The purpose of the research paper is to apply critical thinking skills to a problem in aviation/aerospace human factors and to demonstrate your ability to communicate your work in a professional setting.
Your task is to develop a research project to investigate an issue or problem involving human factors in the aviation/aerospace industry. Although you will not be conducting the study or investigation that you propose, you will construct a research design in APA journal format that is between 10-12 pages in length double spaced, not including title page, abstract, or references. Your introduction and background will explain the research statement or question and justify it by reference to previous research found in the scientific literature, and by logical argument. The method will describe data sources, participants (where applicable), variables, metrics, and procedures. The results should explain how you would analyze the data and the discussion should present possible outcomes and their applied implications.
An essential aspect of this design, and the manuscript you write to describe it, is citing relevant research that supports your approach and explains the rationale used.
The manuscript must adhere to proper APA style throughout (current edition). It must include:
- Title page
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Method: See the current edition APA journal article reporting standards for what to include. Include only the elements that apply to your type of project.
- Results: Since this is a proposal and not a completed research project, use this section to describe possible outcomes and what you would expect to be the most likely results.
- Discussion: Again, this is not a completed research project, so use this section to discuss the implications of possible results, the strengths, and limitations of your design as well as directions for future research.
- References: Your references should rely heavily on peer-reviewed journals.
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