Short course/CPD

Cognitive Development and Driver Skill

 

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Course overview

To provide delegates with knowledge and skills necessary to assess and educate drivers, from an applied and theoretical psychological perspective, for designing the structure and content of training, and the methods of evaluation required to investigate training effectiveness.  

 
Location

Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.

  • Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus. 
  • Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford 
  • Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).

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Course fee:

£1200

Speakers

Dr Lisa Dorn

 

T : +44 (0) 1234 758229
E: l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk

How to register

 

Further information

For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk

Course Booking Conditions

Course description

Course objectives 

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

  • Evaluate key perceptual and attentional theories in relation to the driving context
  • Explain the relationship between the perceptual and physiological demands of driving and response outcomes in terms of driving performance and behaviour
  • Classify how different cognitive/physiological responses affect driver distraction and the use of assistive technologies
  • Present individual proposals for suitable driver training / educational approaches

Topics

  • Driver distraction
  • Safety assistive technologies
  • Perceptual and attentional theories applied to driving
  • Perceptual and psychomotor responses in driving and negotiating through traffic
  • The brain, Neuro-psychology and driving
  • Older drivers and perceptual abilities
  • Failing to see motorcyclists
  • Hazard perception and anticipation training

Course Director

Dr Lisa DornT : +44 (0) 1234 758229
E: l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk

 
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