AVAT12020 - Airline Resource Management

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Cairns Online

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

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

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% 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 feedback
Feedback:
Students need more training for Airline Online

Recommendation:
Software training materials have been enhanced.

Action Taken:
More dedicated instructions have been provided.
Source: Student evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation
Feedback:
Students found the airline simulation valuable as a learning activity, but some needed a clearer introduction to the software and more opportunities to build confidence using it before graded tasks.

Recommendation:
Structured software induction should be provided at the start of the term, including a guided demonstration, low-stakes practice activity, short how-to resources, and troubleshooting support.

Action Taken:
In Progress
Source: Student evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation
Feedback:
Students wanted more step-by-step guidance on unit requirements, assessment expectations, and how to approach simulation-based tasks, especially in the early weeks of the semester.

Recommendation:
More scaffolded learning support should be provided through tutorial-style walkthroughs, clearer assessment guidance, exemplars, and scheduled check-in opportunities before major tasks.

Action Taken:
In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes
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