Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors

Alex W. Stedmon; Rebecca Grant; Don Harris; Stephen Legg; Steve Scott; Dale Richards; John Huddlestone; James Blundell

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_7

Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors

Alex W. Stedmon, Rebecca Grant, Don Harris, Stephen Legg, Steve Scott, Dale Richards, John Huddlestone, James Blundell

Massey University

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Abstract

From flight-crew to cabin-crew, air-traffic controllers to aircraft engineers - the ‘human factor’ is vital to the safe and efficient operation of all aspects of the aviation industry. Over the past three decades a better understanding of Human Factors has resulted in significant safety benefits, forming a cornerstone of every aviation safety management programme. With this in mind, an innovative approach to teaching Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/HF) at Coventry University has created a unique MSc in Aviation Human Factors. From the outset this specialist part-time MSc has been designed to attract a wide range of aviation professionals (e.g. aviation engineers, flight and cabin crew, safety personnel, or air traffic controllers) from civil or military organisations in the UK or overseas. The course therefore provides a niche and bespoke learning experience for its students, and from a user requirements perspective this necessitated a particular pedagogic approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV
Subtitle of host publication	Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	57-61
Number of pages	5
Volume	821
ISBN (Print)	9783319960791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 - Florence, Italy Duration: 26 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	821
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	26/08/18 → 30/08/18

Keywords

Aviation human factors
Bespoke learning
Distance learning
Ergonomics
Human factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
General Computer Science

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Stedmon, A. W., Grant, R., Harris, D., Legg, S., Scott, S., Richards, D., Huddlestone, J., & Blundell, J. (2019). Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors. In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic (Vol. 821, pp. 57-61). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 821). Springer-Verlag London Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_7

Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors. / Stedmon, Alex W.; Grant, Rebecca ; Harris, Don et al.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821 Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2019. p. 57-61 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 821).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Stedmon, AW, Grant, R , Harris, D, Legg, S, Scott, S, Richards, D, Huddlestone, J & Blundell, J 2019, Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors. in Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. vol. 821, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 821, Springer-Verlag London Ltd, pp. 57-61, 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018, Florence, Italy, 26/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_7

Stedmon AW, Grant R , Harris D, Legg S, Scott S, Richards D et al. Taking to the Skies: Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors. In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821. Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 2019. p. 57-61. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). Epub 2018 Aug 5. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_7

Stedmon, Alex W. ; Grant, Rebecca ; Harris, Don et al. / Taking to the Skies : Developing a Dedicated MSc Course in Aviation Human Factors. Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821 Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2019. pp. 57-61 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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