Human Factors In Aviation
Avionics
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Factors In Aviation | UEE216 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Belgin GENÇ ÖZTOPRAK
Lecturer Haluk DEMİRTAŞ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Be knowledgeable about the history, theories and scientific findings of human factors in aviation
2) Demonstrate new decision-making and social skills to better manage the prevention or consequences of human error in your job
3) Help improve safety and efficiency by reducing and managing human error made by individuals and organizations
4) Knows the importance of human factor and safety in aviation field, detects dangerous situations and reports when necessary.
5) Know error patterns, learn to avoid mistakes
6) Know the dangers in the workplace, can cope with emergency situations.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | High | High | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | Middle | Low | Low | Low | |
| 2 | No relation | High | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 3 | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | Low | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | |
| 4 | No relation | High | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | High | High | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | |
| 5 | No relation | High | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | High | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Safety Management System
Course Contents
General; The need to take human factors into account; Incidents attributable to human factors/human error; ‘Murphy's’ law. Human Performance and Limitations; Vision; Hearing; Information processing; Attention and perception; Memory; Claustrophobia and physical access. Social Psychology; Responsibility: individual and group; Motivation and de-motivation; Peer pressure; ‘Culture’ issues; Team working; Management, supervision and leadership. Factors Affecting Performance; Fitness/health; Stress: domestic and work related; Time pressure and deadlines; Workload: overload and underload; Sleep and fatigue, shiftwork; Alcohol, medication, drug abuse. Physical Environment; Noise and fumes; Illumination; Climate and temperature; Motion and vibration; Working environment. Tasks; Physical work; Repetitive tasks; Visual inspection; Complex systems. Communication; Within and between teams; Work logging and recording; Keeping up to date, currency; Dissemination of information. Human Error; Error models and theories; Types of error in maintenance tasks; Implications of errors (i.e accidents) Avoiding and managing errors. Hazards in the Workplace; Recognising and avoiding hazards; Dealing with emergencies.
Weekly Schedule
1) General:The need to take human factors into account,incidents attributable to human factors / human error; "Murphy's" law2) Human performance and limitations, vision,hearing, information processing, attention and perception; memory, claustrophobia and physical access
3) Human performance and limitations, vision, hearing; Information processing,attention and perception, memory, claustrophobia and physical access
4) Social psychology, responsibility,individual and group; Motivation and de -motivation, peer pressure, 'Culture' issues, team working, management, supervision and leadership,time pressure and deadlines, workload, overload and underload, sleep and fatigue, shiftwork, alcohol, medication, drug abuse
5) Social psychology, responsibility, individual and group,motivation and de-motivation, peer pressure; 'Culture' issues, team working, management, supervision and leadership,time pressure and deadlines, workload, overload and underload, sleep and fatigue, shiftwork, alcohol, medication, drug abuse
6) Physical environment, noise and fumes,illumination, climate and temperature, motion and vibration
7) Working environment,tasks, physical work, repetitive tasks, visual inspection, complex systems
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Communication within and between teams, work logging and recording, keeping up to date, currency, dissemination of information
10) Communication within and between teams, work logging and recording, keeping up to date, currency, dissemination of information
11) Human error, error models and theories, types of error in maintenance tasks, implications of errors (i.e accidents), avoiding and managing errors
12) Human error,error models and theories, types of error in maintenance tasks, implications of errors (i.e accidents),avoiding and managing errors
13) Human error, error models and theories, types of error in maintenance tasks, implications of errors (i.e accidents),avoiding and managing errors
14) Hazards in the workplace, recognising and avoiding hazards, dealing with emergencies
15) Hazards in the workplace, recognising and avoiding hazards, dealing with emergencies
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- 1- Human Factors in Aviation, 2nd EditionHuman Factors in Aviation, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780123745187, 2010
2- 2- Handbook of Aviation Human Factors, Second Edition, John A. Wise, V. David Hopkin, Daniel J. Garland, SBN 9780805859065.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Case Study
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required