Course Title: Human Factors in Aviation Safety
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Human Factors in Aviation Safety
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AERO2350 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009 |
AERO2350 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2014 |
AERO2350 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
AERO2350 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
AERO2350 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2019 |
AERO2351 |
China Airlines Ltd |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Offsh 1 07, Offsh 3 07, Offsh 2 08, Offsh 3 08 |
AERO2352 |
Air Transport Training College |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Offsh 3 07, Offsh 2 08, Offsh 3 08, Offsh 1 09 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Richard Yeun
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4276
Course Coordinator Email: richard.yeun@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 57.03.31
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Humans are an integral part to the safety of aviation. The aim of the course is to provide you with the skills and knowledge about the effects human factors have on the aviation industry and the methods by which to manage it. The course introduces you to human factors, the psychological and physiological factors that influence human performance, human error, ergonomics, and various strategies to manage human factors associated with all aspects of the aviation industry. This course will enable you to identify, assess, and develop strategies to manage the impact human factors have on the safety of aviation operations.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:
1. Needs, Context and Systems
• Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
• Identify and assess risks (including OH&S) as well as the economic, social and environmental impacts of engineering activities
2. Problem Solving and Design
• Develop creative and innovative solutions to problems
• Develop and operate within a hazard and risk framework appropriate to industry activities
3. Analysis
• Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of engineering activities
• Apply underpinning natural, physical and engineering sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer and information sciences.
4. Professional Practice
• Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary industry practice in the specific discipline
• Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program in 2023:
- PLO1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering.
- PLO2: Utilise mathematics and engineering fundamentals, software, tools and techniques to design engineering systems for complex engineering challenges.
- PLO3: Apply engineering research principles, methods and contemporary technologies and practices to plan and execute projects taking into account ethical, environmental and global impacts.
- PLO5: Communicate respectfully and effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods, practising professional and ethical conduct.
For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify key human factors issues associated with different aviation activities and organisations, and how human-related issues contribute to safety performance.
- Identify and analyse the causes of different types of human error.
- Identify and analyse contributing human factors within accidents and incidents.
- Develop strategies to manage human factors within the workplace environment.
- Design tasks, systems, and working environments with an appreciation of the wide range of factors influencing human performance.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as These will include course notes, and other learning materials generated by the course lecturer(s), references, and approved links to useful material on external web-sites. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. These will include course notes, and other learning materials generated by the course lecturer(s), references, and approved links to useful material on external web-sites.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment tasks
Assessment tasks are designed to encourage students to undertake progressive revision of theoretical concepts. In so doing, they assist the student in achieving the key learning outcomes for the course. In addition, the assessment items are intended to support student development of key skills in research, teamwork, and written, and oral communication. There are three assessment items for this course.
Assessment Task 1: Online Quiz Weighting: 20% This assessment task supports CLOs 1-3. Assessment Task 2: Group Assignment Weighting: 40% This assessment task supports CLOs 2-4. Assessment Task 3: Individual Assignment Weighting: 40% This assessment task supports CLOs 1-4.If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.