BSc Aviation Technology and Management

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a familiarity with the basic engineering and mathematical concepts, information on civil aviation, practical competencies relevant to the aviation industry and techniques which are standard features of the aviation discipline;
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of flight and how these impact the design of both fixed wing and rotorcraft;
- demonstrate familiarity with the basic competencies expected for a pilot, including human performance, aircraft operation, navigation, meteorology and flight operations;
- acquire a baseline understanding of how civil aviation integrates into the broader transportation industry and as a result be able to identify the challenges and opportunities facing civil aviation;
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities ie
> be able to communicate the results of their work and demonstrate the link between the physical concepts they meet and the design of aircraft;
> present a structured and coherent simple argument, for example defining the fitness for purpose of an aircraft design;
> be able to interpret and evaluate the underlying concepts and principles of both aircraft and civil aviation;
> evaluate qualitative and/or quantitative data relevant to civil aviation and demonstrate the application of these data in the design of aircraft, for example using a flight simulator;
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving associated with the discipline, with the recognition that this discipline merges engineering with human factors and the impact this has on aviation problem solving, e.g. through short project type activities;
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- demonstrate an awareness of professional and disciplinary boundaries and the expectations for integrity in the civil aviation industry which underpin the core principles of aviation safety.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will typically include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;
- work that covers a restricted area of the discipline;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.