AVAT12019 - Airport Planning and Operation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2024

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 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online resource/s 30%
2. Critical Review 30%
3. Group Work 40%

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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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Critique the challenging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to airport management plans and the need to deliver best-in-class facilities and services
  2. Explain the process of airport capacity planning within the context of changing airline industry structure, national airport policy goals and planning constraints
  3. Critically evaluate the key drivers that shape an airport’s commercial and non-aeronautical business performance
  4. Identify the key components involved in approving airport development projects by appraising the arguments for and against expansion
  5. Demonstrate comprehension of the overall principles of Airport Master Plan and capital expenditure (CAPEX) program development.

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