AVAT11009 - Principles and Practice of Aviation Law and Policy

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will learn about the national aviation rules that protect individual countries and how airlines can operate globally within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules. You will learn about the regulatory structure of civil aviation and the legal system within which this regulatory system operates and the powers, responsibilities, and scope of the various aviation regulatory authorities at the national and international levels. You will learn about when and where the various legal jurisdictions apply for international flights and the laws that apply to international flights operating domestically in other countries. You will study legal frameworks to investigate international airlines breaking the national laws of a foreign country and what legal instruments are available to prohibit foreign airlines from operating in a country’s airspace.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Presentation 20%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.81% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student and Unit Teaching Evaluations
Feedback
Recording system does not work well.
Recommendation
Improve the recording system and check the recording quality.
Action Taken
Recording system has been improved.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Increase assessment feedback
Recommendation
Thorough assessment feedback should be provided.
Action Taken
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss international standards and practices relevant to aviation staff and management
  2. Identify aviation industry conduct which would be considered negligence, breach of contract or a criminal offense internationally
  3. Explain how the international civil aviation organisation regulates international flight safety
  4. Compare the various international conventions which affect the aviation industry and how they are applied globally.

No external accreditation.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - Presentation • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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