In Progress
Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.The information will not be changed unless absolutely necessary and any change will be clearly indicated by an approved correction included in the profile.
Overview
In Airport Planning and Operation, you will gain insights into the major issues and planning considerations relevant to airport management today. It addresses key planning considerations for airports, including runway and taxiway design, airfield and airspace design and capacity, as well as operational aspects including risk management, adverse weather, ground handling operations, airfield technology (including navigation aids) and airport community relations. It also provides a framework for understanding how airports function, the many demands placed upon airport professionals by a wide range of stakeholders and what is needed for airports to be successful at both an operational and business level.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Air Transportation is the prerequisite of this unit. Students are required to complete and achieve a passing grade for Air Transportation.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Critique the challenging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to airport management plans and the need to deliver best-in-class facilities and services
- Explain the process of airport capacity planning within the context of changing airline industry structure, national airport policy goals and planning constraints
- Critically evaluate the key drivers that shape an airport’s commercial and non-aeronautical business performance
- Identify the key components involved in approving airport development projects by appraising the arguments for and against expansion
- Demonstrate comprehension of the overall principles of Airport Master Plan and capital expenditure (CAPEX) program development.
N/A
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Online resource/s - 30% | |||||
2 - Critical Review - 30% | |||||
3 - Group Work - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online resource/s - 30% | ||||||||||
2 - Critical Review - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - Group Work - 40% |