Overview
This unit will provide you with a broad understanding of the application of safety processes within the aviation industry. You will learn basic concepts of system safety as they developed alongside the aviation industry. You will also learn about standards and practices for safety management with reference to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and CASA. You will recognize a systematic approach that is established using four main components including Safety Policy, Safety Assurance, Safety Risk Management, and Safety Promotion to manage safety and how human factors are related within the four components of safety. You will also develop a solid understanding of safety culture and its associated subcultures.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student evaluations
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- Describe the aviation industry organizational accident assessment process, including basic concepts of hazards, risks and losses.
- Justify the development of contemporary safety management systems.
- Explore applications of safety management used in aviation organizations.
- Justify the importance of safety culture and sub-cultures to aviation safety management
N/A
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Case Study - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Online Test - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.leib@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Unit introduction
Historical Overview of Aviation Human Factors
Individual and organizational accidents
Nature and variety of defences
Chapter
JR1
JW1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Swiss Cheese Model
Active failures and latent conditions
Accident trajectory
Chapter
JR1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human contribution to accidents
Human performance
Processes underlying human performance
Chapter
JR4
JW7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Group Presentations
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Errors and successful actions
Violations
Rule-related behaviors
Team Process
Chapter
JR4
JW9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Error management
Blame cycle
Chapter
JR7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
CRM
Engineering a safety culture
Safety Subcultures
Chapter
JR9
JW10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Safety subcultures continued
Chapter
JR9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
SMS1
Chapter
Reference materials provided
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
SMS2
Chapter
Reference materials provided
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
SMS3
Chapter
Reference materials provided
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
SMS4
Chapter
Reference materials provided
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There are 3 quizzes throughout this unit:
- Quiz 1 at the end of Week 2, covering basic safety concepts and SCM
- Quiz 2 at the end of Week 5, covering human contribution to accidents and performance concepts
- Quiz 3 at the end of Week 8, covering safety culture and safety subcultures
You have 30 minutes to complete each quiz, and only one attempt is permitted. Quizzes will open on Monday evenings in the week they are due and must be submitted by Friday at 5PM via the relevant portal in Moodle.
3
Other
Quizzes will be multiple choice and short answer.
- Describe the aviation industry organizational accident assessment process, including basic concepts of hazards, risks and losses.
- Justify the development of contemporary safety management systems.
- Explore applications of safety management used in aviation organizations.
2 Case Study
You will choose an airline or airport accident to research, and prepare a 5-10 minute presentation on a Swiss Cheese Model application of the accident for the class on Zoom during Week 4.
This assessment is worth 30 points:
- Background of the accident and accident narrative (10 points)
- Application of the Swiss Cheese Model, including active failures and latent conditions (10 points)
- Presentation is clear and easy to understand, delivery is smooth and prepared, and questions are answered appropriately (10)
- Describe the aviation industry organizational accident assessment process, including basic concepts of hazards, risks and losses.
- Justify the development of contemporary safety management systems.
- Explore applications of safety management used in aviation organizations.
- Justify the importance of safety culture and sub-cultures to aviation safety management
3 Online Test
This test will be due during exam week. It will only cover Safety Management Systems and Safety Culture concepts as discussed in Weeks 7-12.
You have up to 2 hours to complete the test, and only one attempt is permitted. The test will open on Monday evening in exam week and must be submitted by Friday at 5PM via the relevant portal in Moodle.
This test is a combination of multiple choice and short answer questions.
- Describe the aviation industry organizational accident assessment process, including basic concepts of hazards, risks and losses.
- Justify the development of contemporary safety management systems.
- Justify the importance of safety culture and sub-cultures to aviation safety management
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
