AVS 2060 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
What is it?
You are to word process a two to three page (no more, no less!), double-spaced essay on
a flight physiology related subject that you will select from a short list. Use #10 or #12
font sizes. Font types should be Arial or Times New Roman. Set 1.0” margins on the top,
bottom, left and right margins.
Subjects
Select one of the following physiological problems of flight:
• Hypoxia
• The “graveyard spin” and/or ”graveyard spiral”
• Fatigue
Obviously I do not what you to give me a complete regurgitation of what is covered in
class, what’s on the PowerPoint or what is in the text, if you chose a topic that’s already
been discussed in class!! Please take some time to find some other information on the
subject to use as content for your essay. This is practice for critical thinking and writing
so you need to take a position on what you find and make sure that you defend any of
your own opinions that you include in your work.
Structure
As always, your essay should have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion. The
conclusion is there as a short summary of what you have written – it should not add any
new material.
In the main body of your essay, I am looking for you to discuss the following areas:
• Related physiology (a physiological description of what you are discussing)
• Implications for flight crew (what are the dangers that could be caused)
• Avoiding the problem (how should flight crews try and avoid this problem)
Do not miss any of these areas out – you can see from the scoring rubric that they are
individually looked at.
Style, References and Citations
This must be written as an academic paper and be accurately referenced. Sources should
be listed APA style as follows:
In APA style, the sources in a paper are listed alphabetically on a separate page
headed References or bibliography final page of the text and is numbered.
Entries appear in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author;
two or more works by the same author appear in chronological order by date of
publication date. When there are two or more books or articles by the same
author, repeat the name of the author in each entry.
This separate page must be in addition to the essay pages. Two simplified guides on how
to list sources and cite them within the text are provided within this module along with a
link to WMU’s Writing Style Guide.
It is important that you follow this style – doing so is worth 10% of the total grade for
this paper.
Grading
Grading will be carried out in accordance with the Rubric laid out on the next page. Total
points are 1000. Note that there are 200 points (20%) awarded for correct spelling and
grammar. This should encourage you to proof read your work more than once. There will
be nothing more frustrating than producing an essay with excellent content but only
gaining a CB grade for it because it was very poorly written.AVS 2060 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
What is it?
You are to word process a two to three page (no more, no less!), double-spaced essay on
a flight physiology related subject that you will select from a short list. Use #10 or #12
font sizes. Font types should be Arial or Times New Roman. Set 1.0” margins on the top,
bottom, left and right margins.
Subjects
Select one of the following physiological problems of flight:
• Hypoxia
• The “graveyard spin” and/or ”graveyard spiral”
• Fatigue
Obviously I do not what you to give me a complete regurgitation of what is covered in
class, what’s on the PowerPoint or what is in the text, if you chose a topic that’s already
been discussed in class!! Please take some time to find some other information on the
subject to use as content for your essay. This is practice for critical thinking and writing
so you need to take a position on what you find and make sure that you defend any of
your own opinions that you include in your work.
Structure
As always, your essay should have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion. The
conclusion is there as a short summary of what you have written – it should not add any
new material.
In the main body of your essay, I am looking for you to discuss the following areas:
• Related physiology (a physiological description of what you are discussing)
• Implications for flight crew (what are the dangers that could be caused)
• Avoiding the problem (how should flight crews try and avoid this problem)
Do not miss any of these areas out – you can see from the scoring rubric that they are
individually looked at.
Style, References and Citations
This must be written as an academic paper and be accurately referenced. Sources should
be listed APA style as follows:
In APA style, the sources in a paper are listed alphabetically on a separate page
headed References or bibliography final page of the text and is numbered.
Entries appear in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author;
two or more works by the same author appear in chronological order by date of
publication date. When there are two or more books or articles by the same
author, repeat the name of the author in each entry.
This separate page must be in addition to the essay pages. Two simplified guides on how
to list sources and cite them within the text are provided within this module along with a
link to WMU’s Writing Style Guide.
It is important that you follow this style – doing so is worth 10% of the total grade for
this paper.
Grading
Grading will be carried out in accordance with the Rubric laid out on the next page. Total
points are 1000. Note that there are 200 points (20%) awarded for correct spelling and
grammar. This should encourage you to proof read your work more than once. There will
be nothing more frustrating than producing an essay with excellent content but only
gaining a CB grade for it because it was very poorly written.AVS 2060 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
What is it?
You are to word process a two to three page (no more, no less!), double-spaced essay on
a flight physiology related subject that you will select from a short list. Use #10 or #12
font sizes. Font types should be Arial or Times New Roman. Set 1.0” margins on the top,
bottom, left and right margins.
Subjects
Select one of the following physiological problems of flight:
• Hypoxia
• The “graveyard spin” and/or ”graveyard spiral”
• Fatigue
Obviously I do not what you to give me a complete regurgitation of what is covered in
class, what’s on the PowerPoint or what is in the text, if you chose a topic that’s already
been discussed in class!! Please take some time to find some other information on the
subject to use as content for your essay. This is practice for critical thinking and writing
so you need to take a position on what you find and make sure that you defend any of
your own opinions that you include in your work.
Structure
As always, your essay should have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion. The
conclusion is there as a short summary of what you have written – it should not add any
new material.
In the main body of your essay, I am looking for you to discuss the following areas:
• Related physiology (a physiological description of what you are discussing)
• Implications for flight crew (what are the dangers that could be caused)
• Avoiding the problem (how should flight crews try and avoid this problem)
Do not miss any of these areas out – you can see from the scoring rubric that they are
individually looked at.
Style, References and Citations
This must be written as an academic paper and be accurately referenced. Sources should
be listed APA style as follows:
In APA style, the sources in a paper are listed alphabetically on a separate page
headed References or bibliography final page of the text and is numbered.
Entries appear in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author;
two or more works by the same author appear in chronological order by date of
publication date. When there are two or more books or articles by the same
author, repeat the name of the author in each entry.
This separate page must be in addition to the essay pages. Two simplified guides on how
to list sources and cite them within the text are provided within this module along with a
link to WMU’s Writing Style Guide.
It is important that you follow this style – doing so is worth 10% of the total grade for
this paper.
Grading
Grading will be carried out in accordance with the Rubric laid out on the next page. Total
points are 1000. Note that there are 200 points (20%) awarded for correct spelling and
grammar. This should encourage you to proof read your work more than once. There will
be nothing more frustrating than producing an essay with excellent content but only
gaining a CB grade for it because it was very poorly written.