Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Air Safety Lessons Learnt
School	Metallurgy and Materials
Department	Metallurgy & Materials
Module Code	04 40290
Module Lead	tbc
Level	Honours Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-18 hours Supervised time in studio/workshop-4 hours Guided independent study-78 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	A key part of the safety culture of the aerospace industry is the learning of lessons from previous incidents. This module will introduce the context of accident investigation and explore a number of key case studies that cover a broad range of engineering and operational changes that have enhanced air safety. Engineering continuous improvement, lessons learnt and safety management processes specifically require the skill of verbally communicating complicated safety matters that will be developed in this module. Students choosing this module should be aware that the module will discuss the circumstances of fatal accidents, and whilst trigger warnings will be used where appropriate, any students who may have been personally affected by similar themes should consider their choice of option module carefully.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Appraise the contents of air accident reports to identify key lessons learnt, demonstrating familiarity with key terminology and practice used in civil aircraft accident investigations [C4]. Present the context and causal factors of selected aircraft accidents, critique the effect these have had on aircraft certification standards, design and operation and explain these verbally to a non-specialist audience [C5, C17]. Synoptically apply knowledge of the integrated effects of aircraft design, systems and performance gained from the rest of the degree programme to aircraft accidents and the resulting safety improvements and verbally discuss these [C6, C17, R3].
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Group poster presentation with individual Q&A (100%) Reassessment: Individual case study assessed by viva (100%)
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