Introductory Human Factors
Unit code: HES6600
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One semester |
| Contact hours | Equivalent to 4 Hours per Week |
| Campus | Off-Campus |
| Prerequisites | Nil |
| Corequisites | Nil |
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 and 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.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
Text books
Salas, E. and Maurino, D. (Eds.) (2010). Human Factors in Aviation (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.
References
References to be supplied with study materials
