Human Factors and Advanced Technology
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.
Aims and objectives
At the conclusion of this unit students should be able to recognise and apply appropriately the principles of human factors to situations in which the relationship between the operator and the task are incompatible.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Describe the principles and evolution of the Human factors discipline, and how it is both distinct from and similar to aviation psychology
2. Describe and be able to differentiate between various Human Factors models and design principles
3. Describe the principles of effective Human Factors report writing and critically analyses Human Factors research
4. Identify the principle physiological and psychophysiological issues associated with flight and describe their impact on pilot performance
5. Interpret and explain the human information processing and decision making systems and their limitations with reference to the principle models
6. Describe the role of personality in the aviation environment
7. Demonstrate through creative and informed individual written communications the application of analysis and theory to current practices and developments in Human Factors
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 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 8.5 | 12 | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment 1 | Individual | 25% | 1,2,4,7 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 35% | 1,2,3,4,5,7 |
| Assignment 3 | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) Must complete all assignments
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) in full will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Introduction to human factors
- Human factors in aircraft accident investigation
- Systems analysis
- Ergonomic principles in aviation
- Aviation displays
- Cockpit automation
- Software interfaces
- Cockpit crew-systems design integration
- Cabin safety
- Flight training and simulation
- Pilot attention and workload
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.