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Area/Catalogue
AERO 3008

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
100185

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Engineering

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide the theoretical and practical skills to operate within single pilot & multi-crew environments.

Course content

Review Human Performance &Limitations. Review Human Factors. Single pilot operations. Multi-crew operations. Analysis of certain types of behaviour and communication styles, situational awareness, decision-making, automation and threat & error management and the assessment of their impact on flight operations.

Textbook(s)

Macarthur Job 1996, Air Disaster - Vols. 1, 2 & 3, Aerospace Publications, ACT, Australia

Hayward and Lowe 1996, Applied Aviation Psychology : Achievement, Change and Challenge, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Hayward and Lowe 2000, Aviation Resource Management - Vols. 1 & 2, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Wiener, Kanki & Helmreich 1993, Cockpit Resource Management, Academic Press, USA

James Reason 1997, Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
AERO 2053 Human Factors

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Examination, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Ms Jo-Anne Hamilton
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