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2019-2020 Florida Tech Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Florida Tech Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Courses are listed alpha-numerically. The 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series are undergraduate courses. The 5000 series are graduate courses that can also be taken by undergraduates with cumulative grade point averages of 2.75 or higher, who have satisfied all listed prerequisites and whose registration is approved by the department head or program chair responsible for the course. The 6000 series courses are restricted to graduate students only. Courses below 1000 are developmental in nature, are not counted in GPA calculations and do not count toward any Florida Tech degree.

Courses that may be taken in fulfillment of Undergraduate Core Requirements are designated as follows: CL: computer literacy requirement, COM: communication elective, HU: humanities elective, LA: liberal arts elective, Q: scholarly inquiry requirement, SS: social science elective, CC: cross-cultural, Hon: course may include honors sections during some semesters. These designations follow the course descriptions. Other courses that satisfy Undergraduate Core Requirements are identified by the course prefix: any MTH course can be used toward meeting the mathematics requirement; and any AVS, BIO, CHM or PHY course, or EDS 1031  or EDS 1032 , toward meeting the physical/life sciences requirement.

 

Aviation Flight

  
  • AVF 3010 International Flight Operations Training

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides ground and flight training for flight operations outside the U.S. Covers FAA, FCC, U.S. Customs and the Bahamas government regulations. Includes over-water operations, international weather and international flight planning. Student is responsible for landing and custom fees.
    (CC)
    Requirement(s): FAA instrument rating
  
  • AVF 3012 Conventional Gear Transition Training

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides ground and flight training to qualify pilots for a conventional/tail wheel-type aircraft logbook endorsement.
    Requirement(s): FAA Private Pilot Certificate
  
  • AVF 3101 Flight Instructor-Single-Engine Add-On to Flight Instructor-Multiengine Land

    Credit Hours: 2
    Qualifies a flight instructor-airplane multiengine land to earn an additional flight instructor-airplane single-engine land rating. Emphasizes instruction in commercial maneuvers, error analysis and corrective instructional techniques. Additional rating is awarded on successful course completion.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval, FAA certified flight instructor-AMEL certificate and FAA class II or higher medical certificate
  
  • AVF 4001 Multiengine Pilot

    Credit Hours: 2
    Qualifies single-engine-rated pilots to fly multiengine airplanes. Provides a combination of multiengine flight, multiengine flight training device and ground training. Upon successful completion, the student is awarded the FAA Multiengine Airplane Rating.
    Prerequisite: AVF 2001  and AVF 2002  
  
  • AVF 4002 Flight Instructor-Multiengine

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prepares multiengine-rated pilots to become multiengine flight instructors. Emphasizes ground instruction and flight in the instructor’s seat to develop skill in analyzing student procedures and maneuvers.
    Requirement(s): FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Multiengine Rating and FAA Flight Instructor Certificate or prerequisite course
    Prerequisite: AVF 4001  
  
  • AVF 4003 Air Taxi Flight Training

    Credit Hours: 2
    Teaches the duties of pilot-in-command and second-in-command in air taxi flight operations and provides multiengine instrument flight training for air taxi competency. Encompasses ground instruction and training in multiengine flight simulators and light twin-engine airplanes.
    Requirement(s): FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate, Instrument and Multiengine Ratings or prerequisite course
    Prerequisite: AVF 2102  or AVF 4001  
  
  • AVF 4006 Advanced Multiengine Crew Operations

    Credit Hours: 2
    Provides 25 hours pilot-in-command and 25 hours second-in-command multiengine flight time in extended cross-country operations into busy air terminals within the U.S. Uses two-student-pilot crew structure under flight instructor supervision. Also provides experience in a variety of airspace, terrain, weather and challenging situations.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
    Prerequisite: AVF 4003  
  
  • AVF 4090 Special Topics in Flight Training

    Credit Hours: 0 - 3
    Topics vary by semester and may include advanced instrument flight, advanced aerobatics and advanced crew resource management. Flight fees vary depending on topic and flight hours required.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  
  • AVF 4102 Initial Flight Instructor Certificate in a Multiengine Land Airplane

    Credit Hours: 2
    Qualifies commercial, airplane multiengine land, instrument-rated pilots for an initial FAA certified flight instructor, multiengine land airplane certificate. Certificate awarded on successful completion of the required FAA knowledge tests, all prerequisites and this course.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval, FAA commercial pilot airplane multiengine land certificate and class II or higher medical certificate
    Prerequisite: AVF 2102  and AVT 3101  
  
  • AVF 5301 Airplane Performance Flight Test Evaluation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Consists of lectures and flight laboratories involving airplane performance flight test evaluation theory and practice. Includes flight test profile planning, data collection in an instrumented airplane, and data reduction for analysis publication.
    Requirement(s): Prior completion of foundation requirements
  
  • AVF 5302 Airplane Stability and Control Flight Test Evaluation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Consists of lectures and flight laboratories involving airplane stability and control flight test evaluation theory and practice. Includes flight test profile planning, data collection in an instrumented airplane, and data reduction for analysis and publication.
    Requirement(s): Prior completion of foundation requirements
  
  • AVF 5303 Airplane Avionics Flight Test Evaluation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Consists of lectures and flight laboratories involving airplane avionics flight test evaluation theory and practice. Includes flight test profile planning, data collection in an instrumented airplane, and data reduction for analysis and publication.
    Requirement(s): Prior completion of foundation requirements

Aviation Management

  
  • AVM 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  
  • AVM 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVM 0002   Corequisite: AVM 0002  
  
  • AVM 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVM 0003   Corequisite: AVM 0003  
  
  • AVM 1000 Introduction to Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides students with foundational knowledge of aviation. Includes aircraft components, basic aerodynamics, airports, air traffic control, airspace, regulations, performance, weight and balance, aeronautical factors, aviation weather and air navigation.
  
  • AVM 2401 Aviation Fiscal Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces basic financial management principles in an aviation industry context. Topics include financial document analysis, forecasting, financing, asset management and mergers. Uses spreadsheet, presentation, word processing and Internet search software tools to prepare and analyze financial reports and solve financial problems.
    (CL)
  
  • AVM 3201 Aviation Planning

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the student to the requirements, issues and processes involved in aviation planning. Includes in-depth study of the sources of aviation data, forecasting methods, the airport master planning process and environmental issues and requirements.
    Minimum student level - third year or junior
  
  • AVM 3202 Airport Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes analysis and application of FAA and ICAO standards for airport design. Emphasizes the airside components. Includes runways; protection areas, zones and surfaces; taxiways; terminals; aprons; pavements; and on-airport facilities.
    Minimum student level - third year or junior
    Prerequisite: AVM 3201  
  
  • AVM 3302 Multimodal Transportation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the development and operation of land, water and air transportation systems. Discusses principles of logistics, transportation economics and intermodal traffic management, emphasizing air traffic. Includes transportation management in both the private and public sectors.
  
  • AVM 3303 Transportation Logistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies transportation and logistics management as a discipline concerned with efficient materials flow through the global industrial and economic system. Emphasizes managerial aspects of air transportation and logistics systems and serves as specialized education for those who plan careers in transportation or logistics.
    (CC)
    Minimum student level - sophomore
  
  • AVM 3501 Special Topics in Aviation Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Topics of special interest offered when student interest and staffing permit. Topics announced before registration.
    Requirement(s): Division director approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
  
  • AVM 4201 Aviation Advanced Computer Applications

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches the application of specialized software packages used in the aviation industry. Includes land-use management, airport and airway simulations and geographical information systems.
    (CL)
    Prerequisite: AVM 3202  
  
  • AVM 4202 Airport Terminal Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the student to the process of airport terminal development. Emphasizes the terminal building and landside components. Includes methodologies and tools for the application of FAA standards. Addresses functional relationships, concepts, space programming, apron areas, ground access and circulation, sustainability and business planning.
    (Q)
    Prerequisite: AVM 3202  
  
  • AVM 4204 CAD for Airport Environments

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches AutoCAD® applications, its interfaces, concepts, terminology and specialized conflict analysis and airfield planning simulation software packages used in the aviation industry. Includes the three-dimensional airspace analysis and Simtra Pathplanner software programs.
    (CL)
    Prerequisite: AVM 3202  
  
  • AVM 4301 Aviation Labor Law and Employment Standards

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies government regulation of aviation employment standards and labor-management practices in negotiating and administering collective bargaining agreements. Examines private and public sector labor relations with specific application of labor law to the varied aspects of the aviation industry.
  
  • AVM 4302 Aviation Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews the fundamentals of aviation law. Emphasizes factors guiding operational decision making by aviation managers and professional pilots to minimize exposure to legal liability.
  
  • AVM 4303 General Aviation Operations and Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents operational and managerial aspects of general aviation. Emphasizes corporate aviation. Includes fixed base operations (FBO), flight training, corporate aviation, general aviation aircraft, business aircraft ownership and management methods, and regulations associated with general aviation operations such as 14 CFR Parts 91 and 135.
    Prerequisite: AVM 2401  or BUS 2212  or BUS 3401  or EMG 3225  
  
  • AVM 4501 Air Transportation Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the development of the air transportation system leading to the modern organization and functions of airlines and general aviation business. Studies the route structure, scheduling, pricing and fleet selection strategies in the solution of typical operational problems.
    (CC)
    Minimum student level - fourth year or senior
  
  • AVM 4502 Aviation Business Simulation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Applies business management concepts and techniques to the decision-making and problem-solving processes and situations in an aviation business. Uses operations research techniques, process analysis, forecasting, and computer and mathematical modeling as tools.
    (Q)
    Prerequisite: AVM 4501  
  
  • AVM 4600 Aviation Management Internship

    Credit Hours: 5
    Covers management training within the aviation industry. Requires a minimum of a full academic term during the senior year. For credit, this internship must be followed by AVM 4603 .
    Requirement(s): Faculty committee approval and completion of junior year major requirements, cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
    May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credits.
  
  • AVM 4602 Independent Study in Aviation Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides outstanding students an opportunity to pursue independent study on selected subjects to a depth not otherwise available in the curriculum. Requires preparation of a formal written paper and an oral examination.
    Minimum student level - senior
    Requirement(s): Division director approval and a 2.8 cumulative GPA
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
  
  • AVM 4603 Aviation Management Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1
    Students present formal oral and written reports on their management internship to students and faculty for comment and critique. Mandatory in the first semester after completion of AVM 4600 .
    May be repeated for a maximum of two credits.
  
  • AVM 4701 Airport Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies modern airports, including their roles, functions and status in the national air transportation system; sponsorship and management alternatives; management of airport development, operations and business matters; and discussion of current and emerging public airport issues.
    Minimum student level - fourth year or senior
    Prerequisite: AVM 3202  
  
  • AVM 5000 Fundamentals of Aviation Planning and Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces issues, requirements and processes involved in aviation planning, design and software applications. Studies the sources of aviation data, forecasting methods, the airport master planning process and environmental issues and requirements.
    Requirement(s): Division director approval. Does not meet graduate degree requirements
  
  • AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Uses current issues as vehicles for study of the legal and moral concepts that influence developments in both national and international air law. Addresses legal and ethical considerations directly confronting the aviation professional through case studies.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVM 4302 Aviation Law  
  
  • AVM 5102 Airport Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Addresses capital project development issues at airports, emphasizing project definition, funding, project administration and coordination, marketing and property management of airside and landside facilities.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVM 4701 Airport Management  
  
  • AVM 5103 Airport Operations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Addresses requirements, responsibilities and methods of major U.S. and international airports. Studies both FAA and ICAO standards regarding air- and land-side operations, operational safety, maintenance and construction, security and emergency preparedness. Requires a case study or research paper.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVM 4701 Airport Management  
  
  • AVM 5104 Aviation Economics and Fiscal Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on the fiscal management of airports (financial management, operating and capital budgeting, business relationships, capital funding sources and mechanisms) and selected financial issues of airlines and others in the aviation industry.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • AVM 5105 Aviation Planning and Analysis Techniques

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches use of special software to evaluate compliance of airports with FAA safety, efficiency and land-use compatibility guidelines. Includes noise compatibility, imaginary surface design, airport and airway simulations and geographical information systems.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVM 5000 Fundamentals of Aviation Planning and Design  
  
  • AVM 5106 Corporate Aviation Operations and Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents managerial, operational, maintenance and safety aspects of corporate air transportation systems. Includes management structures, ownership options, aircraft selection criteria, financing and pricing models, operations management, maintenance management, and associated regulations such as 14 CFR Parts 91, 119 and 135.
  
  • AVM 5107 Airline Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies historical and modern passenger and cargo airline management structures. Analyzes organizational and route structures, scheduling, pricing, financing, fleet selection, and labor relations strategies used to solve typical operational and strategic management problems.
  
  • AVM 5199 Advanced Aviation Management Internship

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides advanced management of, or research in, aviation-related operations or enterprises with approved industrial or governmental organizations. Requires a detailed written professional analysis of the experience.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVM 5501 Case Studies and Special Topics in Aviation Management

    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Studies in depth a specific case or topic in aviation management.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVM 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  
  • AVM 5998 Advanced Aviation Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3
    Acts as the capstone course for the program. Requires individual research into an aviation-related topic, issue or problem appropriate to the student’s area of concentration. Conducted under the supervision of a graduate faculty member and culminates in a formal written and oral report.
    Must be taken in the final semester of the program
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVM 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Studies in depth a specific aviation issue. Requires an oral presentation to faculty before formal defense of thesis.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval

Aviation Science

  
  • AVS 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  
  • AVS 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVS 0002   Corequisite: AVS 0002  
  
  • AVS 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVS 0003   Corequisite: AVS 0003  
  
  • AVS 1101 Aviation Chemical Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the basic principles of general chemistry to include elements, compounds, states of matter, chemical bonds, the periodic table and applications to aviation.
  
  • AVS 1102 Introduction to Aviation Chemical Science

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces chemistry fundamentals as applied to aviation activities and aeronautical studies. Includes discussion of corrosion, batteries, fuels, lubricants, deicing chemicals, oxygen generation, aircraft coatings and the environmental footprint of aviation activities.
  
  • AVS 1201 Aviation Meteorology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Initial course in meteorology for flight students and aviation professionals. Includes meteorological codes, charts and aviation bulletins, and identification of potentially hazardous in-flight weather conditions. Also addresses atmospheric circulation, stability, convection, moisture, air masses and fronts.
    (CC)
  
  • AVS 1202 Introduction to Aviation Physiology

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces the effects of flight on human functional capability. Explores hypoxia, hyperventilation, self-imposed stress, disorientation and other physical consequences of flight.
  
  • AVS 2101 Aviation Physical Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the basic principles of physics directly applicable to aviation including properties of matter, mechanics, vibration, wave motion, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism and optics.
    Prerequisite: MTH 1000  or MTH 1001  or MTH 1010 , or (MTH 1011  and MTH 1012 )
  
  • AVS 2102 Aerodynamics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents basic aeronautical factors affecting aircraft design and performance. Major topics include atmospheric properties, lift, drag, thrust, aircraft performance, stability and control, high-speed aerodynamics, operating strength limitations, and aerodynamics of specific flying problems.
    Prerequisite: AVS 2101  or EDS 1021  or PHY 1001  
  
  • AVS 2222 Aviation Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the effects of flight on human functional capability. Explores hypoxia, hyperventilation, self-imposed stress, disorientation and other physical consequences of flight.
  
  • AVS 2402 Introduction to Aviation Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces basic principles of environmental science directly applicable to the aviation industry. Includes air and water quality, contaminants of concern, properties of contaminants and air quality measurements at airports.
    Minimum student level - sophomore
  
  • AVS 3201 Aviation Meteorology 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Advanced course in meteorology for flight students and aviation professionals. Addresses hazardous weather conditions associated with synoptic weather systems and basic prediction techniques for flight planning. Also addresses seasonal weather patterns and associated hazardous flying conditions.
    (Q)
    Prerequisite: AVS 1201  or OCN 2407  
  
  • AVS 4000 Aviation Physiology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Allows the student to experience the biophysical and biochemical reactions of the body to loss of pressurization in flight. Students experience the personal effects of hypoxic hypoxia and trapped gas expansions in a certified hypobaric chamber following FAA approved flight profiles.
    Requirement(s): Current FAA Airman Medical Certificate
    Prerequisite: AVS 1202   Corequisite: AVS 1202  or AVS 2222  or AVS 5203  
  
  • AVS 4201 Flight Observation Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides nonflight students experience in the flight operations environment. Includes observation of pre- and postflight briefings, participation as an observer on training flights and related activities, emphasizing human factors and safety.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVS 4202 Unmanned Aerial Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the applications and technologies of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Includes the challenges of UAS integration into controlled airspace, crew qualifications and training, and safety.
    Prerequisite: AVT 2001  or AVT 2201  
  
  • AVS 4203 Unmanned Aerial Systems 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides a study of major subsystems common to most unmanned aerial systems. Includes introductory UAS flight training using commercially available quad-copters and payload-capable hexa-copters. Covers major subsystems common to most UAS, and concludes with a student-planned, -executed and -analyzed UAS mission.
    Prerequisite: AVS 4202  
  
  • AVS 4302 Fundamentals of Aviation Safety Management Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides instruction on safety management systems (SMS). Presents topics on safety reporting systems, quality management principles and safety culture.
    Prerequisite: AVT 4301  
  
  • AVS 4304 Aviation Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents civil aviation security measures required of all airports and airlines engaged in international civil aviation operations. Includes international and U.S. regulatory requirements, current security issues, threat analysis and technological developments. Introduces maritime, trucking, rail and mass transit security.
    Minimum student level - junior
    Requirement(s): Good standing in College of Aeronautics major
  
  • AVS 4402 Aviation Sustainability

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on developing a sustainable aviation infrastructure. Discusses the principles of sustainability in aviation, monitoring and analyzing the airfield transport system, alternative fuels and biotechnology in aviation.
    Minimum student level - senior
    Prerequisite: AVM 1000  or AVT 1001  
  
  • AVS 4999 Aviation Systems Safety

    Credit Hours: 4
    Provides instruction for a multidisciplinary approach to safety in all aviation systems. Includes flight, airports, weather, human factors, and the aviation sciences infrastructure. Requires the student to apply new and prior knowledge to solve problems directly related to their aviation major.
    Requirement(s): Must be taken in the final semester before graduation. Not offered during the summer
  
  • AVS 5000 Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces reasoning and critical thinking concepts that promote sound judgments and decisions grounded in data. Includes inductive/deductive reasoning; formal symbolic logic; problem-solving strategies; probability, odds and risk assessment; and developing and interpreting mathematical models derived from quantitative data.
  
  • AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers selected aviation meteorology topics in depth including stability, causes and manifestations of turbulence and mesoscale convective complexes. Also covers wind shear and microbursts, and their impact on aviation.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVS 1201 Aviation Meteorology  
  
  • AVS 5203 Impact of Aviation on Human Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the biophysical and biochemical, blood gas chemistry, and neurological and pulmonary reactions to flight. A special analysis of human reactions to many of the extremes of flight.
  
  • AVS 5204 Aviation Safety Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides aviation and selected non-aviation professionals with a strong background in aviation safety analysis. The material and methods studied, including a variety of safety databases, provide a foundation for safety management, safety program development, team performance analysis and personnel resource management.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVT 4301 Aviation Safety  
  
  • AVS 5205 Aviation Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores a variety of quantitative data analysis procedures applied to available aviation databases (NASDAC, ASRS, BTS, NTSV) and other aviation-related problem sets. Emphasizes parametric and nonparametric techniques.
    Requirement(s): Graduate program chair approval
  
  • AVS 5206 Aviation Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Vigorously examines post-9/11 U.S. and global national security issues. Reviews selected aviation-related case studies in terrorism and hijacking to help identify contemporary and emerging threats.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • AVS 5207 Aviation Safety Management Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides in-depth study of aviation safety management systems (SMS). Includes quality management principles, process-based safety risk management and safety assurance and proactive safety culture. Also covers predictive safety management tools and methods including SMS implementation strategies.
    Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to AVT 4301 Aviation Safety  
  
  • AVS 5208 Advanced Aviation Safety Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Requires advanced aviation safety research under the supervision of a graduate faculty member, based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework. Culminates in formal written and oral reports appropriate to the student’s area of concentration. Represents the capstone course for the program.
    Must be taken in the final semester of the program
    Prerequisite: AVS 5207  
  
  • AVS 5301 Multicultural Team Operations in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the theory and origins of understanding multicultural teams, along with practical applications for management in the aviation field. Examines power distance, individualism/collectivism, gender difference and uncertainty avoidance in terms of Hofstede’s studies. Applies knowledge within a small group setting to create deliverables.
  
  • AVS 5430 Strategic Analysis in Aviation Using Game Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents a study of situations in aviation encountered by managers and engineers. Introduces and uses principles of game theory to analyze the situations in order to develop sound bases for drawing appropriate conclusions and achieving optimal results. Provides insight into why certain situations function the way they do.
    Prerequisite: AVS 5000  
  
  • AVS 5500 Case Studies and Special Topics in Aviation Science

    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Studies in depth a specific case or topic in aviation science.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVS 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  
  • AVS 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Preparation and submission of a research thesis on a selected topic in aviation science under the direction of the graduate faculty.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • AVS 6000 Quantitative Research Designs in Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces experimental, correlational, causal-comparative and survey research methodologies and designs. Includes corresponding statistical procedures. Emphasizes preparation of an APA-compliant quantitative research proposal related to the aviation field.
  
  • AVS 6001 Theories and Theoretical Models Applied to Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces theories and theoretical models used in aviation research. Covers the theoretical grounding of research. Includes deducing hypotheses from theory; using theory to answer research questions; relating study results to theory; and explaining how study results support, refute or build on current theory or promote new theory.
    Prerequisite: AVS 6000  
  
  • AVS 6010 Qualitative and Mixed Methods Designs in Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces qualitative research methods and mixed methods research designs. Covers sampling and data gathering strategies, interviewing techniques, data analysis methods, and rigor and ethical issues associated with qualitative research. Emphasizes preparation of an APA-compliant qualitative research proposal related to the aviation field.
    Prerequisite: AVS 6000  
  
  • AVS 6100 Applied Multiple Regression and Correlation Analysis for Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces multiple regression and correlation procedures for analyzing quantitative data involving two or more predictor variables and a single, continuous outcome variable. Covers coding strategies for categorical variables, interactions, ANCOVA and missing data strategies. Emphasizes aviation-related topics and data.
    Prerequisite: AVS 5205  and AVS 6000  
  
  • AVS 6110 Applied Multivariate Statistics for Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Extends the concepts covered in AVS 6100 . Includes multivariate strategies involving multiple predictor and outcome variables. Includes multivariate analysis of variance and covariance, discriminant analysis, and other topics. Emphasizes examining, interpreting and reporting findings corresponding to research questions targeting aviation topics.
    Prerequisite: AVS 6100  
  
  • AVS 6200 Contemporary and Future Issues in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on current practices and research in aviation. Examines future trends in aviation and aerospace to identify research opportunities. Includes federal involvement, the Federal Aviation Administration and federal advisory committees, national and international law, global and cultural issues in pilot training, and safety and security.
  
  • AVS 6301 Fundamentals of Research in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces research fundamentals. Covers basic concepts such as the research process; formulating research questions, hypotheses and objectives; ethical considerations; preparing a literature review; sampling; research methodologies; instrumentation issues; developing a research plan; and the concept of methodological quality.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
  
  • AVS 6302 Research and Statistics 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Integrates experimental, ex post facto and correlational research methods with univariate and bivariate statistical procedures, including measures of central tendency, dispersion and position; z and t tests; and regression/correlation. Requires students to conduct studies using these methods and then analyze/interpret the corresponding data.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
  
  • AVS 6303 Research and Statistics 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Integrates experimental, ex post facto and correlational research methods with multifactor statistical procedures, including ANOVA, ANCOVA, multiple regression and nonparametric tests such as chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis. Requires students to conduct studies using these methods and then analyze/interpret the corresponding data.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
    Prerequisite: AVS 6302  
  
  • AVS 6304 Survey and Qualitative Research Methodologies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the basic principles of descriptive and qualitative research methodologies. Covers survey research, case study, phenomenology and grounded theory. Includes design issues, sources of bias, recruitment, data collection and analysis strategies and administration.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
    Prerequisite: AVS 5000  and AVS 6301  
  
  • AVS 6305 Readings in Aviation Research

    Credit Hours: 6
    Focuses on reviewing and critiquing published aviation research from both methodological quality and APA-style perspectives. Prepares students to adopt a research-oriented mindset in advance of engaging in their own dissertation research.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
    Prerequisite: AVS 6301  and AVS 6303  
  
  • AVS 6310 Special Topics Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Addresses selected topics of research interest to the faculty and students. Advances critical issues within the aviation research community.
    Must be enrolled in Doctor of Aviation program (9105)
  
  • AVS 6500 Selected Topics in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Addresses selected topics that reflect the current research interests of the faculty/visiting scholars and advances made in the field of aviation. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
    Requirement(s): Instructor and faculty advisor approval
  
  • AVS 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
  
  • AVS 6900 Research Practicum

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the dissertation process. Covers doctoral policies, preparation of the dissertation proposal and final dissertation, and data sources and acquisition. Emphasizes development of pilot study in preparation of dissertation research.
    Requirement(s): Taken as last course before conducting autonomous research
    Prerequisite: AVS 6100  and AVS 6200  
  
  • AVS 6995 Research in Aviation

    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Research conducted under the guidance of doctoral-level faculty. Provides real-world experience in conducting research. May be used as a pilot study for dissertation research.
  
  • AVS 6999 Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Preparation of doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Major advisor approval

Aviation Technology

  
  • AVT 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  
  • AVT 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVT 0002   Corequisite: AVT 0002  
  
  • AVT 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: AVT 0003   Corequisite: AVT 0003  
 

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