2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
CSE 1400 Applied Discrete Mathematics ............................................3
CSE 2010 Algorithms and Data Structures .........................................4
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................3
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................3
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SPRING
AVT 2201 National Airspace System ...................................................3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ...........................3
CSE 2050 Programming in a Second Language ...................................3
CSE 2410 Introduction to Software Engineering .................................3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................3
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Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
AVM 3201 Aviation Planning ................................................................3
AVT 3203 Air Traffic Control 1 ............................................................3
BUS 3501 Management Principles .......................................................3
CSE 3101 Machine and Assembly Language .......................................3
CSE 4250 Programming Language Concepts ......................................3
MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics .....................................................3
18
SPRING
AVM 3202 Airport Design .....................................................................3
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives .......................3
CSE 4232 Computer Network Programming .......................................3
Restricted Elective (AVx, BUS, CSE) .................................3
Humanities Elective ............................................................3
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Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
AVM 4201 Aviation Advanced Computer Applications .........................3
AVT 4301 Aviation Safety ....................................................................3
CSE 4001 Operating Systems Concepts ..............................................3
Free Elective .......................................................................3
Restricted Elective (CSE) ...................................................3
15
SPRING
AVM 4204 CAD for Airport Environments ...........................................3
AVM 4302 Aviation Law ........................................................................3
AVM 4501 Air Transportation Management .........................................3
or
AVM 4701 Airport Management ....................................................3
BUS 4502 Organizational Behavior and Theory ...................................3
Restricted Elective (CSE) ...................................................3
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TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 128
Aviation Human Factors
Master of Science
Human factors refers to the field of study that attempts to identify
the principles of human/machine interaction, and applies
these principles to the design and operation of engineered systems.
Thus, the field is both a rigorous research domain rooted
in cognitive, physiological and engineering theory, and an
applied science with an intimate and direct connection to the
operational world.
Although the range of engineered systems of interest in human
factors is very wide, this degree concentrates on aviation-related
human factors studies. Such studies range from aircraft cockpit
design and aircraft maintenance methods and procedures to complex
ground-based entities such as the National Airspace System.
Human factors is now recognized as an indispensable component
of systems design and evaluation, accident investigation and
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prevention, simulation, training, procedures development and
system performance testing. Considerable research is being
conducted in this field by government and private entities around
the world.
In addition to its advantageous location on the Space Coast,
Florida Tech has significant university assets that enhance its
potential for aviation human factors research and education.
Admission Requirements
An applicant to the Master of Science in Aviation Human
Factors program must have earned a bachelor’s degree, or its
equivalent, from an institution of acceptable academic standing.
Undergraduate course work should include statistics and computer
programming in at least one higher-level language. Some
aviation background or education is also required. Deficiencies in
these areas may be made up through courses taken at the university
concurrent with the aviation human factors program course
work. Preference is given to candidates with special skills and
experience in the fields of aviation software design, engineering,
aeronautics, applied psychology or computer science.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Graduate Information and Regulations section of
this catalog.
Curriculum
The adviser assists the student in devising a program of study.
Each student must complete a GPP appropriate for the declared
area of concentration by the end of the first semester of enrollment.
The resulting GPP requires the approval of both the graduate
program chair and the division director. Each student must
complete and defend an appropriate thesis.
The Master of Science in Aviation Human Factors requires
the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of
approved course work including six hours of Thesis (AHF 5999).
Summary of Program Requirements
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems ..........................3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ....................................................3
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ...................................3
Additional Course Work (minimum) .................................18
Graduate Statistics (Restricted Elective) ............................3
Thesis (maximum) ...............................................................6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 36
Typical Graduate Program Plan
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems ..........................3
AHF 5201 Human Performance 1 ........................................................3
AHF 5202 Human Performance 2 ........................................................3
AHF 5302 Human-Computer Interaction ............................................3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ....................................................3
AHF 5999 Thesis Research ...................................................................6
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ...................................3
AVS 4000 Aviation Physiology Laboratory ...........................................1
AVS 4201 Flight Observation Laboratory ............................................1
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice .........................3
AVS 5202 Advanced Aviation Meteorology Lab ...................................1
EDS 5070 Educational Statistics ..........................................................3
EDS 5095 Essentials of Educational Research .....................................3
Thesis Research
A thesis based on research conducted with the approval of the
College of Aeronautics is required. The student selects a faculty
member, with the approval of the option adviser and the graduate
program chair, to serve as the thesis research adviser. With the
assistance of the adviser, the student selects an advisory committee
and defines a research topic. The committee must include