Research Methods in Aviation - AVIA5038

Faculty: Faculty of Science

School: School of Aviation

Course Outline: www.aviation.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This is an online course designed for postgraduate students who wish to better understand the philosophies and methodologies of the scientific research method. The student will be introduced to the process of research planning which involves a thorough review of existing literature, the need to identify aims in a careful and specific way, and a description of the methodologies including concepts of research which are common to all areas of research, as well as those that are more specific to physical science and engineering, business research and human behavioural and social science research. Types of data are described as well as the common types of models which are used for comparison against data, these being conceptual, statistical, deterministic predictive and physical. The concept of cause and effect is introduced, with research commonly being used to determine or predict the outcomes driven by causes, or to infer the causes of known outcomes. Common quantitative and qualitative methodologies and their uses and limitations are described.