AERO 2053 - Human Factors 2- Report
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Assessment 3 for Human Factors 2 is a 2500 word report. Before you begin, it is strongly recommended that you:
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Hierarchy of Controls
Hierarchy of hazard control is a system used in industry to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards. It is a widely accepted system promoted by numerous safety organizations. This concept is taught to managers in industry, to be promoted as standard practice in the workplace.
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Plan your search
Before you start searching it is important to plan your search.
While this assignment doesn't have a question to address, the assignment instructions outline a number of topics that need to be addressed. It may be helpful to plan a search for each of these topics to ensure you get relevant results.
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1. Define any terms you are unsure of. Use an introductory book, dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook or website. 2. Identify main concepts in your topics. These will help you form your searches. For example, for the topic "crew relationships":
3. Identify any synonyms or similar keywords for each main concept. You may find it helpful to put these in a table.
4. Add in any:
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Once you have identified your key concepts, you need to combine them using AND & OR.
1. OR is used to connect synonyms or similar terms for the same concept.
For example:
| Concept 1 | "cabin crew" OR "flight crew" OR "aeroplane staff" |
| Concept 2 | "staff trust" OR "staff relationships" OR "team effectiveness" |
2. AND is used to connect different concepts.
For example:
| Concept 1 | "cabin crew" OR "flight crew" OR "aeroplane staff" |
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| Concept 2 | "staff trust" OR "staff relationships" OR "team effectiveness" |
3. You can also use:
- Quotation marks " " to keep words together to search for a phrase.
- Asterisk * to search for word variations, e.g. manag* will find manage, management, managing, manager, etc.
- Brackets ( ) to keep groups of synonyms together, e.g. (importance OR role OR purpose OR value).
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How to plan your searchThis resource explains how to combine and connect search terms using OR, AND, NOT.
What is a scholarly source?
If you are not sure what is considered scholarly information watch this short video, or see the PDF below:
Start your search
The Library catalogue is a good place to start your search. You can use it to find journal articles, papers, book chapters, and reports.
To search in the Library catalogue:
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1. Type your main concepts into the search box.
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2. Broaden your search by adding synonyms using the connector OR.
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3. Apply filters by using the 'Tweak my results' menu (left side).
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Library databases are online collections of resources which you can use to find articles, papers, book chapters and reports that aren't listed in the Library catalogue. A key database for aviation is Compendex.
To search in Compendex:
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1. Type your first concept and its synonyms into the search box.
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2. Select + Add Search Field and add your second concept into the search box
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3. Refine your search by using the "Refine" menu (left side).
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Try using Google Scholar to find scholarly sources or material from education and government websites.
To use the Advanced Scholar Search:
- Access Google Scholar through the Library homepage.
- Click the Menu button in the top left corner.
- Select Advanced Search to access more searching options.
- Look for PDF links or 'Fulltext at UniSA' links to access the resource.
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APA Referencing
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Massey University APA referencing toolAPA Interactive creates customised examples of APA references and in-text citations.
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APA StyleAcademic Writer, formerly known as APA Style CENTRAL®, is APA's complete digital environment for teaching and conducting the process of scholarly writing.
Turnitin
If you use someone else's ideas in your work, you must reference where you have taken these ideas from. The University of South Australia uses the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin to ensure that the work that you hand in is your own. When you submit your work onto Turnitin, it gets compared with submissions held on Turnitin’s database, which holds the largest collection of previously submitted scholarly content in the world. Before submitting your work onto Turnitin, ensure that any ideas which are not your own have been appropriately referenced. If you fail to do so, you may suffer academic penalties.
Writing your assignment
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Getting Started
More help
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For more help with this assignment please contact Ask the Library or the Student Engagement Unit.
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