Human Factors In Aviation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

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" law
2) 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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Case Study
5) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required