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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to state the major elements of air transportation system including airlines, airports, air traffic controllers and governmental bodies.
  • Student will be able to outline the types of cargo carried by air and associated decision problems.
  • Student will be able to describe the freight suitable for air transport.
  • Student will be able to explain the main tools used in air transportation planning.
  • Student will be able to use tools and methods to design, plan, and analyze air transportation systems.
  • Student will be able to explain how the technology of aircraft is relevant to the air transport system.
  • Student will be able to define the foundation of airline operations research.
  • Student will be able to state the international governing bodies in the aviation industry and various conventions related to the industry.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Course Overview
2 History & Structure of the Aviation Industry Reading 1
3 Industry Performance,Safety & Security Reading 2
4 Liberalization and Regulations Industry Consolidation Reading 3
5 Airline Profitability, Cost pressures, The Arrival of Low Cost Airlines Reading 4
6 Airport Business Management, Airport- Airline Relationships
7 Operations and Infra-structure limitations, Economics of Air Cargo Reading 5
8 Midterm 1
9 E- Commerce , Environment Reading 6
10 Site Visit of Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
11 Aeronautical & Non-Aeronautical Revenues
12 Regional Based Evaluation of the Industry - Turkey Reading 7
13 Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Management Reading 8
14 Future Trends
15 Review of the Semester
16 Review of the Semester
Course Notes/Textbooks Lecture notes based on the above subjects and related presentation material
Suggested Readings/Materials Textbook:  Airport Systems: Planning, Design and Management – Richard deNeufville, Amadeo Odoni  (2003) ISBN 100071384774.Reading list:1. Terminal Chaos (AIAA, Library of Flight) George Donohue and Russel D. Shaver III. ISBN – 97815634794962.    Air Transportation Systems Engineering (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 193). George L.Donohue and Andres G. Zellweger (Editors), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, 2001.3. Keith Debbage, \"The International Airline Industry: Globalization, Regulation, and Strategic Alliances\", Journal of Transport Geography. Vol.2, No.3 (September, 1994), pp.190203.(Online Science Direct)4.    Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control – Michael S.Nolan ISBN 05343938885. John Bowen and Thomas R Leinbach. “Market Concentration in the Logistics Industry and the Global Provision of Advanced Air Freight Services” Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Vol 95, No. 2 (2004), 174188.6.Thomas R Leinbach and John Bowen. “Air Cargo Services and the Electronics Industry in Southeast Asia”, Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April, 2004), 124. 7.John Bowen and Thomas R Leinbach. \"The State and Liberalization: The Airline Industry in the East Asian NICs\", Annals, Association of American Geographers, Vol.85, No.3 (September, 1995), 468493.8.Rigas Doganis, Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines. Allen and Unwin, 2e, 1990.9.    Optimizing Jet Transport Efficiency – Carlos E. Padilla10.    Airport Operations – Norman Ashford, H.P. Martin Stanton12.    FAA Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004. Federal Aviation Administation, 2004.13.    Flight to the future : Human Factors of Air Traffic Control. Christopher D. Wickens, Anne S. Mavor, and James, P. McGee, editors ; Panel on Human Factors in Air Traffic Control Automation, National Academy Press, 1997.14.    Airline Operations Research, by Dusan Teodorovic. Gordon Breach Publishers, 1991.15.    Air Transport Systems Analysis and Modelling (Transportation Studies), by Milan Janic, Gordon Breach Inc., 2001.16.    Transportation Demand Analysis. Adib Kanafani. McGrawHill, 1983.17.    Issues in Air Transportation and Airport Management, TRB 1094, Transportation Research Board, 1986.19.    National Airspace System Plan 4.0, FAA, March 1999.20.    Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril, Committee on Aeronautics Research and Technology for Vision 2050, Studies and Information Services, National Research Council (NRC).21. Rigas Doganis, The Airline Business in the 21st Century. Routledge, 2001.22.James P Hanlon. Global Airlines : competition in a transnational industry. Boston : ButterworthHeinemann, 1999.23. Thomas R Leinbach and John Bowen. “Airspaces: Air Travel, Technology and Society” in S D Brunn, S Cutter and J W Harrington (eds.). TechnoEarth: A Social History of Geography, AAG Centennial 2004 , Amsterdam: Kluwer, 2004, 285313. 24.Andrew Goetz, “Deregulation, competition, and antitrust implications in the US airline industry, Journal of Transport Geography. Vol.10, No.1 (March, 2002), pp.119.(Online Science Direct) 25. Issues in Air Transportation and Airport Management, TRB 1094, Transportation Research Board, 1986.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
8
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
31
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
140

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes X
2

Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork 

X
3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations with the help of their interdisciplinary education X
4

Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and professional competencies within their business sector

X
5

Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their positions in the sector

X
6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths and weaknesses of these X
7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they take part in by taking proactive decisions X
8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage these with flexible, effective and quick solutions; X
9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the integration between the departments and members of the supply chain; X
10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data X
11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within the scope of logistics activities in the application areas X
12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sector X
13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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