Overview

The Unit aims to equip the students with the knowledge and hands-on skills of planning and designing a research project that addresses industry issues and public concerns and developing an action plan to accomplish the research.

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify an issue in aviation science that enables in-depth research to be conducted
  • Formulate and define research question(s)
  • Justify the rationale of undertaking the research
  • Determine the research methodology appropriate for data collection and analysis
  • Develop an action plan to accomplish the research within timeline

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other		0.83 12 weeks 10
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study		11.67 12 weeks 140
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PresentationIndividual 25% 1,2,3,4,5 
Research AssignmentIndividual 25% 1,2,3,4,5 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.

Content

  • Generating research ideas
  • Turning research ideas into research questions
  • Formulating a research plan and strategy
  • Planning literature search and critically reviewing literature
  • Deciding research methodology appropriate for data collection and analysis
  • Developing an action plan to accomplish the research within timeline
  • Writing up a synopsis outlining the research questions and objectives

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.