Searching the literature and referencing
Scopus
Search term Boarding Aircraft
Web of Science
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Web-based searching
Wealth of information available, but ......
Potential for issues of
Accuracy
Authority
Currency
Objectivity
Coverage
Universities ban use of some sites/resources (eg.,
Wikipedia)
Avoid using them and concentrate on academic
resources
Web-based literature searches
Finding trustworthy sources on the net
Suggested criteria:
Scope covered: breadth, depth, time, format
Content: validity, accuracy, authority, currency, uniqueness,
links with other resources, quality of writing
Graphic design
Purpose, audience
Reviews
Workability: user friendliness, computer needs, searching,
browsability, interactivity, connectivity
Cost
From: Smith, A. (1997). Criteria for evaluating internet information resources. The Public-Access
Computer Systems Review 8, 5-23.
Referencing
Is the practice of acknowledging in a written
work the intellectual work of others (Neville,
2012)
Important considerations:
Consistency
Consistency
Consistency
References Vs Bibliography
Avoiding plagarism
A research problem
What is the best method for boarding passengers on
an aircraft?
Mythbusters experiment examining different
approaches to boarding passengers
AIRCRAFT BOARDING STRATEGIES
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Measures
Total boarding time (minutes)
Passenger satisfaction (3 point rating scale):
That was terrible = -1
That was OK = 0
That was great = +1
Some relevant references
Van den Briel, MHL. Villabos, JR. Hogg, GL. et. al,
(2005). America west airlines develops efficient
boarding strategies. Interfaces, 35, 191-201.
Milne, JR. Kelly, AR. (2014). A new method for
boarding passengers onto an airplane. Journal of Air
Transport Management, 34, 93-100.
Steffen, JH. Hotchkiss, J. (2012). Experimental test of
airplane boarding methods. Journal of Air Transport
Management, 18, 64-67.
