AVIATN 4520
Transcript Abbreviation:
AVN Capstone
Course Description:
The Aviation Capstone course is required of undergraduate students who are nearing completion of their studies. The course is designed to assess and build on skills acquired in earlier courses and emphasize situations and challenges that exist in industry. Capstone provides an opportunity to demonstrate and refine many professional competencies and communication skills.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Designation:
Required
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
none
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
(N/A)
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
AVN 3200, Rank Four Enrollment, and aviation engineering major
Electronically Enforced:
Yes
Exclusions:
(N/A)
Course Goals / Objectives:
• Students will have an understanding of the research process.
• Students will be able to develop a research question through careful analysis of discipline specific literature.
• Students will appreciate that everyone, including researchers, implicitly have biases that inform decision making.
• Students will be able to work on multidisciplinary teams
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developing the research question/ hypothesis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performing a literature review | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project management/ creating a project plan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Developing the methodology | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Data collection and analysis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qualitative analysis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| quantitative analysis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| writing/ presenting the findings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Research question development | 5% |
| Annotated Bibliography | 10% |
| Literature Review | 10% |
| Final Research Proposal | 30% |
| Final Presentation | 25% |
| participation | 20% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation Social Science: Research Methods in Practice | Wiggins and Stevens | 2016 |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
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