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

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

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%