Course Title: Maintenance Management The Regulatory Environment
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Maintenance Management The Regulatory Environment
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AERO2415 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Summer2009 |
AERO2415 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009 |
AERO2416 |
Air Transport Training College |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Offsh 3 08, Offsh 1 09 |
Course Coordinator: Graham Matthews
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99258019
Course Coordinator Email: graham.matthews@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 57.3.30
Course Coordinator Availability: Please email for appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Course Description:
You will be engaged in activities which will ensure familiarity with, and understanding of regulations pertaining to aviation related maintenance functions. You will have the opportunity through situation modelling, to identify and demonstrate an understanding of relevant legislation, its implementation and compliance, in your work environment.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
THE CAPABILITIES OF AN AVIATION MANAGEMENT GRADUATE – POST GRADUATE LEVEL
Overall Integrative Capability of an Aviation Management Graduate – Post Graduate: Post graduate Aviation Management Programs aim to graduate practitioners with responsible and professional work practices, proactive problem identification skills, innovative problem solving abilities and empowering communication within a global context and perspective
Capability Descriptor/dimension
Personal Development
Awareness of and commitment to one’s own set of values.
Observance of professional ethics.
Taking responsibility and participating in one’s own career planning and development.
Acting as a Reflective Practitioner leading to a personal continuous improvement process.
Engagement in and commitment to career-long learning.
Sustainability
Balance of the technical, economic, environmental and social demands of an industry-based situation.
Protection of safety, health and welfare.
Problem solving and decision making Model organizational problems using a systems framework, recognising the impact on sub- and related systems.
Use of a wide range of problem solving tools and techniques.
Selectivity in the choice of data to be used to support decision-making.
Access to information from a wide range of sources, discerning values, bias and usability.
Technical Competence
Conceptualise, plan, design and manage the interface between human and technical systems.
Perform a range of analytical tasks as appropriate to the specialization within the industry.
Design and conduct diagnostic activities within the specific industry discipline.
Teamwork and Leadership
Operate effectively within a complex organisational setting.
Manage multiple hierarchical relationships.
Work effectively within a team.
Exhibit appropriate and effective professional behaviours in the team environment.
Provide constructive feedback to colleagues.
Resolve conflict within the team.
Work with members of other disciplines in a team with conflicting needs.
Communication
Communicate effectively - that is to listen, observe, speak, and write.
Communicate results and outcomes qualitatively, quantitatively, graphically, electronically and textually to subordinates, colleagues and senior management.
Communicate processes of thinking and reflection to subordinates, colleagues and senior management.
Learning Outcomes and Objectives
On completion of this course, you will have an understanding of how to:
Manage maintenance functions that are compliant with the appropriate airworthiness authority regulatory requirements.
Access and implement appropriate legal, regulatory and Industrial relations expertise to effect aviation-related maintenance activities in compliance with applicable enterprise, national and international legislation and conventions.
This course will also develop critical personal and professional capabilities required of an Aviation professional such as high level communication skills, ethical practice, focus on sustainable practice in competent problem solving in a team context. This is integrated as part of the action research methodology used in this course.
Overview of Learning Activities
The focal strategy utilised in the whole course is the Management Learning Team (MLT). This group represents a project team whose members carry a dual responsibility. Firstly, MLT members carry a responsibility to the team for the learning and development of each member, and secondly, a responsibility for their own personal learning.
MLT’s are encouraged to explore the resources of the team for problem solving and addressing issues prior to seeking the guidance or assistance of an academic staff member.
The specific learning activities include:
Seminars
Workshops
On-call Consultation
Projects
Directed Research
Self-directed Learning
Fieldwork
Overview of Learning Resources
Readings form part of the materials package and these will be supplemented by further readings nominated by the lecturer
Overview of Assessment
Work Integrated Learning:
This course complies with the University’s WIL policy in that the courseware and assessment tasks were designed and developed by an industry practitioner to demonstrate current best practice. Furthermore all teaching and assessment is carried out by an industry practitioner teaching part time for the Program. Assessment tasks are focused on linking and applying theory studied to a real organisational problem or issue.
Assessment Tasks:
There are two pieces of assessment:
Assignment #1 - Intividual Report to Management including Academic Analysis (3,000 words) weighting 40%
Assignment #2 - Individual Implementation Plan (5,000 words) weighting 60%