Undergraduate TAS-JND307-2023
Human Factors and Risk Management in the Maritime Industry
$2,967 $0
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Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
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Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 20 Feb 2023
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.
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Subject details
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Assess human factor issues in the maritime environment and develop an appropriate response
- Analyse a maritime-related task using hierarchical task analysis (HTA) to identify errors in the procedure
- Examine a maritime accident and illustrate the causes using a theoretical model of accident causation
- Assess the implications of human factor issues for the wider maritime community to devise a solution
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- Week 1 - Introduction to Human Factors
- week 2 - Human Error HTA reading material
- Week 3 - Incident Investigation
- Week 4 - Human Physiology and Anthropometry
- Week 5/6 - Information Processing and Cognition
- Week 7/8 - Occupational Stressors
- Week 9/10 - Change leadership and Culture
- Week 11 - Risk management
- Required teaching materials for the above modules are available through MyLO-Skype/zoom consultation carried to clarify students doubts.
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Human Factors is a multi-disciplinary applied science that integrates the fields of psychology, engineering, ergonomics, management and industrial design. Human Factors pivots around the processes of effective system design, and deals with areas such as personnel selection; personnel training; machine design; job design; and, environmental design. This subject provides an introduction to the range of issues covered in human factors and supports the development of some basic skills used by human factors professionals to study occupational environments.
- Designated Person Ashore Analysis (50%)
- Human Factors Accident Classification System Analysis (30%)
- HTA Analysis (20%)
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