Overview
Capstone Project
Instructions
Imagine, for a semester, that your dream employer has hired you. Within your line of business, your supervisor has asked you to identify a current or emerging trend in the industry, target major pitfalls, and propose recommendations based on empirical evidence. The final report should be a high-level manuscript that improves the current state of the aviation industry.
Purpose
The capstone project is designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems, analyze current practices in the aviation industry, and develop skills such as written communication, research skills, planning, self-sufficiency, and goal setting.
Skills
This assignment will enable the student to practice the research and writing skills expected in the aviation industry.
Knowledge
This assignment will help the student explore current and emerging trends in the aviation industry while applying aeronautical science concepts.
Task
Capitalizing on the concepts that you learned throughout the Aeronautical Science degree, and the experience you continue to acquire as a prospective professional pilot, you will write either a 3000-4000 words group research-based paper or a 1500-2000 position paper explaining or exploring how an emerging theme or topic in the aviation industry relates to real-world application of aeronautical decision making, crew resource management, threat and error management, modern techniques and technology, national and/or international business sustainability, and/or Part 91/135/121 operations based on your experiential learning.
Some themes/topics to consider are:
Airline recruiting strategies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Aviation
Mental health in aviation education
Retention strategies
Fleet optimization in airline operations
Trends/predictions of recovery from Covid-19
Single-pilot operations
Market/demand challenges
Virtual reality
Airline security
Flight training trends
Aviation education
- Airline financial analysis
- Air carrier model comparisons
- Keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive list. The professor will approve other themes/topics that may be considered appropriate to the context of the class.
- Note:
- Students are expected to review the sample APA papers to develop an idea of what the final manuscript should look like.
- Criteria
- Your assignment will be graded based on the attached rubric. Keep in mind that this assignment must be written in current APA guidelines. Furthermore, the assignment must include the following sections at a minimum:
- Title Page
- Abstract Page
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Methodology
- Findings
- Conclusion
References [a minimum of ten (10) scholarly references must be included]