Program Overview

Course Overview

The aviation industry is safety critical, and aviation professionals need a sound understanding of system safety. Safety management systems (SMS) are now mandatory in aviation in most developed countries and have replaced quality management systems as a data-driven means for identifying safety risks, promoting safety, and training employees in evidence-based areas of safety concerns.

Course Details

• Course Code: AVN2104
• Course Name: Aviation Safety Systems
• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Business
• Grading Basis: Graded
• Course Fee Schedule: Not specified

Staffing

• Course Coordinator: Maneerat Tianchai

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Apply detailed knowledge of the components and functioning of a safety management system (SMS).
2. Utilise systematic processes to gather data for use in improving safety within an SMS.
3. Apply the concept of risk and its management within an SMS, including the impact of cross-cultural dynamics.
4. Apply detailed knowledge of the relationship between human factors and an SMS.
5. Analyse different types of individual or group decision-making to make professional judgements in aviation operational contexts.

Topics

Texts and Materials

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student Workload Expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week, including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks.

Assessment Details

• Assignments:
  • Quiz 1 (10%): Written, individual, addresses course learning outcome 1.
  • Quiz 2 (10%): Written, individual, addresses course learning outcomes 2 and 4.
  • Essay (30%): Written, individual, addresses course learning outcomes 3 and 4.
  • Report (50%): Written, individual, addresses course learning outcomes 3, 4, and 5.