University of New South Wales - UNSW - General Education - GENS5002

Aims

To introduce students to the aviation industry and consider the contemporary issues in a complex socio-technical system.

Exclusions

Students enrolled into the Bachelor of Aviation (Flying/Management) program are excluded from enrolling into GENS5002.

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

Learning Outcomes

By utilising the variety of skills and backgrounds that general studies courses bring together, students will develop an understanding of the main issues in complex, highly reliable mass-transport systems.

The course also allows students to investigate how the key issues interrelate both within the industry and with entities external to aviation. This course does not simply focus on problems for the industry, but collates the issues that affect the providers, users and third parties involved in the system. The course is built on four major areas: competition, capacity, safety and the future.

Lecturer in Charge

Please contact School office.

Location

This is a Web-enabled/WebCT Vista course equivalent to 28 hours contact time.

Assessment

To Be Advised

Required Texts

There are no compulsory texts for this course.

Recommended Texts

Anderson, J.D (2005) Introduction to Flight, 5th edn. Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2005.
Banfe, C.F (1992) Airline Management. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1992.
Lyth, P.J (1996) Air Transport. Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., c1996.
Shaw, S (2004) Airline Marketing and Management, 5th edn. Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2004.
Taylor, L (1997) Air Travel: How Safe Is It? 2nd edn. Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1997.

Learning Resources

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