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Introductory Human Factors

Unit Code: HES6600

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

One semester

Equivalent to 4 Hours per Week

Off-Campus

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A Unit of Study in the Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Human Factors), Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Human Factors) and Master of Aviation (Human Factors); Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Management), Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Management) and Master of Aviation (Management).

Aims & Objectives:

To recognise and apply appropriately the principles of human factors to situations in which the relationship between the operator and the task are incompatible. The topics to be examined will include aircraft automation, systems theory, systems design and integration, attention and workload.

Teaching Methods:

Distance Education

Assessment:

Continuous assessment

Generic Skills Outcomes:

At the completion of this unit, students should exhibit the following graduate attributes:

are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations
are adaptable and manage change
are aware of environments in which they will be contributing

Content:

The topics studied in detail in this unit will be drawn from the following:

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
Pilot workload

Textbooks:

Salas, E. and Maurino, D. (Eds.) (2010). Human Factors in Aviation (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.

References:

References to be supplied with study materials