Case Analysis Tool Effectiveness

The work carried out over these weeks provided me with a broad overview of the human factors issues relating to unmanned aircraft systems. This case analysis provides me a systematic approach to narrow down to a significant topic that is worth discussing. In addition, the peer reviews helped in significant ways to provide different perspective at times and can help to enhance the content and focus of the topic through the various related issues and their alternative solutions. With my capstone project nearing, this tool will provide a foundation to be able to build a justifiable case for the project, which will most likely be related to UAS.

In terms of career, I anticipate and am confident that UAS will eventually be a common sight as the cars we see on the roads today. The technology will certainly proliferate further to create new directly and indirectly related jobs and responsibilities for this sunrise industry, along with its associated issues and problems as it matures. This case analysis approach will in many ways contribute to such future scenario for the betterment of future research studies by aiding how these problems are to be approached, and why certain solutions are necessary for stakeholders, which can be done in a concise, objective and holistic manner. In my area of work, I do occasionally have some time to engage in research to address practical issues related to common engineering problems, including those of unmanned systems. 

Where the topics of discussions are concerned, there was quite a lot of interaction with every student proposing ideas and solutions within the same topic. There are numerous learning points in the midst of these discussions and the activities promote the eventual narrowing down of the discussion to several interesting and main coherent thoughts as well as differing ideas. Finally, the human factors involved in UAS today might be better represented by producing a mind-map that collates related issues, designs, mitigation and future research to aid in depict all discussion points into one overall picture to make it more interesting and promote knowledge sharing (Zipp, Maher, & D’Antoni, 2015). 

Reference

Zipp, G. P., Maher, C., & D'Antoni, A. V. (2015). Mind mapping: Teaching and learning strategy for physical therapy curricula. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 29(1), 43.