Overview
In this unit, you will learn about planning processes used by airline management professionals such as fleet planning, schedule planning, and strategic planning (including business plans and annual budgets). You will also learn about functions that play a major role in airline management such as resource allocation and utilisation. Three major topics that are covered in detail in this unit are engineering and maintenance, airline operations and scheduling, and crew resource provision.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: AVAT11013 Introduction to Aviation or AVAT11002 Basic Aeronautical Knowledge and AVAT11008 Introduction to Aviation Management and AVAT12018 Air Freight 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).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 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.
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- Describe the functions of flight operations, crewing and scheduling departments and the legal requirements
- Undertake a basic route analysis and be able to identify ideas for new routes
- Justify how maintenance requirements are determined and how the legal requirements are met
- Describe the principles of fleet planning and analyse the performance and economics of different aircraft types
- Communicate effectively in the context of air transport management and demonstrate teamwork skills.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 30% | |||||
| 2 - Case Study - 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 | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
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IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Module/Topic
Fleet selection I
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Fleet selection II
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Scheduling I
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Scheduling II
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No lectures
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Crew Scheduling I
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Crew Scheduling I I
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no lecture
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Aircraft maintenance I
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Aircraft maintenance II
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Flight Operations
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Industrial Relations
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International considerations and regulations
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Group Presentation
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1 Online Test
There will be an online test throughout the term contributing 30% to the final assessment, where students will get random questions of the same exam pattern, concentrating on evaluating the student’s understanding of the topic. Students are expected to conduct an actual comprehension of the content being learned by themselves and thus a better representation of their academic progress. The online test is an open-book (Restricted) test.
TBA
TBA
This is a simple correct or incorrect answer.
- Describe the functions of flight operations, crewing and scheduling departments and the legal requirements
- Undertake a basic route analysis and be able to identify ideas for new routes
- Justify how maintenance requirements are determined and how the legal requirements are met
2 Case Study
Review of Airline Network Planning: Select a current airline and discuss and analyze its network planning.
TBA
TBA
Word Count: 3000 words (+/- 10%)
Course Value: 30%
Task :Review of Airline Network Planning: Select a current airline and discuss and analyze its network planning.
PLEASE NOTE: Each student must select a different airline; a chosen airline must approved with the course lecturer before being used as the basis for the report.
Basic Structure: This academic report must contain a Title Page, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion. The report should be thoroughly referenced using in-text references (APA referencing is required).
Criteria: Successfully discussion and analysis essentially refer to the information and content that you include in your report; in many ways this is the story or narrative that you develop from start to finish. Analysis basically asks and answers the question “why”? Why is this information important in addressing the topic? Analysis helps to strengthen arguments by building a strong case – often it is achieved by acknowledging key differing arguments, but then developing a strong argument or angle for an assignment in the process – like a spine with attached and acknowledged counter arguments along the way. Comparing and contrasting are typically used to conduct analysis, with words like however, in contrast, similarly, likewise, but (and so forth) used throughout to link and generate ideas, concepts, viewpoints and arguments.
- Describe the functions of flight operations, crewing and scheduling departments and the legal requirements
- Undertake a basic route analysis and be able to identify ideas for new routes
- Describe the principles of fleet planning and analyse the performance and economics of different aircraft types
- Communicate effectively in the context of air transport management and demonstrate teamwork skills.
3 Group Work
Airline Flight Scheduling: Provide the best schedule of given flights.
TBA
TBA
Oral Presentation (20 minutes)
Course Value: 40%
Task: Provide the best schedule of given flights.
- Justify how maintenance requirements are determined and how the legal requirements are met
- Describe the principles of fleet planning and analyse the performance and economics of different aircraft types
- Communicate effectively in the context of air transport management and demonstrate teamwork skills.
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
