects of technological change on transport and society. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - Dierekx, M. (2008) Clipping the Clouds: How Air Travel Changed the World (Moving Through History: Transportation and Society). - Knowles, R. et al (Eds) (2007) Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces. UK, Blackwell Publishers. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michael Pio Deguara |
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