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Unit of Study MNG73020 - Human Factors in Aviation (2020)

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Unit description

Focuses on Human Factors in the operational aviation environment and practical application to Crew Resource Management. A case study approach allows students to understand and apply this safety oriented problem solving and crisis management discipline, in both aviation and other workplace situations.    

Unit content

Topic 1: Human Factors in Aviation: Principles and fundamentals

Topic 2: Organisational Perspectives

Topic 3: Vehicles, systems and the evolution of safe practice

Topic 4:  Human Factors and Flight Safety

Topic 5:  Human Performance I: Physiological & psychophysiological issues

Topic 6: Human Performance II: Groups & teams; crisis management

Topic 7: Communications I: Outline

Topic 8: Communications II: The professional environment

Topic 9: Crew Resource Management I: Application of the SHEL model

Topic 10: Crew Resource Management II: Safe operations      

Topic 11: Accident and incident investigation

Topic 12: The wider application of Human Factors in organisations

 

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Not currently available in 2020

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of the Human Factors discipline, the role it plays in the safety of aviation operations and its application in other operational environments
2 describe the interface between systems, technology, environment and the human operators and be able to recognise the strengths, vulnerabilities and weaknesses of the human element in operations
3 apply Human Factors theory through Crew Resource Management
4 identify and explain the role of communications, leadership, people skills, culture, and psychophysiological issues in the safe operation of complex systems
5 demonstrate basic investigative skills with an understanding of the concepts of risk and crisis management, and operational safety and security

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the Human Factors discipline, the role it plays in the safety of aviation operations and its application in other operational environments
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. describe the interface between systems, technology, environment and the human operators and be able to recognise the strengths, vulnerabilities and weaknesses of the human element in operations
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. apply Human Factors theory through Crew Resource Management
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. identify and explain the role of communications, leadership, people skills, culture, and psychophysiological issues in the safe operation of complex systems
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  5. demonstrate basic investigative skills with an understanding of the concepts of risk and crisis management, and operational safety and security
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6: