University of New South Wales - UNSW

This course aims to help students to develop an understanding of human performance and the way that it affects the aviation industry.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of cognitive aspects of human performance that that are relevant to individuals in the aviation industry;
Demonstrate an understanding of factors that affect human performance in aviation;
Work as part of a small group to provide a concise overview of a human factors issue;
Reflect on your experiences of human factors issues and compare these to similar issues affecting the aviation industry.

Lecturer

Dr. Brett Molesworth

Location

This course runs for fourteen weeks in SESSION ONE .
Lectures are held on Thursdays in BIOMED E at 1200-1400

Assessment

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

Experiential analysis (30%) - Due date: Friday 7 April 2006, 1700 hours (approx 2,000 words). See Assignment Overview for details.
Group presentation and summary leaflet (30%) - Due date for leaflet: Friday 12 May 2005, 1700 hours. See Assignment Overview for details.
Examination (40%) – An examination will be held at the end of the session covering aspects from whole course. The examination will take the form of essay and short answer questions.

Required Texts

Hawkins, F. (1993). Human Factors in Flight (2nd Edition). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing.

Recommended Texts

Wickens, C.D. and Hollands, J.G. (2000) Engineering Psychology and Human Performance (3rd Edition). Prentice Hall.
Sanders, M.S. and McCormick, E.J (1993) Human Factors in Engineering and Design. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Orlady, H.W. (1999) Human Factors in Multi Crew Flight Operations. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing.
Wickens, C.D. (1997) Flight to the Future: Human Factors in Air Traffic Control. National Academy Press.
Green, R.G., Muir, H., James, M., Gradwell, D. & Green, R.L. (1996) Human Factors for Pilots. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing.
O'Hare. D. (Ed.) (1999) Human Performance in General Aviation. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing.
Weiner, E.L. and Nagel, P. (1988) Human Factors in Aviation. San Diego: Academic Press.

These texts are available for loan from the UNSW Library or to buy from the University Bookshop.

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