The aim of this 3 UoC course is to introduce students to the key aspects of the modern aviation industry and consider the social impact of aviation.

Students enrolled into the Bachelor of Aviation (Flying/Management) program are excluded from enrolling into GENS5001.

For further General Education requirments, please visit the UNSW Online Handbook.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

The Lecturer in Charge is Mr. Antony Glambedakis of the Department of Aviation. Antony can be contacted by telephone on (02)9385 6767 or via e-mail at s3237877@unsw.edu.au

Both academic and industry-based lecturers may be used throughout the course.

This course runs for fourteen weeks in Session 1, 2008.

Lectures are held in: Mathews Building, Room 310 at 0900hrs - 1100hrs on Wednesdays.

A field trip to Sydney Airport (transport provided) will take place on Saturday 19th April 2008.

To be advised. Information regarding the assessments will be detailed in the Course Outline which will be distributed at a later date.

There are no compulsory texts for this course.

The Physical Science library located on level 7 of the main library building has an excellent collection of aviation texts.

Some ideas for where to start looking are:

Also, the following magazines and newspapers may be useful for aviation news:

Students can access a number of web resources via the UNSW aviation website.

A field trip to Sydney Airport will be held on Saturday the 21st of April 2007. The excursion programme, which originates on the UNSW Kensington campus, commences with a lecture in the Rupert Myers theatre by a flying instructor from UNSW’s Aviation School at Bankstown, commencing at 9.00 am and is followed by the Airport field trip between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm. Because of limited coach seating there may have to be a second field trip between 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm, depending upon course numbers. Air-conditioned coach transport will be provided to and from the airport at no charge to students. Please be seated in the Rupert Myers theatre by 8.55 am.

This popular field trip is an opportunity to actually see how the aviation industry works, from behind-the-scenes of a major international airport. It is important that students attend both the lecture and the Airport field trip as the Excursion test, which is worth 25 marks, consists of questions relating to what students have heard, seen or observed in the lecture or on the field trip.

If students are genuinely unable to attend the Airport fieldtrip due to religious beliefs or employment obligations only, they must formally advise the Lecturer in Charge in writing by delivering a note/letter/Minute to the Dept of Aviation Office by 4.00pm on the Monday of Week 4 AND by email. In such cases only, an alternative coursework assignment will need to be undertaken by the student.

During the course of the day students will:

In case of absence from the class test, a request for special consideration may be made only in accordance with the University's standard guidelines.

The University of New South Wales provides a range of resources to help students develop their skills and to realise their full potential. The Learning Centre, located at the entrance to the Library provides guidance material, which is also available on-line.

In particular, students may wish to access the following:

Note-Taking Skills
The Basics of Essay Writing
Answering Assignment Questions
Report Writing FAQs
The Basics of Studying for Exams
Surviving Exams
Exam Skills
Plagiarism
The American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing System