Aviation Research Methods and Statistics
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 150 contact hours - Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
The aim of this unit is to provide students with the skills to plan and develop a major research project in the field of aviation. Students will develop skills in formulating and conducting research studies: determining a research question and research design, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up the findings. An introduction to statistical data analysis and methods for students with minimal undergraduate statistical background will be provided. Students will also learn about the importance of ethical considerations involved in conducting research. Students will work on problems confronted by industry practitioners or researchers, and are expected to formulate a research plan and describe the plan in a research report.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Identify the basic principles of academic research and the fundamental concepts of research
2. Describe the characteristic features of common research methods (i.e. qualitative and quantitative methods) and debate their relative merits
3. Describe the relevance and importance of ethics in research
4. Identify a research question (or project problem/objective), or questions, and justify the selection of an appropriate and ethically managed research method
5. Develop an appropriate structure for a major research project
6. Interpret and critically evaluate previously published research in a formal literature review
7. Propose a proper method to analyse data and prepare for more advanced research dissertation unit.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Online Learning Activities | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 10.5 | 12 | 126 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3 |
| Research Report | Individual | 80% | 3,4 |
| Research Report | Individual | 60% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
- an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.
Content
- Academic research
- Research/project problem/objective
- Research design and methods
- Ethics in research
- Written presentation of research
- Statistical analysis and methods
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.