Overview
Aviation Human Factors (Air Transport Pilot Licence) will provide you with advanced knowledge of human performance and human limitations associated with high speed, high altitude, multi-crew flight in heavy air transport aircraft. You will also learn about the importance of organisational culture and national culture when operating in the global aviation industry. You will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Transport Pilot Licence Human Factors syllabus. You will be presented with some of the medical challenges of high speed, high altitude flight. You will examine problems of perception, cognition and behaviour related to flight and the errors that are caused by human limitations. You will reflect on the success of crew resource management strategies to improve pilot judgement and decision making and analyse the principles of threat and error management.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: AVAT12011 Aviation Human Factors (Commercial Pilot Licence).
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).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
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
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- Classify the physiological conditions related to high altitude flight
- Investigate human limitations of perception, cognition and information processing related to multi-crew
- Interpret human behaviour limitations and errors applicable to multi-crew flight
- Reflect on the crew resource management, judgement and decision making required of a professional pilot
- Analyse critically the principles of threat and error management.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
PRIMARY - REQUIRED
Human Being Pilot
- SKU - ATB28-06
- Barcode - 9781921176951
- Brand - Aviation Theory Centre
ng Pilot
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
c.needham@cqu.edu.au
a.ranganathan@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 06 Mar 2023Module/Topic
ATPL HUF Introduction & Fundamentals
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Week 2
Begin Date: 13 Mar 2023Module/Topic
Human Body & Human Being
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Week 3
Begin Date: 20 Mar 2023Module/Topic
Leadership, Followership & Teamwork
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Week 4
Begin Date: 27 Mar 2023Module/Topic
Crew Resource Management
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Week 5
Begin Date: 03 Apr 2023Module/Topic
Threat & Error Management (TEM)
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Vacation Week
Begin Date: 10 Apr 2023Module/Topic
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Week 6
Begin Date: 17 Apr 2023Module/Topic
Advanced Flight Deck Design
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Week 7
Begin Date: 24 Apr 2023Module/Topic
Communication
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Week 8
Begin Date: 01 May 2023Module/Topic
Automation
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Week 9
Begin Date: 08 May 2023Module/Topic
Workload
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Week 10
Begin Date: 15 May 2023Module/Topic
Fatigue
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Week 11
Begin Date: 22 May 2023Module/Topic
Course Review
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Week 12 - Revision
Begin Date: 29 May 2023Module/Topic
US Bangla 211 Debate & Emotional Resilience
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Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 05 Jun 2023Module/Topic
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Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Jun 2023Module/Topic
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Special Guests;
Airbus A320 Test Pilot Capt. Shaun Wildey (Automation Reliance, Ergonomics and Single Pilot Airliner Concept into the future )
QF A388 Capt. Martin Lowehsohn (The Dirty Dozen ICAO HUF Principles)
QF A330 Capt. Kevin Sullivan (Startle Response)
JQ B788 Capt. Simon Gould
Prof. Doug Drury (Competing Goals of HUF vs. Aviation Safety debate in Week 12)
1 Written Assessment
Identify and discuss 4 human factors that are evident in the accident report of Air France 447 that could be considered contributing factors to this accident.
The minimum word count for this submission is 1500 words (+/- 10% including references).
In order to achieve this task you will need to:
• Be familiar with the readings as they are made available on the Moodle site:
• Recognise the human activities that are integral to the operation of highly technical equipment in modern cockpits:
• Demonstrate a working knowledge and limitations of human beings to operate in the demanding environment known as “the glass cockpit”.
Submission
This question is to be answered in essay format in electronic format, either as Microsoft Word, Mac Pages or .PDF format.
The minimum word count for this submission is 1500 words (+/- 10% including references). You must record the word count on your document. Failure to adhere to the word count will lead to a penalty being applied.
(Note; that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin), hence the requirement to submit as a word or text-pdf file. You must ensure that all the work is your own, in line with University requirements.)
Learning Outcomes Assessed
• Understand the application of human factors to enhance safety in commercial aviation.
• Demonstrate the variations and unusual developments that impinge on safe aircraft operations.
• Apply your knowledge of this material to particular accidents and incidents.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023) 11:59 pm AEST
Submit via Turnitin (Moodle)
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2023)
Rubric on Moodle
- Classify the physiological conditions related to high altitude flight
- Investigate human limitations of perception, cognition and information processing related to multi-crew
- Interpret human behaviour limitations and errors applicable to multi-crew flight
- Reflect on the crew resource management, judgement and decision making required of a professional pilot
- Analyse critically the principles of threat and error management.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
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?
