This 6 unit of credit course aims to help students to develop an understanding of the wider aviation fields including airport management, airline economics, airline operations, air traffic control, aviation safety and military aviation.

This course aims to provide a learning and teaching environment where students are actively engaged in the learning process as part of a community of learners. The course aims to be interesting, challenging and enjoyable. Activities are linked to information literacy, learning skills as well as aviation knowledge. Student diversity in terms of experiences and learning styles is valued. A supportive environment is provided but there is an expectation that students will take responsibility for their own leaning and also learn co-operatively with their peers. Student assessment is designed to reflect the learning outcomes and teamwork projects.
This course is specially designed for first-year aviation students (also applies to other disciplines, too) with following objectives:

This course runs for fourteen weeks in Session One. Lectures are held on every Tuesday (2-4pm) at CLB 4 and Wednesday (4-6pm) at OMB 112.

Assessment components relate specifically to the learning outcomes for this course and key graduate attributes expected of UNSW students. There are four forms of assessment for this course.

(1) LILT assessment (100%; compulsory for 1321; strictly due by 2300 hrs on 27/3): done on WebCT Vista individually. Without this done, you will not pass this subject!!

(2) A group project & presentation (50% in total, in which 25% by report and 25% by presentation; due by 2300hrs on 22/5): Topics of group projects will be announced on 08/3 together with student grouping information (also available on Vista). A progress report is due by 2300hrs on 24/4 before all groups come to a short meeting with Richard.

(3) Tutorials/Assignments (0%): Lecturers might assign certain tutorials or assignments to students. Instructions will be given from responsible lecturers. These tutorials are not necessarily marked, but you will find it very helpful for the final exam!

(4) A final exam (50%): this exam will cover all topics in this course. Exam questions include short answer questions and essay questions. These questions mainly come from tutorials and assignments.

Students are asked to take notes in this course and this is also a part of the lectures given by Learning Centre. Lecture notes by individual lecturers might be released in W13 to complement students’ own notes to prepare for final exams. Particular texts will be pointed out by lecturers and most of them can be found in the University library and UNSW bookshop.

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