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Unit Summary
Unit aim
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
Learning outcomes
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: | |
|---|---|
| 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:
- 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
- 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
- apply Human Factors theory through Crew Resource Management
- identify and explain the role of communications, leadership, people skills, culture, and psychophysiological issues in the safe operation of complex systems
- demonstrate basic investigative skills with an understanding of the concepts of risk and crisis management, and operational safety and security.
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.