Overview

In this unit, students will begin a capstone project with an external partner who has a critical aviation challenge that needs investigation. In the first stage, they will ideate, research, plan, and pitch their ideas to the partner. Students will apply the professional skills they've learned throughout their degree to build a realistic, budgeted, and considered project proposal throughout the semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites
AVA20024 Aviation Project: Managing Implementation

OR

250 credit points in an undergraduate Aviation double degree

OR
150 credit points in an undergraduate Aviation single degree

Equivalent units
AVA40004 Aviation Research Project Part 1
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Conduct desktop and action research using a wide variety of approaches and tools including data management
  • Communicate effectively, appropriately and respectfully with key stakeholders using verbal, visual and written communication skills
  • Collaborate successfully in teams demonstrating professional, ethical, and inclusive behaviour
  • Engage stakeholders and consider environmental, social and economic impacts to the community including Indigenous Peoples
  • Use reflective practice for personal and professional development

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-Campus
Workshop		 2.00  12 weeks  24
On-Campus
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 9.50  12 weeks  114
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 10 - 30% 1,2,3,5 
PortfolioIndividual/Group 40 - 70% 1,2,3,4 
PresentationIndividual/Group 20 - 30% 2,3,4 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

- At least 50% for the Group Project Deliverables (Portfolio)Students who do not successfully achieve this hurdle requirement will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Professional Ethics
  • Pitching
  • Visual Communication
  • Data Management
  • Reflective Practice

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.