AVS 412 Exam Review - Spring 2005


Items required for study: Skynotes 1-10, your handouts, lecture notes, and your text book. You will find the definitive list of final exam topics. Everything below has the potential to be on the final. If you have any further questions about the exam, please send me an email. Remember to bring in your self-analysis report from your experiences gained during the LOE.


  Define LOFT, LOE, SPOT, and be able to understand there significance.

 Describe why is it difficult using "personality traits" as predictors of behaviors to all environmental variations encountered by crew?

What is the percentage of aircraft accidents attributable to human error?

What is the percentage of aircraft accidents attributable to pilot error?

Explain covert behavior.

Explain overt behavior.

List 3 different overt verbal behaviors which are not vocal (gestures) that could be observed on the flight deck.

What is the importance of asking good questions?

List 5 hazardous attitudes as observed behaviors on the flight deck.

Be able to conduct an ABC analysis regarding an in-flight situation of observed crew behavior.

What is the the dead man rule regarding behavior?

What 3 elements should comprise a strong consequence?

List 3 examples of technical skills.

List 3 examples of verbal & non-verbal crew skills.

Be able to explain why there is rarely an "accident".

List the 6 CRM rules.

List the 6 CRM tools.

The difference between individual vs group decision making.

Be able to define leadership, followership, command, & delegation.

What is the importance of repetitive voice communication?

Define discourse, context, & ambiguity, as it pertains to verbal behavior.

What is inquiry and provide some original examples?

What is advocacy and provide some original examples?

Be very familiar with the UT-Austin Team Research Project-Model of Threat & Error Management.

Be very familiar with the ROLS Model (at least elements prior to the delayed performance outcome line) and especially anti-error behavior.

Provide an example of anti-error behavior and an appropriate environmental context.

Be able to explain the significance of using anti-error behavior as opposed to using error solving behavior.

 What would you call the following statements? "What are you thinking?", "I see this. Do you see what I'm seeing?", "Tell me what you're seeing.", What does this situation mean to you?", "How do you think this situation will unfold?", "Should we talk about this?"' "Where do we need to go from here?", "What are the options?", "What do we need to do to get there?".

 Describe random, systematic, sporadic errors and be able to draw the cool target picture.

 What are some common reasons for willful deviations?

Explain some peculiarities between corporate human factors and airline human factors.

Describe some differences between corporate and airlines flight operations.

Explain the difference between a decision and judgment.

List one hazard to good judgment & decision making.

What effect might time have on judgment & decision making?

List 5 variables that can have an effect on workload.

How would you measure (or monitor) workload on your flight deck?

What do some fear about automation and workload?

What is important about delegation of workload?

Explain the issue of trust in automation and workload.

Explain why we become motivated and why we may or may not stay motivated.

How do you overcome fixation?

What is the difference between sensing and perception?

Define a slip and a mistake

How can digital CRTs and glass airplanes create purturbancies from a human factors point of view?

Describe what a trigger event is in a LOE or LOFT situation.

Explain the difference between a problem and a symptom of a problem.

Please provide the following Leadership/followership skill terms with correct definitions from Skynotes 3

Initiative -
Adaptability –
Receptiveness -
Modeling –
Envisioning -

Why is standardized vocal behavior so important in crew performance?

Explain what an AQP is.

With regard to situational awareness, what is the difference between advocacy and inquiry?

What is a LOSA? Make certain you explain what is measured.

This List is not Complete!!!!!

 

 



The above information may be questioned on the exam. If it's not listed above, it's not on the exam. I would suggest you review your Skynotes, reading assignments, hand-outs and class notes to prepare. This test will be structured as multiple choice.

WGR 11:00 04-01-05