Course code TraZ4041

Credit points 3

Expertise of Motor Vehicles I

Total Hours in Course81

Number of hours for lectures16

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8

Number of hours for laboratory classes8

Independent study hours49

Date of course confirmation20.09.2011

Responsible UnitInstitute of Engineering and Energetics

Course developer

author Inženiertehnikas un enerģētikas institūts

Aivars Birkavs

Dr. sc. ing.

Course abstract

Goal of study course os to acquaint necessity of technical assessing of motor vehicles and farm machines and cases of necessity of technical expertise. Definitions, legislations and organization of activities of technical assessors and technical experts. Labour accessories, equipment, arrangement of work and visitation places of motor vehicles and farm machines of technical assessors and experts.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge: theoretical knowledge and legislation in determining the value of land vehicles and repair costs.
Skills: to orientate in the procedure of determining the value of land vehicles and to evaluate the vehicle according to the RTA. Competence: independently orientates in the legislation on the duties and rights of a technical expert, can describe the actions of a technical assessor and an expert after a road traffic accident.
Test on determining the value of vehicles and repair costs.
Able to determine the value of vehicles and repair costs - laboratory work.

Course Content(Calendar)

1 Cases of necessity of use of machinery technical assessment and technical expertise (1h lect,)
2 Cases of necessity of the use of machinery technical assessment and technical expertise (1h lect.)
3 Definition of Technical Assessors and Technical Expertise Activities (1h lect,)
4 Definition of Technical Assessors and Technical Expertise Activities (1h lect,)
5 Technical evaluators and normative documents defining technical expertise (1h lect,)
6 Civil Law, Law on Insurance Contract, Cabinet Regulation No. 251. (1h lect,)
7 Road Traffic Regulations, MK Regulations No. 631. (1h lect)
8 Cabinet Regulation No. 505, No. 535, Court Experts Law, Product and Service Safety Law (1h lect,)
9 Road vehicle technical assessor and technical esquire profession standards (1h lect,)
10 STZELNA Codex of Ethics(1h lect, 2h pract.w)
11 Organizations responsible for technical expertise, their purpose, tasks (1h lect, 2h pract.w)
12 STZELNA - National Association of Certified Experts of Land Vehicles (1h lect, 2h pract.w)
13 FIEA - FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES EXPERTS EN AUTOMOBILE (1h lect, 1h pract.w)
14 LTAB - Latvian Vehicle Insurers' Bureau (1h lect, 1h pract.w)
15 Technical appraiser and expert's work accessories, equipment, justification of their choice (1h lect, 5h pract.w)
16 Designer of the technical assessor and the expert's work place and the place of inspection of the transponder (1h lect, 3h pract.w)

Requirements for awarding credit points

Independent and laboratory work has been developed and defended.
Test is successfully written.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Analysis of laboratory works.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Students with an average grade of at least five points will get a positive result.

Compulsory reading

1. Bonnick A. Automotive Science and Mathematics. USA: Elsevier, 2008. 241 p. 2. Тарасик В. П. Теория движения автомобиля. Санкт-Петербург: БХВ- Петербург, 2006. 478 с. 3. Krick R. Modern automotive technology. The Goodheart-Willcox Co., 2003. 4. Modern Automotive Technology, Fundamentals, service, diagnostics. Germany: Europa - Lehrmittel, 2007.

Further reading

1. Miķelsons Z., Pīrs V. Spēkratu konstrukcijas. Jelgava: 2008. 199 lpp. 2. Cikovskis V. Motori. Rīga: Jumava, 2000. 224 lpp. 3. Modern Automotive Technology. 1st. English edition. 2006. 688 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. LUBE Magazine. United Kingdom Lubricants Association Limited lube-media.com | ukla.org.uk, Registered in the UK: No. 936857 VAT Reg No. GB 240 8376 65 2. Profi: Magazin fur Agrartechnik. -1997- Münster-Hiltrup Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH -1997- ISSN 0937-1583.

Notes

Compulsory course for TF 1st level professional higher education study program "Technical expert".