AIR TRANSPORT FUNDAMENTALS - 2017/8
Module code: MANM330
Module provider
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Module Leader
HARES AE Dr (Hosp & Tour)
Number of Credits
15
ECTS Credits
7.5
Framework
FHEQ Level 7
JACs code
N853
Module cap (Maximum number of students)
N/A
Module Availability
Semester 1
Overall student workload
Independent Study Hours: 117
Lecture Hours: 33
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (3000 WORDS) | 60 |
| Coursework | GROUP PRESENTATION | 40 |
Alternative Assessment
Group presentation will be replaced by an individual assignment on the presentation topic of 2000 words.
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None.
Module overview
This module introduces key issues in air transport management and provide students with fundamental skills in airline/airport operations and management.
Module aims
provide students with an understanding of key issues affecting the management of the air transport industry
enhance students'understanding of the business and operational challenges faced by airlines and airports
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understand policy and regulatory issues in the air transport industry; | KCT |
| 2 | Describe the key components of the air transport system, explain their essential characteristics and illustrate the challenges they face; | KCT |
| 3 | Recognise and interpret the safety, security and environmental dimensions of the aviation industry; | KCT |
| 4 | Communicate effectively, in written form, research work produced; | PT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Module content
Indicative content includes:
Introduction to the aviation system
Regulatory issues in the air transport industry
Scheduled, charter and low cost airlines
Flight scheduling
Crew rostering
Flight operations control
Delay management
Aircraft maintenance planning
Baggage handling
Route planning for low-cost carriers
Route planning for network airlines
The airport business
Airport planning and design
Airport operations
Airline airport relationships
Air cargo
Air traffic management (infrastructure and performance)
Aviation safety and security
Aircraft manufacturers, finance and performance
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The teaching and learning strategy is designed to provide a framework of contemporary knowledge and theories supported by examples from industry. The current issues and debates will be highlighted so that the students are able to apply critical thinking to the literature. The teaching and learning methods are based on a series of lectures and, where appropriate case studies and guest lectures.
The learning and teaching methods include:
Lectures (2 hours x 11 sessions)
Seminars and/or class discussion (1 hours x 11 sessions)
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is aimed at giving students the opportunity to gradually build up their knowledge and understanding of fundamental issues in the air transport management and is designed to allow students to evidence their achievement of the learning outcomes. The assessment comprises an individual assignment and a group presentation.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
As part of the first assessment component (i.e., the individual assignment), students are examined based on critically reviewing the literature, theories and techniques related to fundamental issues in air transport management. This report has a target length of 2000 words.
For the second assessment (i.e., the group presentation) students will be working as a group to solve a practical issue faced by a company in the air transport industry.
Formative assessment and feedback
During the first seminar, the assignments and the feedback process is explained
Feedback is also provided during and after in-class discussions
As the seminars are built around topic-specific group exercises, students do not only benefit from lecture’s feedback but also receive peer evaluations
A pre-assignment feedback session is an integral part of this module. During this session, students work in groups on a task which reflects the assignment requirements and receive feedback on their work
Once marking is completed, students are able to access a report online which contains detailed generic feedback as well as a breakdown of marks. This enables students to assess their own performance compared to their peer students
Summative feedback
For the first assessment, students receive written feedback together with their returned reports. Apart from comments on the scripts, a formal sheet outlines students’ strengths, areas for improvements and suggestions on how to improve students’ performance for other assignments.
A post-assignment feedback session is designed to help students to fully understand the feedback given, which is particularly important at this stage as the report is one of the first assignments that students submit.
Reading list
Reading list for AIR TRANSPORT FUNDAMENTALS : http://aspire.surrey.ac.uk/modules/manm330
Programmes this module appears in
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transport Management MSc | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2017/8 academic year.